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Brie Larson and Samuel L Jackson recreates Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's performance of "Shallow" at this year's Oscars ceremony.
The peer were promoting Captain Marvel we The Jonathan Ross Show where they performed their own rendition of the award-winning track from A Star is Born.
They are struggling to get along with the song. The Jennifer and Jennifer Hudson watched on, entertained.
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Lady Gaga and Cooper's intimate performance of "Shallow" became the talk of the 2019 Academy Awards, spawning memes and theories surrounding the duo's relationship.
Larson makes her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in new superhero movie Captain Marvel, which sees Jackson reprise his role of Nick Fury. The film – co-starring Jude Law, Gemma Chan and Annette Bening – is released on March 8 and will be the final Marvel movie before Avengers: Endgame, released in April.
1/20 Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 barely holds together. Rather than act as a surprisingly successful man Iron Man, Marvel Studios decided to overstuff the movie with universe-building references (Black Widow, Nick Fury and SHIELD Agent Coulson all make appearances) and two-dimensional villains (played by Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke). The result is a Trojan horse set-up for the Avengers.
Marvel / Disney
2/20 Thor: The Dark World
When the Thor franchise lost its director Kenneth Branagh between the first and second movies, it also had to be kissed to the Shakespearean theatrics that had slowed down a sense of goofy charm. Directed by Alan Taylor's Game of Thrones, The Dark World prioritizes its VFX effects above all else. It's a bargain: Christopher Eccleston's Malekith is (by far) Marvel's worst villain, being a stack of prosthetics with zero personality, while Chris Hemsworth's Thor completes one of the most unrealistic London Tube hits in all of cinematic history.
Marvel / Disney
3/20 The Incredible Hulk
Edward Norton's version of the smashing Hulk often gets lost by Marvel fans – and for good reason. Mark Ruffalo's bumbling interpretation of the character has a gravitational charm, Norton's moping monster is void of any charisma. With Liv Tyler phoning in her performance as love interest, Betty Ross, the film falls emotionally flat and serves only as a by-the-numbers origins story.
Marvel / Disney
4/20 Avengers: Age of Ultron
Just in case we'll be forgotten that the Disney corporation is an all-consuming titan that owns half of Hollywood, the sequel to 2012's Avengers decided to sneak in a little corporate synergy: when Iron Man accidentally creates a robot feel (voiced by James Spader Who decides the earth's only salvation is through the destruction of humanity, he announces his grim shots with accompaniment of a little quote from the classic "I've Got No Strings" from 1940's Pinocchio. It's a time that exemplifies how Ultron feels like a cold, calculated operation from Marvel Studios. It's simply tick list of obligations to move us to the next chapter of the MCU.
Marvel / Disney
5/20 Thor
Although Kenneth Branagh's introductory outing for Marvel's wellbeing, it's underlined by the MCU's dramatic sense of progress over the years. Certainly, Tom Hiddleston's Loki is a strong, well-crafted character right out of the gate, and his plot against his adoptive father (Anthony Hopkins) is delightfully heightened. Yet, it arguably took until Thor: Ragnarok for Chris Hemsworth's hero to develop much sense of character beyond the initial "fish out of water" trope.
Marvel / Disney
6/20 Doctor Strange
A self-centered wealthy white man ventures to a distant land and realizes his superhero potential – sound familiar? That's because Doctor Strange and Iron Man are basically the same story, except one uses magic and the other explosives. Benedict Cumberbatch's Marveldebut impresses with kaleidoscope visuals but lacks the heart of Robert Downey Jr's hero, leading to a film that wastes the talents of both Tilda Swinton and Mads Mikkelsen.
Marvel / Disney
7/20 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
The first Guardians of the Galaxy was a risky Star Wars-inspired broken through space, following a bunch of a-holes who form an unlikely familiar bond. For the second film, James Gunn decided to turn everything up to 11, cramming a dozen interweaving storylines, leading to Chris Pratt's star gaunt getting side-lined. The sequel did, however, introduce the "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all", shouted by Yondu gracefully falls from the sky. A wonderfully comedic moment in a movie that misses on another half-dozen punches.
Marvel / Disney
8/20 The Avengers
Marvel's first crossover film was an unparalleled cinematic event – one that arguably changed Hollywood filmmaking forever, now that every major studio seems to be attempting the "shared universe" approach to franchises. Although the MCU has refined the template since, The Avengers still established the focus on humor, character, and heart that would come to define the success story of Marvel Studios. It's a blockbuster that feels great on all fronts, delivering thrills not only in the "Battle of New York" final, but in the creation of a team of characters that feel perfectly balanced and complementary.
