Samuel L. Jackson and Brie Larson have been longtime friends, and Jackson recently came to the defense of his friend against people.
Jackson noted Larson phoned him up for advice after being offered the role of Carol Danvers.
“When she got Captain Marvel, she called me and was like, ‘They want me in the Marvel Universe. Should I do it?’ And I was like, ‘Hell yeah! Let’s do it!’ But she’s not going to let any of that stuff destroy her. These incel dudes who hate strong women, or the fact that she’s a feminist who has an opinion and expressed it? Everybody wants people to be who they want them to be. She is who she is, and she’s genuinely that.
Aside from Captain Marvel, the pair also starred in 2017 Netflix film Unicorn Store, which also served as Larson’s directorial debut. Up next, the pair will appear in Captain Marvel follow-up
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