The Marvels Star Zawe Ashton on Working With Brie Larson: ‘She’s Great Fun’

The Marvels star Zawe Ashton has discussed working with Marvel Cinematic Universe star Brie Larson on the recent Marvel Studios sequel.

As part of an interview with ComingSoon, Ashton revealed that she had a great time working with Larson, who “absolutely knows” the world of Marvel movies. The actress went on to note that Larson is “great fun,” and that this was helpful, as the two of them were playing mortal enemies.

“Brie is hugely experienced and I think that’s a wonderful thing if you’ve just started doing these films, to be opposite someone who absolutely knows that world, physically knows the world, sort of energetically knows how to be in that world. It’s a lot,” Ashton explained. “We’re all these adults in a sandbox, we’re playing and you can get quite self-conscious or in your own head. Brie bought this great experience to be across from. She knows exactly how to bring that world to life — the costume, the set, the intentionality behind the line. I just learned a lot from observing her and she’s great fun and she loves to laugh, which makes things very light.

“When you’re playing mortal enemies, you kind of need that release as well. You couldn’t kind of go around scowling at each other all day. That would be really … I think that would be mentally quite draining. I’m so glad you think we have great chemistry, because it was great to be able to play this unbelievably powerful woman’s archnemesis and have there be a lovely mutual respect there.”

What happens in The Marvels?

“Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence,” the official synopsis reads. “But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as The Marvels.”