Film guide · 2023

The MarvelsComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2023
Runtime
105 min
Set in
2025

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

A sequel to three stories

It follows Captain Marvel, WandaVision (Monica) and Ms. Marvel (Kamala).

Carol's past

Something Carol did on the Kree homeworld, Hala, sets the story in motion.

A short one

At 105 minutes, it's one of the MCU's shortest films.

Watch the mid-credits

There's an important scene.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in The Marvels (2023), centered on its three heroes.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. The other bangle

Dar-Benn finds the second bangle.

2. Swapping places

Carol, Monica and Kamala keep switching places.

3. A team

The three practice working together.

4. The singing planet

They visit Aladna, where Carol has an old connection.

5. The rift

Dar-Benn uses both bangles to tear open a huge rift.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

The Kree
A vast space empire whose homeworld, Hala, is dying as its sun fades.
The Quantum Bands
A pair of bangles. Dar-Benn finds the twin of Kamala's.
Jump points
Gateways connecting distant points in space.
Flerkens
Alien creatures that look like cats, like Carol's companion Goose.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Why does Dar-Benn hate Carol?

Carol destroyed the Supreme Intelligence that ruled the Kree. The homeworld fell into civil war, and its sun began to die.

Why do the three swap places?

All three have light-based powers, and the rift Dar-Benn opened entangled them.

Where does Monica end up?

To close the rift, she's left behind in another universe, where a woman who looks like her late mother is alive.

Easy-to-miss details

A planet of song

The people of Aladna communicate through song, and Carol is 'married' to their prince.

Flerken kittens

Goose's many kittens help evacuate the space station.

Kamala's family

Kamala's family get plenty of screen time, even in space.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

Mid-credits: Monica wakes up in another universe and meets someone who looks like her mother Maria, along with Beast. Post-credits: Kamala invites Kate Bishop to a new team.

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