The Russo Brothers have been quite vocal about their love for India and Indian actors lately. The filmmakers are friends with Priyanka Chopra and chose her for a new Captain Marvel. A video is doing the rounds from the recent press conference of Netflix’s ‘The Gray Man’, and was asked to choose between Priyanka and Deepika Padukone as the next Captain Marvel.
They said, “We have to pick Priyanka. (We are) Huge fans, big fans. We are very good friends. We are working on a project. We are producing a show, ‘Citadel’.” Anthony Russo and Joe Russo directed a mid-credits scene in ‘Captain Marvel’, that had the titular character meeting Avengers. Brie Larson played Captain Marvel in the 2019 film.
Meanwhile, Priyanka wrapped up the shoot of ‘Citadel’ a few weeks ago. She said in December last year, “There is nothing like Citadel on television, I think. It’s extremely high scale, extremely finessed action, and stunts, but at the same time it’s a drama and it has heart. So, I think there is really nothing like that on TV right now and that is one of the big reasons I really wanted to do it. Doing something for multiple episodes…you know it’s a commitment.”
On the work front, Priyanka has Hollywood films ‘Ending Things’ and ‘It's All Coming Back’ in the pipeline. She will also be featuring in a Hindi film – Farhan Akhtar's ‘Jee Le Zaraa’, co-starring Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt.
