The twenty-first movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel, is your M-Net Sunday night movie this weekend, and it’s a force to be reckoned with. Or rather, she’s a force to be reckoned with, because the awesome title character – played by Brie Larson – is arguably the most powerful Avenger of all. But like any good Avenger, she’s got a great team behind her.
Here’s a look at who’s who in the cast, and where you may have seen them before…whether in the MCU or elsewhere.
Brie Larson
You Know Her From: Room, Kong: Skull Island
In Captain Marvel…she plays Captain Marvel aka Carol Danvers aka Vers
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame
MORE HERE: The history of Kong.
Samuel L. Jackson
You Know Him From: Being awesome! As well as running from dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, swimming from sharks in Deep Blue Sea, conquering snakes in Snakes on a Plane, being cool AF in Shaft, eyeballing Bruce Willis in Unbreakable and Glass, swishing a lightsabre in the Star Wars prequels, and being a regular feature in Quentin Tarantino movies
In Captain Marvel…he plays Nick Fury
MCU appearances: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers Assemble, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far from Home
MORE HERE: Seven reasons Samuel L. Jackson is awesome.
Ben Mendelsohn
You Know Him From: Rogue One, Darkest Hour, The Dark Knight Rises
In Captain Marvel…he plays Talos
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel, Spider-Man: Far from Home
MORE HERE: The Beginners’ Guide to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Djimon Hounsou
You Know Him From: Amistad, Gladiator, In America, Blood Diamond, Aquaman
In Captain Marvel…he plays Korath
MCU appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel
Lee Pace
You Know Him From: The Hobbit trilogy, Lincoln
In Captain Marvel…he plays Ronan the Accuser
MCU appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel
MORE HERE: Ten terrific trilogies.
Lashana Lynch
You Know Her From: Fast Girls, and the upcoming 25th Bond movie, No Time to Die
In Captain Marvel… she plays Maria Rambeau
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel
Gemma Chan
You Know Her From: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Crazy Rich Asians
In Captain Marvel…she plays Minn-Erva
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel
MORE HERE: The very cool cast of Crazy Rich Asians.
Annette Benning
You Know Her From: Bugsy, American Beauty, Being Julia, The Kids Are All Right
In Captain Marvel…she plays Dr. Wendy Lawson
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel
MORE HERE: Eight things to know about Captain Marvel.
Clark Gregg
You Know Him From: The Human Stain, Much Ado About Nothing
In Captain Marvel…he plays Phil Coulson
MCU appearances: Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Watch Marvel's Agents of SHIELD season 6 on M-Net City.
Jude Law
You Know Him From: Gattaca, The Talented Mr. Ripley, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Closer, Sherlock Holmes, Anna Karenina, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
In Captain Marvel…he plays Yon-Rogg
MCU appearances: Captain Marvel
Watch this awesome cast in Captain Marvel, your Sunday night movie on 20 October at 20:05 on M-Net channel 101.