Well, the film does provide us with some solid answers. The superpowered Captain Marvel zooms off into space with the Skrull Talos and his family to help them find a new home, but not before leaving a pager behind for Nick Fury, to be used “for emergency purposes only.” Believe it or not, the film initially had a slightly different, less impactful ending. In a sit down with ET, Captain Marvel editor Debbie Berman discussed the film’s original ending, before she suggested some tweaks. When asked if she offered input on any scenes as she previously did with Black Panther, Berman had this to say:
So we added Talos and his family in their spaceship waiting for her, and they all fly off together. It gave her more of a sense of purpose and made it easier to believe that she left her newfound life on Earth because she was with a friend we knew she cared about, and for a more specific mission. It gave more resonance and closure to her final moment in the film. This was definitely a great suggestion from Berman. It’s an ending that’s coherent from a narrative perspective while also reinforcing the selfless nature of the titular character. Captain Marvel didn’t show up during the Battle of New York and Sokovia because she was busy helping people across the galaxy. Imagine if Carol Danvers would’ve just left her best friend Maria behind and just jetted off into outer space just for the fun of it. That would’ve been puzzling indeed. (Source: ET)
