{"id":4722,"date":"2019-02-22T23:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T07:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2020-05-10T17:20:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T00:20:51","slug":"5-fan-theories-about-captain-marvel-and-avengers-endgame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/captain-marvel-and-avengers-endgame-fan-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fan Theories About Captain Marvel And &#8216;Avengers: Endgame&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are only a few weeks left until the premiere of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/captain-marvel\/198440\"><i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i><\/a>on March 8th (International Women&#8217;s Day!) and to say this film is eagerly-awaited would be putting it mildly. Since the gut-wrenching finale of\u00a0<i>Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0<\/i>and the promise of Captain Marvel\u2019s, a.k.a. Carol Danvers, arrival in\u00a0<i>Infinity War<\/i>\u2019s post-credits scene, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been beyond keen to see how one of the most beloved female superheroes will figure into the MCU \u2014 especially because Captain Marvel is going to be the face of the MCU\u2019s Phase Four and, as such, will become of the primary superheroes when old favorites like Captain America and Iron Man eventually leave the scene.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>will take viewers back to the early \u201890s as we follow Carol, now a\u00a0Kree\u00a0soldier leading the charge in the battle against the\u00a0Skrulls, as she attempts to unlock memories about her human past. She is joined by a two-eyed Nick Fury and her trusty cat, Goose, and together, this trio fights against the\u00a0Skrulls, who have made their way to Earth.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IyE4K3msUEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to get excited about with\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>but these fan theories (which we found particularly intriguing and worth talking about) give us some food for thought as to how the events of\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>will play out and how Carol will be incorporated into the MCU at large.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0Just what kind of impact will she have on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/avengers-endgame\/284981\"><em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em><\/a>? Let&#8217;s speculate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. Will Be Involved<\/h2>\n<p>Take this theory with a grain of salt but\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>might have ties to\u00a0<i>Iron Man 2\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>The Avengers\u00a0<\/i>if Project\u00a0P.E.G.A.S.U.S. figures into it at all. First noted by Screen Rant, if you look at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4154664\/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast\">IMDb for\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4154664\/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast\"><i>Captain Marvel<\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4154664\/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast\">\u2019s cast<\/a>, you\u2019ll see that there aren&#8217;t a ton of character names listed. But one character that is listed is the character played by actor Mel Powell: Pegasus Guard Ficke. If this turns out to be true and P.E.G.A.S.U.S., a secret initiative that looks into alternative forms of energy and in the comics was a target for the\u00a0Skrulls (who are the main villains in\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel<\/i>), is involved, it could have big implications for the film and Carol\u2019s future in the MCU. A name-drop for P.E.G.A.S.U.S. in\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>would mean that Carol\u2019s\u00a0Thanos-defeating powers could be acquired from a P.E.G.A.S.U.S. location \u2014 which would make her only more of a threat to the\u00a0Skrulls\u00a0and also make the\u00a0Skrulls\u00a0more interested in whatever P.E.G.A.S.U.S. is developing.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><\/b>2. &#8216;Captain Marvel&#8217;\u00a0Exists In An Alternate Timeline<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4805\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4805\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4805\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Lang trapped in the Quantum Realm in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' (Credit: Marvel)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-1024x429.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-768x322.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-500x210.jpg 500w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp-1080x453.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ant-man-and-the-wasp.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Lang trapped in the Quantum Realm in &#8216;Ant-Man and the Wasp&#8217; (Credit: Marvel)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another interesting theory found over\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/captain-marvel-movie-alternate-timeline-mcu-theory\/2\/\">Screen Rant<\/a> states\u00a0that\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>exists in an alternate timeline, which would explain why Captain Marvel\u2019s existence has largely been unacknowledged despite the fact that the upcoming film\u2019s plot implies she comes to prominence as a superhero in the 1990s. Thanks to\u00a0<i>Ant-Man &amp; the Wasp\u00a0<\/i>and\u00a0<i>Doctor Strange<\/i>, the MCU has already begun to toy with the idea of multiple dimensions like the Quantum Realm, the astral plane, and time travel. It\u2019s hard to say how it could feasibly happen but it\u2019s not entirely out of the realm of possibility that Carol Danvers could exist in another timeline altogether and that she will need to be transferred to the timeline the rest of the MCU is working with so that she can defeat\u00a0Thanos. How could this be done? Well, having Doctor Strange on hand to assist means time travel is easy enough but there could also be something within the Quantum Realm that could help get Carol from one timeline to another. If the latter is true, then that means that Ant-Man, who was stuck in the Quantum Realm when the\u00a0Thanos\u00a0snap happened, will be a key player is getting Carol to the dominant MCU timeline because he will be the shepherd within the Quantum Realm.