Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone? Here’s who the Russo Brothers picked as their new Captain Marvel! – Times of India

The Russo Brothers, who are currently riding high on the success of their film, ‘The Gray Man’, were recently asked to choose between Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone for a new Captain Marvel. Without giving it a second thought, they unanimously picked PeeCee.

In a video shared by Priyanka’s fan club, the Russo Brothers said, “We have to pick Priyanka. (We are) Huge fans, big fans. We are very good friends. We are working on a project. We are producing a show, Citadel.”

In yet another interview that was given earlier, the filmmakers showered praise on Bollywood’s Desi Girl. Calling her an incredible star, the Russo Brothers spoke about working with the actress in the upcoming web series ‘Citadel’. They also revealed that they had a table read of the show some time ago and it was fantastic.

Anthony Russo and Joe Russo directed a mid-credits scene in ‘Captain Marvel’ that had the titular character meeting Avengers. Brie Larson had played Captain Marvel in the 2019 film.

During an event, Anthony Russo revealed that they are in early talks with the Farhan and Ritesh owned Excel Entertainment. He said, “We love what the two gentlemen (Farhan and Ritesh) have been doing with content in India, they have a brilliant knack for telling disruptive stories. Although, such things take time to materialise but we are definitely talking with them with regards to developing something. At this moment, I can only say that its an exchange of ideas at this stage.”

Meanwhile, apart from ‘Citadel’, Priyanka will also be seen in Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Jee Le Zaraa’ where she will be sharing the screen space with none other than Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif for the first time.

On the personal front, PeeCee is currently enjoying her motherhood. The actress had her first baby with husband Nick Jonas via surrogacy earlier this year.

Deepika, on the other hand, has some very interesting projects in her kitty which include ‘Pathaan’ with Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham, ‘Fighter’ with Hrithik Roshan, Nag Ashwin’s untitled movie with Prabhas and ‘The Intern’ with Amitabh Bachchan.