Marvel Movies 2015: Rebecca Ferguson Reportedly Top Contender As Captain Marvel

First it was rumored to be Charlize Theron, then it became Ronda Rousey, and now, it looks like the highly coveted role of Carol Danvers, better known as Captain Marvel will be going to "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" breakout star Rebecca Ferguson.

This was the scoop being shared by insider website Heroic Hollywood, who does not have any clear confirmation yet if Marvel Cinematic Studios has approached the actress about the role, or if any deal has been struck up already.

But they did have one pretty good clue that might support their current conjecture: "Last month she took herself out of the running to be the female lead in 'Gambit.' Instead, she chose to play Anna in the Tate Taylor directed adaptation of Paula Hawkins novel 'The Girl On the Train' with Emily Blunt. Could she be considering the bigger fish instead over at the MCU?"

Should she indeed land the role of "Captain Marvel," Ferguson would be part of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, and might even appear in the upcoming Avengers films entitled "Infinity War: Part 1 and 2."

But Marvel is in no rush to cast the character, especially since they won't begin shooting Captain Marvel's standalone movie until 2017.

In the past, there were rumors that "Unbreakable" director Angelina Jolie was being courted to direct "Captain Marvel," but it was said that her involvement would be a 2-in-1 deal since she has demanded that Theron be chosen as the lead star.

Theron is fresh from her tough female role Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road," which she co-starred with Tom Hardy.

But Forbes does not think that Jolie needs to pursue directing "Captain Marvel," since she has already established herself as both an actress and director. Aside from "Unbroken," Jolie has already wowed audiences with the film "In the Land of Honey," and she has more films lined up.

Writer Scott Mendelson hopes that another female director would be chosen to fulfill the job since directing "Captain Marvel" would really help solidify any female director's career.

"In an era when female directors are lucky enough to be regularly employed, Jolie has used her capital and star power to become a solid director and make the kind of films that we all claim to want more of. In other words, she's the last female filmmaker on the planet that needs a gig directing Marvel's 'Captain Marvel,'" he noted.