Marvel / Disney
9/20 Captain America: Civil War
Despite Captain America: Civil War (AKA Avengers 2.5) featuring Iron Man, Black Widow, and Black Panther and Spider-Man, the film remains first and foremost about Captain America. And that's perhaps why the stuffed blockbuster works – were it not for a central focus, Civil War could have fallen into the trappings of other Marvel sequels in being too convoluted. The Russo Brothers also has some of the best action scenes in Marvel history so far, the airport scene, which looks as if it's a straight up comic book.
Marvel / Disney
10/20 Ant-Man and the Wasp
Paul Rudd, Evil Lilly's Hope van Dyne – a smart, capable female hero who did not just exist to serve as a caretaker for the male characters.
Marvel / Disney
11/20 Ant-Man
Ant-Man should not have worked on a movie. Just look at the title! Ridiculous to think a movie about a man with ant powers should work – let alone be a blockbuster success and part of the biggest cinematic universe going. Yet, despite production problems, Peyton Reed directed this hilarious heist film with aplomb, taking the Marvel world a little less seriously than others.
Marvel / Disney
12/20 Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel redefined cinematic narratives, more in 2018, creating a single culmination to a decade of worth of movies. While it plays as usual to anyone who's new to the franchise (if that's possible), it was, for fans, an unmatched emotional release. The Russo brothers faced the monumental task of making each crossover – from the Guardians of the Galaxy to the kingdom of Wakanda – while the MCU's biggest villain, Thanos, into center stage. Epic both in its sense of scale and stakes, Infinity War also stages one of the most memorable finals in blockbuster history.
Marvel / Disney
13/20 Captain America: The First Avenger
With or without the beard, Steve Rogers aka Captain America has become the brooding center of the Avengers, but there was a time when he was all about the old-fashioned heroics. Director Joe Johnston stayed true to the film's 1940s setting in a film that embraces that pulpiness of early comic book history, as Steve punches Nazis and romances officer military Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), though her character is thankfully never relegated to the role of damsel in distress.
Marvel / Disney
14/20 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Despite having a super-powered American nationalist, the Captain America trilogy has the most consistent quality in the MCU. The Winter Soldier – an adrenaline-fueled conspiracy thriller that features a spectacular twist and provokes issues regarding modern day surveillance. However, given The Russo Brothers, the CGI-heavy ending is a little ridiculous.
Marvel / Disney
15/20 Spider-Man: Homecoming
While Spider-Man's miraculous arrival in the MCU came with Captain America: Civil War, it was not until Homecoming that we truly got to know Peter Parker. Tom Holland's incarnation swings past Andrew Garfield's version, thanks to the movie's lower stakes. Along with some great comic performances, Michael Keaton 's Vulture makes a terrifying villain, and the twist is superbly done.
Marvel / Disney
16/20 Iron Man 3
While divisive among Marvel fans, Shane Black's superhero outing – with the writer / director's sharp, stinging dialogue – has Tony Stark's story arc to an end (or what should have been its end) with humor and heart aplenty. As Robert Downey Jr. genius, billionaire philanthropist deals with PTSD and struggles with his robotic creations, we see an actor giving his all. While Civil War and the Avengers are being dragged down, Avengers: Endgame will give the character a similar emotionally satisfying send-off.
Marvel / Disney
17/20 Thor: Ragnarok
Completely transforming the Thor franchise in a single, effortless move, director Taika Waititi injected new energy into the MCU. Ragnarok is perfectly balanced both as a standard Marvel movie, with all the right heroics and world-building untouched Hunt for the Wilderpeople. By finding a way to incorporate individual voices into its massive machine franchise, Marvel found the secret to true long-term success.
Marvel / Disney
18/20 Iron Man
Where it all started. Iron Man subverted expectations by not only reintroducing Robert Downey Jr to the world, but by showing that a relatively unknown B-character could be at the center of a blockbuster. Other cinematic universes fail because they attempt to introduce too much (a mistake made in Iron Man 2). The first Iron Man, though, had a self-contained story that only hinted at a bigger world – a world that would eventually become a multi-billion-dollar franchise.
Marvel / Disney
19/20 Guardians of the Galaxy
Blasting the Marvel in the space of a group of heroes, including both a racoon and a tree-creature, Guardians of the Galaxy is arguably the biggest risk ever. And it paid off in spectacular fashion, with director James Gunn giving the superhero genre a light coat of B-movie glee. It also transformed Parks and Recreation star Chris Pratt into the box office draw he is today.
Marvel / Disney
20/20 Black Panther
Although Black Panther is still in the works of a Marvel film, providing a bridge to the past and future films in a CGI trickery, Ryan Coogler's success as a director story within mainstream filmmaking. In the strife between Chadwick Boseman 's T'Challa, the ruler of Wakanda, and Michael B Jordan' s Killmonger, he provided a nuanced, layered commentary on colonialism and black identity. It's a film that triumphs both within its genre, bringing new perspectives to the superhero story, and outside of it, satisfying purely a piece of narrative drama.
Marvel / Disney
1/20 Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 barely holds together. Rather than act as a surprisingly successful man Iron Man, Marvel Studios decided to overstuff the movie with universe-building references (Black Widow, Nick Fury and SHIELD Agent Coulson all make appearances) and two-dimensional villains (played by Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke). The result is a Trojan horse set-up for the Avengers.
Marvel / Disney
2/20 Thor: The Dark World
When the Thor franchise lost its director Kenneth Branagh between the first and second movies, it also had to be kissed to the Shakespearean theatrics that had slowed down a sense of goofy charm. Directed by Alan Taylor's Game of Thrones, The Dark World prioritizes its VFX effects above all else. It's a bargain: Christopher Eccleston's Malekith is (by far) Marvel's worst villain, being a stack of prosthetics with zero personality, while Chris Hemsworth's Thor completes one of the most unrealistic London Tube hits in all of cinematic history.
Marvel / Disney
3/20 The Incredible Hulk
Edward Norton's version of the smashing Hulk often gets lost by Marvel fans – and for good reason. Mark Ruffalo's bumbling interpretation of the character has a gravitational charm, Norton's moping monster is void of any charisma. With Liv Tyler phoning in her performance as love interest, Betty Ross, the film falls emotionally flat and serves only as a by-the-numbers origins story.
Marvel / Disney
4/20 Avengers: Age of Ultron
Just in case we'll be forgotten that the Disney corporation is an all-consuming titan that owns half of Hollywood, the sequel to 2012's Avengers decided to sneak in a little corporate synergy: when Iron Man accidentally creates a robot feel (voiced by James Spader Who decides the earth's only salvation is through the destruction of humanity, he announces his grim shots with accompaniment of a little quote from the classic "I've Got No Strings" from 1940's Pinocchio. It's a time that exemplifies how Ultron feels like a cold, calculated operation from Marvel Studios. It's simply tick list of obligations to move us to the next chapter of the MCU.
Marvel / Disney
5/20 Thor
Although Kenneth Branagh's introductory outing for Marvel's wellbeing, it's underlined by the MCU's dramatic sense of progress over the years. Certainly, Tom Hiddleston's Loki is a strong, well-crafted character right out of the gate, and his plot against his adoptive father (Anthony Hopkins) is delightfully heightened. Yet, it arguably took until Thor: Ragnarok for Chris Hemsworth's hero to develop much sense of character beyond the initial "fish out of water" trope.
Marvel / Disney
6/20 Doctor Strange
A self-centered wealthy white man ventures to a distant land and realizes his superhero potential – sound familiar? That's because Doctor Strange and Iron Man are basically the same story, except one uses magic and the other explosives. Benedict Cumberbatch's Marveldebut impresses with kaleidoscope visuals but lacks the heart of Robert Downey Jr's hero, leading to a film that wastes the talents of both Tilda Swinton and Mads Mikkelsen.
Marvel / Disney
7/20 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
The first Guardians of the Galaxy was a risky Star Wars-inspired broken through space, following a bunch of a-holes who form an unlikely familiar bond. For the second film, James Gunn decided to turn everything up to 11, cramming a dozen interweaving storylines, leading to Chris Pratt's star gaunt getting side-lined. The sequel did, however, introduce the "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all", shouted by Yondu gracefully falls from the sky. A wonderfully comedic moment in a movie that misses on another half-dozen punches.
Marvel / Disney
8/20 The Avengers
Marvel's first crossover film was an unparalleled cinematic event – one that arguably changed Hollywood filmmaking forever, now that every major studio seems to be attempting the "shared universe" approach to franchises. