Ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Carol Danvers obtained her superpowers in 1989, she hasn’t spent a ton of time on Earth. Sure, she found her way back to her homeworld during the 1995-set events of Captain Marvel, where she regained her memories, and then she returned to team up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Avengers: Endgame. However, following Tony Stark’s funeral, Carol embarked back into the cosmos, and ahead of The Marvels’ November release on the upcoming Marvel movies schedule, Brie Larson has explained her character has largely stayed away from Earth post-Endgame.
Following Avengers: Endgame’s release in late April 2019, we’ve only seen Carol two other times: in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ mid-credits scene, and in the post-credits tag for last year’s Ms. Marvel finale. The former saw her appearing over hologram, and the latter saw her mysteriously ending up in the bedroom of Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan, and not by choice (more on that later). Regarding why Carol has opted to steer clear of Earth following Endgame, Brie Larson said the following to EW:
