Russo Brothers Want Priyanka Chopra As New Captain Marvel, Claim To Be 'Huge Fans'

Russo Brothers confessed that they would pick Priyanka Chopra as the new Captain Marvel.

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One of our long-awaited dreams might just turn into a reality. We might be seeing Indian actresses as the Marvel superhero. We are not claiming it, but the directors of Marvel movies have confessed their love for one of the most famous Hindi film actresses.

While promoting The Gray Man, Anthony Russo and Joseph Russo were given a choice between Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone to pick one as a Marvel superhero. Who do you think they picked?

Who Could Be The Next Captain Marvel

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The Russo brothers are famous for directing movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They were asked about their choice of an Indian actress who would be fit to play the role of Captain Marvel.

Their choices were - Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. The brothers replied, “We have to pick Priyanka Chopra. (We are) Huge fans. Big fans. We are very good friends. We are working on a project (with PC). We are producing a show, Citadel.”

Social Media Reactions

A fan of Chopra shared the interview with Russo Brothers on Instagram. The video shows Captain Marvel’s body photoshopped with Chopra’s head.

A user commented, “To be honest, putting being a fan aside, I agree, she is very good in action movies. It really suits her.”

Priyanka Chopra In Citadel

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Every now and then, we have seen Priyanka Chopra sharing glimpses from the sets of Citadel. In one of the images, the actor shared her bruised face and captioned, “Did you have a tough day at work as well?”

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Starring Richard Madden, the spy-thriller series is under production for Amazon Prime Video. The actor has wrapped up the shooting and shared a clip where she was spotted driving around the set. Her caption read, “And it’s finally a wrap! Thank you to everyone who made this mammoth task possible and fun. Thanks, Atlanta. See you next time.”

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Russo Brothers’ Marvel Movies & Current Project

The Russo brothers have directed some of the most fan-favourite Marvel movies. The list includes Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War.

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Of all these films, Avengers: Endgame became one of the highest-grossing films after it earned $2.798 billion worldwide. Their current film, The Gray Man, was released in the U.S.A on Netflix on July 22. It starred Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling, Dhanush, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page and others.

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