An official image from Marvel’s Secret Invasion released by Disney confirms the character played by Olivia Colman and it appears she has a connection to Captain America’s Howling Commandos.
The Howling Commandos made their MCU debut in Captain America: The First Avenger like the team led by Captain America during World War II. Now it looks like Marvel is nodding to Captain America’s old team with Olivia Colman’s character in the Disney Plus series Secret Invasion.
An official still from Secret Invasionthe Samuel L. Jackson-directed Disney Plus series about a Skrull invasion of Earth, reveals that Olivia Colman is playing a character with a familiar name.
According to a Secret Invasion Still edited by Disney, Olivia Colman will play Special Agent Sonya Falsworth in the Disney Plus Marvel series.
The last Falsworth to appear in the MCU was James Montgomery Falsworth, a howling commando played by JJ Feild in 2011. Captain America: The First Avenger. It seems likely that Colman could play a relative of Captain America’s former ally.
In the comics, James Montgomery Falsworth was active in both World Wars and reprized the role of the costumed hero Union Jack. He would later pass this coat on to his son Brian Falsworth, before it was adopted by Joseph Chapman in the modern era.
Rumors had suggested that Olivia Colman would play a Union Jack-related character in Secret Invasion. Although JJ Feild’s Falsworth was not shown reprising this role in Captain America: The First Avengerit’s possible that more of his – or his son’s – history will be revealed via Colman’s character in the Disney Plus series, possibly allowing for a Union Jack reference or flashback appearance.
Given Joseph Chapman’s involvement in the Secret Invasion comedic event as a Union Jack, it’s also possible he could play a role in the MCU series.
Here is the synopsis of Secret Invasion:
“Secret Invasion” is a new series announced on Disney+ that stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as Skrull Talos, characters who first met in “Captain Marvel. “. The crossover series of events features a faction of shape-shifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.
The series is created by Kyle Bradstreet and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Don Cheadle, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, Killian Scott, Christopher McDonald and Carmen Ejogo.
Secret Invasion is slated to premiere on Disney Plus in the spring of 2023. Stay tuned for all the latest news on the upcoming series and be sure to subscribe to the Heroic Hollywood YouTube channel for more original video content.
