One MCU fan has spotted a deep-cut Wizard of Oz Easter egg in Captain Marvel that you almost definitely missed
Dec. 6, 2024What do the Supreme Intelligence and the Wizard have in common?
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Captain Marvel actually contains a deep-cut Wizard of Oz Easter egg – and it involves Annette Bening’s Supreme Intelligence. One MCU fan has spotted a reference to Frank L. Baum’s novel in the movie, which we’re almost certain you won’t have spotted on first viewing.
“Recently, I’ve been listening on Audible to The Wizard of Oz from 1900. I guess only people who also read the book know that when Dorothy’s group get to the Wizard, each of them meets the Wizard separately (as opposed to the film where they go in together). Each of them actually perceives the Wizard in different forms.”
Captain Marvel follows pilot Carol Danvers, played by Brie Larson, as she takes on her superpowered mantle in the midst of an intergalactic conflict. She returned to the big screen for last year’s sequel The Marvels, alongside Teyonah Parris' Monica Rambeau and Iman Vellani’s Ms. Marvel.
Next up for the MCU, though, isCaptain America: Brave New World, which hits theaters this February. The movie will see Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson take on the mantle of Captain America – and go up against Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk.
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