You can’t go too far through Marvel’s latest offering, Captain Marvel, without noticing a few Fresno County gems.
The blockbuster spent three weeks filming scenes at Shaver Lake and recruited the efforts of pilots from the Fresno-based 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard.
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Brie Larson, who stars in the film as the titular Captain Marvel, shared her thoughts about working with the female fighter pilots of the 144th:
It's #InternationalWomensDay and to celebrate, the Dept. of Defense shared a video of #CaptainMarvel actress @BrieLarson talking about her experience with the 144th Fighter Wing and how she got to work with women who will influence the next generation of women in the military pic.twitter.com/YTyMJJUMYd— FOX26 News (@KMPHFOX26) March 8, 2019
The 144th Fighter Wing’s involvement didn’t stop at filming either. Marvel parent Disney brought the ace pilots out for a flyover of Disneyland ahead of the film’s release:
California air national guard 144th fighter wing flies over #Disneyland for the upcoming movie Captain Marvel. #Disney #disneyland #CaliforniaairNationalGuard #jets #plane @deanmusgrove #Superheroes #ocregister #ladailynews pic.twitter.com/668D1cFwNf— Keith Birmingham (@photowkb) March 4, 2019
Captain Marvel is in theaters now.
