Katie Kawa - Brie Larson Is Captain Marvel®

Please visit our website, www.garethstevens.com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kawa, Katie, author. Title: Brie Larson is Captain Marvel / Katie Kawa. Description: New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2020] | Series: The human behind the hero | Includes index. | Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature. | Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC PN2287.L2846 K39 2020 | DDC 791.4302/8092 [B] --dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019009005 First Edition Published in 2020 by Gareth Stevens Publishing 111 East 14th Street, Suite 349 New York, NY 10003 Copyright 2020 Gareth Stevens Publishing Designer: Sarah Liddell Editor: Katie Kawa Photo credits: Cover, p. Gareth Cattermole/Staff/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer. Printed in the United States of America Some of the images in this book illustrate individuals who are models. The depictions do not imply actual situations or events.

CPSIA compliance information: Batch #CW20GS: For further information contact Gareth Stevens, New York, New York at 1-800-542-2595. CONTENTS A POWERFUL WOMAN Captain Marvel is a powerful superhero, and the woman who plays her on the big screenBrie Larsonis powerful too. Becoming the first woman to star in her own movie wasnt easy, but Brie Larson has what it takes to be a hero! BEHIND THE SCENES IN MARVEL COMIC BOOKS AND MOVIES, CAPTAIN MARVEL IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME CAROL DANVERS. SHE FIRST BECAME CAPTAIN MARVEL IN COMIC BOOKS IN 2012. BEFORE THAT, CAPTAIN MARVEL WAS A MAN. A SUPERHEROS START Brie Larsons path to becoming a superhero superstar began in Sacramento, California.

She was born there on October 1, 1989. She knew she wanted to be an actress from a very young age. Her parents helped her follow her dreams. BEHIND THE SCENES Brie Larson wasn t born with that name. When she was born, her parents named her Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers. She changed her name to Brie Larson because she thought it was easier to say.

ACTING AND SINGING When Brie was 6 years old, she started training at a famous acting school in San Francisco, California. She was the youngest person ever to train there! Then, she started to get acting jobs on TV shows and in movies. BEHIND THE SCENES BRIE CAN SING, TOO! IN 2005, SHE RECORDED AN ALBUM CALLED FINALLY OUT OF P.E. THE ALBUM DIDNT SELL VERY WELL, AND BRIE CHOSE TO KEEP ACTING INSTEAD OF SINGING. AN OSCAR WINNER Before becoming Captain Marvel, Brie was best known for playing Ma in the 2015 movie Room. In 2016, she won the Academy Awardalso known as the Oscarfor Best Actress for playing this part.

Thats the most famous an actress can win! BEHIND THE SCENES BRIE HAS ACTED IN OTHER BIG MOVIES, TOO. IN 2017, SHE STARRED AS MASON WEAVER IN THE ACTION MOVIE KONG: SKULL ISLAND. THAT SAME YEAR, SHE ALSO STARRED IN THE GLASS CASTLE. TAKING THE JOB Even before Brie won her Oscar, important people at Marvel Studios wanted her to star in Captain Marvel. Brie wasnt so sure at first, but after talking to them, she said yes. BEHIND THE SCENES CAPTAIN MARVEL HAD A STRONG WOMAN BEHIND THE CAMERA, TOO. BEHIND THE SCENES CAPTAIN MARVEL HAD A STRONG WOMAN BEHIND THE CAMERA, TOO.

ANNA BODEN DIRECTED THE MOVIE WITH RYAN FLECK. ANNA WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO DIRECT A MARVEL STUDIOS MOVIE. BREAKING THE NEWS Fans first learned that Brie was going to be playing Captain Marvel on July 23, 2016. That day, she joined the rest of her Marvel family at a big fan gathering called San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California. BEHIND THE SCENES BRIE POSTED A PICTURE OF HERSELF ON SAID, CALL ME CAPTAIN MARVEL. NOW, FANS AROUND THE WORLD KNEW SHE WAS PLAYING CAPTAIN MARVEL.

GETTING STRONGER Brie wanted to get in shape to play such a strong character. She trained and worked out for 9 months. Her hard work paid offshe could lift more than 200 pounds (91 kg)! Brie got strong enough to do many of her own . BEHIND THE SCENES BRIE GOT SO STRONG THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO PUSH A JEEP UP A HILL ALL BY HERSELF! SHE SHARED THIS AND OTHER VIDEOS FROM HER TRAINING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UP IN THE AIR Carol Danvers was a hero before she became Captain Marvel. She was a in the US Air Force.

To get ready for this part of Captain Marvel, Brie visited real US Air Force pilots. She even got to fly with them! BEHIND THE SCENES CAROL DANVERSS BEST FRIEND IS HER FELLOW AIR FORCE PILOT MARIA RAMBEAU, WHOS PLAYED BY LASHANA LYNCH. T HEIR F RIENDSHIP IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PART S OF CAPTAIN MARVEL. A HUGE HIT Captain Marvel opened on March 8, 2019. It was a huge hit that many peopleespecially women and girlsloved. It made more than $150 million in the United States in its opening weekend.

It then went on to make over $1 billion around the world! BEHIND THE SCENES CAPTAIN MARVELS OPENING DATE WAS CHOSEN F OR AN IMPORTANT REASON. MARCH 8 IS INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY. THIS IS A DAY TO HONOR WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD AND CALL AT TENTION TO PROBLEMS WOMEN STILL FACE. THE NEWEST AVENGER Not long after Captain Marvel took the world by storm, Brie was in another Marvel movie. Captain Marvel helped her fellow Avengers in Avengers: Endgame. BEHIND THE SCENES CAPTAIN MARVEL WAS FIRST IN 2018S AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. BEHIND THE SCENES CAPTAIN MARVEL WAS FIRST IN 2018S AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR.

AT THE END OF THE MOVIE, NICK FURY, WHOS PLAYED BY SAMUEL L. JACKSON, TRIED TO CALL HER FOR HELP BEFORE HE DISAPPEARED. HELPING OTHER WOMEN Brie uses her well-known position to help other women. She often speaks out about the problems women face and the importance of treating women with respect. Shes one of the leaders of a movement called TIMES UP, which fights for equal rights for women.