Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. In the very same THR interview where Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige dished about Spider-Man stuff, he also was asked about the rumor of Ava DuVernay being in consideration for either Black Panther or Captain Marvel.
He confirmed they've met with her and also confirmed that by end of the summer they'll have locked and announced their director for Black Panther (and possibly also Captain Marvel), but oddly was ambiguous about which project they've actually met with her on.
The line of questioning was about Black Panther and the assumption is that the studio will want to go with a person of color as director of that movie, but it could just as easily have been about Captain Marvel, which will be the studio's first solo female superhero film.
With Selma, DuVernay proved she has a knack for character drama and creating palpable tension, so I think she's a good fit for either story.
Anyway, that's the tiny update. Yes, Marvel has met with Ava, no they haven't locked in a director yet for either Black Panther or Captain Marvel.
-Eric Vespe
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