Captain Marvel: Jude Law Has Been Confirmed as Yon-Rogg

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Marvel Removes Any Ambiguity Over Jude Law's Captain Marvel Role

By Shawn S. Lealos

Published Feb 27, 2019

After months of speculation on who Jude Law would be playing in Captain Marvel, Marvel itself confirmed he will play Yon-Rogg.

In one of the biggest mysteries leading up to the release of Captain Marvel, the identity of Jude Law's character from theÂ film has finally been confirmed. Thanks toÂ Marvel, we now know that Law is, in fact, playing Yon-Rogg.There was evidence last month that Law was Yon-Rogg and not Mar-Vell, as some fans had already speculated. This revelation, however, nowÂ begs the questionÂ of whether Mar-Vell will play any part in the movieÂ at all, outside of his status as a legendary Kree figure.

In Marvel Comics, Mar-Vell (aka Captain Marvel) was a Kree soldier sent to Earth as a spy. However, while on Earth, he developed a kinship with the citizens and when Yon-Rogg showed hostility, Mar-Vell battled his fellow Kree warrior.

Carol Danvers was caught in the middle ofÂ one of their battles and that is how she ended up with her powers. Then, after serving as Ms. Marvel for many years,Â she took on the name of Captain Marvel as an homage to the hero who held the title before her.

While Yon-Rogg was portrayedÂ as a villain in the comics, there is no word on if he will become a villain inÂ Captain Marvel. Remember, whenÂ Green LanternÂ came out, Sinestro spent the entiretyÂ of movie as a member of the Green Lantern Corps,Â not taking up the yellow ring until the end credits.

Of course,Â with Carol battling Skrulls, there is always a chance Yon-Rogg won't go full villain until late in the movie -- if at all. Still, considering another member of the Starforce becomes evil when Korath the Pursuer joins forces with the genocidal Ronan the Accuser, it seems Carol is surrounded by some dangerous allies.

The Yon-Rogg revelation also came after Annette Bening admitted onÂ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert that she isÂ portraying the Supreme Intelligence in the movie -- the leader of the Kree Empire. Law has also admitted that all the members of theÂ Starforce have their own particular relationship with the Supreme Intelligence.

Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jude Law as the commander of Starforce, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser, Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer, Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau, Algenis Perez Soto as Att-Lass, McKenna Grace as a young Carol Danvers and Annette Bening as the Supreme Intelligence. The film arrives on March 8.