Black Women in Entertainment
Captain Marvel 2 Lands Nia DaCosta as Director, Becomes First Black Woman to Helm Marvel Film
By Alexia Fernandez via https://people.com/
DaCosta will also direct Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror movie Candyman
Captain Marvel 2 scored a new director.
Nia DaCosta has landed the gig for the upcoming Marvel film, according to Variety. She will be the fourth woman and first Black woman to direct a major movie for the studio. DaCosta follows after Anna Boden, who co-directed 2019’s Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck; Cate Shortland, who helmed Black Widow; and Eternals director Chloé Zhao….
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