Marvel’s Brie Larson says she “always” reaches out to actors when are cast in a superhero movie

Brie Larson was officially cast as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, in 2016. Due to facing heavy criticism for her role, it's not surprising that the actress strives to be a source of support for up-and-coming Marvel stars.

In 2018, two years after her casting was announced, Brie faced increased criticism as Marvel fans admonished her for not smiling enough in the trailer. Trolls even went so far as to Photoshop a smile onto her face, claiming they had "fixed" her.

Before the movie's 2019 release, the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes was inundated with negative reviews, many of which attacked Brie on a personal level.

When asked about the "vitriol" she has faced from Marvel fans during the Hollywood Reporter's Drama Actress Roundtable, Brie downplayed it, saying, "I don't know if it's specific to Marvel." 

However, in the same conversation, Brie mentioned that she acts as a "superhero mentor" and is "the first person" to reach out to actors when they are cast in a superhero movie.

Brie mentioned to her peers that she "always" makes the initial contact, saying: “I’m the first person to email everybody because it’s very specific and very strange. People are like: ‘I don’t know how to do this.’ Yeah, no one does. Why would you?”

Sharing her advice, Brie said: “I’ll say: ‘Train, because you’ll want to be as prepared in your body as you possibly can because it only gets harder as the job goes on. And really understand how to be able to go to the bathroom in your suit.’ The first Captain Marvel, it was a 45-minute thing to get me in and out of that costume.”

Brie has received widespread praise on social media for this kind gesture of camaraderie, particularly given how Marvel fans have treated her over the past eight years.

One popular tweet states: “That’s such a kind gesture. Truly despicable how much hate she gets for being, by all accounts, just a nice and talented person.”