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. Captain Marvel Has Ties To The Soul Stone, Gamora &amp; Thanos<\/h2>\n<p>A few theories are floating around the involve Captain Marvel and the Soul Stone, which was revealed to be hidden on the planet Vormir\u00a0in\u00a0<i>Avengers: Infinity War<\/i>,\u00a0although that reveal (and the fact that Red Skull was guarding it) surprised viewers. This theory is partly comprised of a theory posed by Bustle and our own theorizing, so keep an open mind.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/these-captain-marvel-theories-for-avengers-4-beyond-will-make-you-so-excited-to-meet-carol-danvers-8920227\">Bustle theorized<\/a>\u00a0back in April 2018 that Captain Marvel is the one who hid the Soul Stone on\u00a0Vormir\u00a0since the planet is in\u00a0Kree\u00a0territory but considering it\u2019s a fairly minor planet (as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/captain-marvel-trailer-avengers-infinity-war-ending-endgame-quasar-ant-man-thanos-mar-vell\/\">The Wrap relatedly notes<\/a>, it could be a\u00a0Kree\u00a0prison planet and is referenced only a handful of times in the comics), it would be the perfect place to hide the stone.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where our theory picks up that lead: it is known in Marvel comics that Mar-Vell (who bears the Captain Marvel name until Carol Danvers takes it over) and\u00a0Thanos\u00a0have a history that&#8217;s somewhat contentious. If, as a\u00a0Kree, Mar-Vell knew the location of the Soul Stone then it&#8217;s likely he could have told Carol considering the two have a very close relationship. If this is the case, then Gamora, on behalf of her father, would have had reason to target Mar-Vell and Carol for information on the Soul Stone\u2019s location because she reveals in\u00a0<i>Infinity War<\/i>\u00a0that she\u2019s seen the map to the stone, which Mar-Vell and Carol would know.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As such, if Carol\/Captain Marvel\u2019s ties to\u00a0Thanos\u00a0begin with this issue of the Soul Stone\u2019s location and Gamora has indeed interacted with her before, then there\u2019s a chance that Captain Marvel was able to learn from Gamora (a bit of top-secret information trading, perhaps?) of\u00a0Thanos\u2019 weaknesses which would then be useful in the future, e.g. during\u00a0<i>Avengers: Endgame<\/i>.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. We\u2019ll Learn How Nick Fury Loses His Eye<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_4804\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4804\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4804\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nick-fury-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"The seasoned version of Nick Fury sans left eye (Credit: Marvel Studios)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nick-fury.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nick-fury-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nick-fury-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nick-fury-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seasoned version of Nick Fury sans left eye (Credit: Marvel Studios)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Seeing Nick Fury with both of his eyes in the trailers for\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel\u00a0<\/i>has led a lot of folks to believe that this is the movie where Nick loses said eye but also that the circumstances around that loss are more important than we might think. One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/captain-marvel-fan-theory-cat-nick-fury-nerdist-news\/\">theory says<\/a>\u00a0that Carol Danvers\u2019 cat, Goose (originally called Chewie in the comics), is actually a\u00a0Skrull\u00a0in another form and that Goose transforms back into\u00a0Skrull\u00a0form and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/marvelstudios\/comments\/8855d6\/i_think_well_see_how_nick_fury_lost_his_eye_in\/\">damages Nick\u2019s eye<\/a>. This would fall in line with a key line that Nick has already said \u2014 \u201cThe last time I trusted someone, I lost my eye\u201d \u2014 and the fact that his soft spot for Goose is well-established, making him a prime target.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. Doctor Strange May Appear Thanks To Time Travel<\/h2>\n<p>Because the use of the Time Stone and timelines feel so integral when it comes to bringing Captain Marvel into the contemporary storyline, it stands to reason that a fan theory exists that allows all of this time-related business to hinge on it. One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FanTheories\/comments\/8ifbiz\/captain_marvel_post_credit_prediction\/\">Reddit theory posits<\/a>\u00a0that Doctor Strange will appear in\u00a0<i>Captain Marvel<\/i>\u2019s post-credits scene<i>\u00a0<\/i>to warn Nick Fury of the\u00a0Thanos\u00a0snap that we see in\u00a0<i>Avengers: Infinity War<\/i>\u00a0and that Nick will need to call for Captain Marvel because of it. If this happens, it means that this is the one way out of the more than 14 million ways the Avengers will be able to defeat\u00a0Thanos, as Doctor Strange explained in\u00a0<i>Infinity War<\/i>.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Along those same lines,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/FanTheories\/comments\/8ndhnw\/avengers_4_dr_strange_in_hydras_list_of_threats\/\">another Redditor theorizes<\/a>\u00a0that Doctor Strange will not only appear but he will have or will create the pager that Nick uses to contact Captain Marvel at the end of\u00a0<i>Infinity War<\/i>. This is backed up by Nick\u2019s reaction somewhat calm reaction to seeing Maria Hill turn to dust and him subsequently reaching for the pager almost immediately.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Captain Marvel is in theaters March 8. Get your tickets\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/captain-marvel\/198440\"><i>here<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You Might Also Like<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"color: #000; width: 95%; margin-left: 0;\" \/>\n<!-- The Grid Plugin Version 2.7.4 --><div class=\"tg-error-msg\" data-grid-name=\"Home Featured\">No post was found with your current grid settings.&#xa;You should verify if you have posts inside the current selected post type(s) and if the meta key filter is not too much restrictive.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are only a few weeks left until the premiere of\u00a0Captain Marvel\u00a0on March 8th (International Women&#8217;s Day!) and to say this film is eagerly-awaited would be putting it mildly. Since the gut-wrenching finale of\u00a0Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0and the promise of Captain Marvel\u2019s, a.k.a. 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