Los Angeles: Marvel Studios has cast actor Zawe Ashton to play the villain in the Brie Larson-starrer Captain Marvel 2.
The movie, which will be directed by Nia DaCosta, is a sequel to Larson’s 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel.
Megan McDonnell, a story editor on the Disney Plus series WandaVision, has penned the script, reported Deadline.
Details of Ashton’s character are not yet known but people in the know said it will be the main villain.
Iman Vellani, who stars in the upcoming Ms. Marvel series, and Teyonah Parris, who portrays Monica Rambeau in WandaVision, will be reprising their respective roles.
Captain Marvel 2 is scheduled for release in theatres worldwide in November 2022.
Ashton features in Netflix movie Velvet Buzzsaw and Tom Ford-directed Nocturnal Animals.
The actor was recently seen on Broadway in the revival of Betrayal opposite Tom Hiddleston.