Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation's Rebecca Ferguson is at the top of Marvel's shortlist for the lead role in its first female-driven superhero movie, according to a new report from Heroic Hollywood. Captain Marvel was announced last year and has since sparked a flurry of rumors concerning who might be cast in the title role. Supposedly the character was to make her debut in the final scene of Avengers: Age Of Ultron, an idea later rescinded to ensure the studio had found the perfect candidate.
After her scene-stealing turn in MI5, Rebecca Ferguson has risen in the ranks, fielding offers on plenty of major roles - even refusing a part in Fox's Gambit movie. As the site suggests, turning down the part of Bella Boudreaux - which went to Lea Seydoux - might have been a direct result of negotiations with Marvel.
