Marvel this week released the much-anticipated new trailer for Captain Marvel, which releases early next year. Even more so than the first look at the movie, it establishes the backstory of Carol Danvers--who seemingly has a new origin story--and establishes the basic premise of the movie. More importantly, it straightens out something that some viewers were no doubt confused about during the film's debut trailer.

　　That initial trailer for Captain Marvel featured a striking moment for those who don't know much of the Kree/Skrull backstory that serves as a major foundation for the upcoming movie: Captain Marvel punches an old lady in the face. That might have seemed inexplicable to some, though we felt safe in our assumption that the old woman was simply a Skrull in disguise.

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　　The new trailer goes heavy on the exposition. Aside from some dialogue where Samuel L. Jackson explicitly lays out the absolute basics of the relationship between the Skrull and Kree, the trailer also wastes no time in sorting out that punching incident. Rather than cut away after the punch, we see the old woman is--surprisewhich is set in the '90s--will also presumably set up why the character has gone unseen in all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to date. We know based on the post-credits Infinity War stinger that Nick Fury signals Captain Marvel after Thanos snaps his fingers, but we're not sure where she's been for the past few decades.

　　Captain Marvel's release date is set for March 8, with Avengers 4 set to follow on May 3.