Who is this young woman, and how can she possibly fight Thanos?

Have you noticed the Captain Marvel trailers dropping for the upcoming March 8, 2019 film, set within the (admittedly large and dense) Marvel Cinematic Universe? There's a lot of speculation on who exactly Ms. Marvel is, how she's going to fit into the Avengers ongoing storyline, why the movie will be set in the past, and what we need to know before we see the flick. Rest assured, you don't need to catch up on years of Captain Marvel comic books to follow along -- we'll tell you the few things we think will help get you up to speed.

There are some slight spoilers here, but nothing to fret over if you've seen the trailers at all. (Skip this post if you want to be completely in the dark.)

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RunPee writer Golden Man, of the Oscar-awards oriented blog Etched In Gold, lists these cool details to help you better understand Carol Danvers (AKA Captain Marvel):

-- In the comic books, Carol Danvers was known as Ms. Marvel, until taking over the mantle of Captain Marvel in 2012.

-- The movie draws inspiration from the 1970s comic storyline The Kree-Skrull War.

-- Skrulls are the villains in the movie. They have the ability to simulate other people (like the old lady on the train in the trailer).

-- There are rumors this movie will plant the seeds for a future film based on the 2008 Secret Invasion storyline, where Skrulls impersonated many famous characters from the Marvel universe.

-- The movie is set in the late '90s. This basically makes it a prequel to the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

-- In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Samuel L. Jackson confirmed we will find out what happened to Nick Fury's eye in this movie.

-- A young Agent Coulson appears in the movie. (That is Clark Gregg taking off his sunglasses in the latest trailer.)

-- This movie makes the first time Marvel Studios has used de-aging effects on actors for an entire film (for Samuel L. Jackson and Clark Gregg).

-- Lee Pace's character Ronan the Accuser (who menaced the Guardians of the Galaxy in Volume 1) will reappear in this movie.

-- Lashana Lynch plays Maria Rambeaux. In the comics, her daughter Monica also takes on the mantle of Captain Marvel at some point. (She is also known by other superhero names.)

-- Captain Marvel is confirmed to be appearing in Avengers: Endgame.

-- While a sequel is likely, Marvel is remaining super secretive about Phase Four and no movies have been officially announced beyond Spiderman: Far From Home.

Here's the first Captain Marvel trailer to get you started. It's less than two minutes long, but packed with great (albeit lightning-quick) details  -- things you'll understand better after reading our tips:

https://runpee.com/1st-captain-marvel-trailer/

https://runpee.com/avengers-4-title-announced-first-trailer-review/

https://runpee.com/a-slightly-more-than-casual-fans-reaction-to-avenger-4-trailer-1/

https://runpee.com/the-5-movies-you-need-to-watch-to-understand-infinity-war/

https://runpee.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy/

Bio: Golden Man loves comedies, romantic films, superhero movies, and awards bait. He blogs about the Oscar race all year long at Etched In Gold.