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By Jessie Wade
Captain Marvel premiered over the weekend and pulled in high box office numbers totaling $455 million worldwide.
The strong numbers pushed the first female-led Marvel film into the second slot of the highest-grossing MCU solo films since Black Panther.
Fans have been checking up on the previous most-recent female-led superhero film, Wonder Woman, in comparison. However, on Monday, Gal Gadot shared a fan design of Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman being pals together and said, “I’m so happy for you sister! Congrats” in bold letters on her Instagram story, reported by Buzzfeed.
The art was created by @maxyartwork on Instagram, who is known for her fandom illustrations.
Director of Wonder Woman and the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984, Patty Jenkins, shared her support for Captain Marvel on Twitter before the premiere, saying, “Congratulations team Captain Marvel! Can’t wait to see it and our whole WW crew wish you a great weekend.” Along with sharing artwork from an artist who drew Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel together.
Female-led superhero movies in the MCU have been discussed for years, with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige going back publicly to 2014 saying he wanted more equal representation of genders on-screen.
Scarlett Johansson has been vocal about wanting a standalone Black Widow film for years, with it now finally confirmed to happen.
For more on Captain Marvel, read our review where we said, “Captain Marvel manages to take the best ideas of early MCU origin stories like Iron Man and Thor and use them to form something that feels both familiar and fresh.”
Make sure to also check out our 6 biggest WTF questions from the film and why Nick Fury has not mentioned Captain Marvel in past MCU films before.
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Jessie Wade is a news writer at IGN and is a huge advocate for gender equality in films, especially growing up with few strong female characters in most of her favorite movies. Chat with her on Twitter @jessieannwade.
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