Monica, Kamala, and Carol Go Intergalactic in the Full "The Marvels" Trailer

Updated on 7/21/2023 at 11:05 AM

It's a Marvel team-up unlike any other. "The Marvels," heading to theaters this fall, sees Brie Larson's Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris's Monica Rambeau, and Iman Vellani's Kamala Khan join forces thanks to some mysterious entanglement happening between their powers. Marvel Studios released the teaser trailer for the movie on April 11, and it sees all three women struggle with what they might mean to each other under absurd circumstances. In the full trailer, released July 21, the trio of heroes find out why this intergalactic mix-up is happening, and start to try to work together to stop it.

The new movie will start directly after the last moments of the "Ms. Marvel" Disney+ series, which charted Kamala's heroic origins as Ms. Marvel. But when "Ms. Marvel" star Vellani spoke to POPSUGAR in July 2022, she was very mum on details about the movie.

"I can say that it's going to star Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau," she revealed. "And they are going to be a really fun, interesting team-up that we haven't seen in the MCU yet. Also Nia DaCosta, our director, is one of the most incredible humans ever. Period. She really goes searching for nuance in all of our scenes, and it's just so helpful as an actor. I'm excited for people to see what she brings to the table because I think that she has a really unique voice."

Larson, Vellani, and Parris opened up more about the film in an Entertainment Weekly interview published on July 18. "I'm excited that the MCU has three lead women, all from very diverse backgrounds, and they're all baddies in their own way," Parris said. "It's going to be really exciting just to see these smart, fun, intelligent, and troubled women find their way."

Larson added that a big part of the film is the three women learning that they can (and need to) depend on each other. "You almost want to take on all of the burden yourself. So I think this is an incredible metaphor for learning how to be in a team," she said. "It's a very clear example that no one person can do it all. You need all kinds of skill sets, all kinds of people with different viewpoints, and different backgrounds in order to save the world."

Ahead, here's everything we know about "The Marvels" so far, from the first trailer to the stacked cast.

— Additional reporting by Kelsie Gibson and Victoria Edel

"The Marvels" Trailer

Disney released the full "The Marvels" trailer on July 21.

"The Marvels" Teaser Trailer

Marvel Studios released the teaser trailer for "The Marvels" on April 11.

"The Marvels" Cast

The cast of "The Marvels" features characters from both the MCU films and the Marvel Disney+ TV shows. Larson reprises her role as Captain Marvel; "WandaVision" star Parris returns as Monica Rambeau; Vellani once again plays Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel; and Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Fury. Zawe Ashton plays villainous Kree revolutionary Dar-Benn who wants to restore her homeland. Park Seo-joon has been cast in an undisclosed role, though the character is one of Carol's allies. And as fans can see from the film preview, some of Kamala's family, who were first introduced in her TV series, will also appear in "The Marvels."

"The Marvels" Plot

"The Marvels" will explore the dynamic between Parris's Monica and Larson's Carol that was teased in "WandaVision." "Yes, when Monica was an 11-year-old girl, with her mom and Auntie Carol, they had a beautiful relationship," Parris told ComicBook.com in 2021. "And so I think what's been awesome with 'WandaVision' is getting to see Monica grow up, and we haven't seen her for 20 years plus, or however many, and getting to see slowly, it's being revealed what her life has been since we last saw her. And so Carol Danvers was a part of her life when we last saw her, and seeing that there is still, there is something there, I think is very exciting."

Parris added that the "Captain Marvel" sequel "gives us space to further explore what might be happening" between the two characters.

"The Marvels" also picks up where the "Ms. Marvel" TV series ended, with all three women entangled and switching places, and is a sequel to the Disney+ series "Secret Invasion." The full trailer reveals that in the film, Dar-Benn has done something to tangle their powers together.

"The Marvels" Creative Team

Nia DaCosta, the director of 2021's "Candyman," directs "The Marvels," making her the first Black woman and fourth woman to direct a Marvel Studios picture. The screenplay is by Megan McDonnell, DaCosta, Elissa Karasik, and Zeb Wells.

"The Marvels" Release Date

"The Marvels" hits theaters on Nov. 10.

"The Marvels" Poster No. 1

The poster for "The Marvels" shows Kamala, Carol, and Monica alongside their iconic logos.

"The Marvels" Poster No. 2

Marvel released a second poster for "The Marvels" on July 21.