Brie Larson Recognizes 'Captain Marvel' Hatred, Catches Flak Again

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Brie Larson can't seem to get a break from the world of Marvel - something she acknowledged over the weekend with a sarcastic response...for which the internet is criticizing her once again.

The actress was present on Saturday at the D23 exhibition, where Disney presented a ton of novelties. One of those projects, "The Marvels," involves Brie and her character Captain Marvel...but this time it will include other women with Marvel-like powers.

While she was doing press outside the main stage, she was asked a pretty simple question: how long do you plan to keep playing Capt. Marvel?

His answer is telling. She says she frankly doesn't know, openly wondering if people actually want her to take on the role more than she already has. It was a little tense, and the interviewer tried to lighten the mood...to no avail.

Now the backlash... Brie gets bashed by quite a few people responding to this video in the comments - their main gripe being, why does she do such a big passive-aggressive stink on such a layup of a question ... especially since this saga is years old.

We'll spare you the details of all that, but essentially... when Brie was cast as Captain Marvel in 2018 and with her release in 2019, there was a lot of seemingly random hate directed at her - for a variety of reasons that even we don't understand. Her detractors say she's downright unsympathetic - her supporters say she's the victim of blatant misogyny by a rabid fanbase.

The apparent dislike for her wasn't limited to Twitter either: there were reports about her movie and others she was affiliated with around the time. ill-defined reasons and out of nowhere.

Some have said that his support for more diverse critic actors/groups - via inclusion runners etc. - could be a catalyst... but either way, Brie is obviously aware of the target on her back. FWIW, Brie also attracts a lot of people rushing to her defense...but it's a mixed bag.