‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Star DeWanda Wise Exits ‘Captain Marvel’ Role; Lashana Lynch To Replace Her [Updated]
Update:British actressLashana Lynchis in negotiations to take over the role left by DeWanda Wise inCaptain Marvel. Lynch is best known for playing the lead role in the ABC period drama seriesStill Star-Crossed.Our original story continues below.
Between starring in a hit Netflix original series by Spike Lee and graduating to the Marvel comic book movieCaptain Marvel,DeWanda Wisewas about to be very busy. But even theShe’s Gotta Have Itstar can’t have it all.
Three months after her casting was announced, DeWanda Wise has left herCaptain Marvelrole due to scheduling conflicts.
Wise has exitedCaptain Marveldue to scheduling conflicts, according toDeadline. Sources tell Deadline that the scheduling conflicts are reportedly with Netflix seriesShe’s Gotta Have It, in which Wise stars as the lead character Nola Darling.
This news comes shortly after the announcement thatWise had been castin an undisclosed role inCaptain Marvel, to co-star alongsideBrie Larson, who plays the titular superhero. Rumors swirled that Wise would play Monica Rambeau, an energy-controlling superhero who takes on the Captain Marvel title at one point.
She’s Gotta Have Itis based on Spike Lee’s debut 1986 film and follows Wise’s Nola Darling as she juggles dating three men with her art career. The series was renewed for Season 2 in January, just as Wise joined the cast ofCaptain Marvel.Captain Marvelstars Larson as Carol Danvers, an Air Force pilot whose DNA fuses with an alien’s, giving her powers of flight, super strength, and energy projection. The plot for the Marvel Cinematic Universe film remains mostly under wraps, though we do know the story takesplace in the 1990s.Captain Marvelwill be part of the MCU’s expansion into its “cosmic” universe, introducing the sinister Skrull alien race.Jude Lawisset to appearas the original alien Captain Marvel, and the film also starsSamuel L. Jacksonas Nick Fury andBen Mendelsohnas the villain.Anna Boden and Ryan Fleckare directing the film.Captain Marvelis set forMarch 8, 2019.
