I learned that I'm much stronger: Brie Larson on playing Captain Marvel
LOS ANGELES: Actor Brie Larson says playing Captain Marvel made her aware of her own strength.
'Captain Marvel,' set to release on March 8, 2019, is the first Marvel Studios project to be fronted by a female superhero.
"I will say that I learned that I'm much stronger than I realise in playing her," she told Variety on the carpet of the Crystal + Lucy Awards.
The 28-year-old actor said playing the iconic superhero was was a surreal moment in her career.
"A lot of my life recently has felt like it's happening to somebody else. I think part of it is a defence mechanism. It feels better to kind of continue to have my own understanding of myself, rather than one that was put on me by the outside world," she added.
Larson revealed she trained extensively for nine months in order to build her physical strength prior to the filming.
"My highest right now is 215 lbs in deadlifts and 400 lb in hip thrusts. Being able to lift weight like that really changed my perspective and understanding of myself."
"Going through a movie that requires so much and takes this long, I'm realising I'm way stronger than I knew," she said.