New promo offers a glimpse into Captain Marvel’s origin

There’s already a lot of buzz around upcoming superhero film, ‘Captain Marvel’. The film, which will hit theatres in less than two weeks, will see award-winning actress Brie Larson in the titular role. The movie is also said to offer a crucial build-up to the immensely popular ‘Avengers: Endgame’, which releases later next month.

Coming back to ‘Captain Marvel’, after coming out with multiple posters, a teaser and a trailer, the makers have now released a new promo of the film. It features Captain Marvel alongside other iconic superheroes like Iron Man, Captain America and Thor, and offers a glimpse into her origin.

The film, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, also stars Gemma Chan, Lee Pace, Ben Mendelsohn and Lashana Lynch in pivotal roles. The film is set in 1995. It shows how

Carol Danvers

, an airforce pilot, is caught in the middle of a catastrophic war between two alien races. It also shows how Carol goes on to become Captain Marvel.

The film is all set for worldwide release on the occasion of International Women's Day in March 8.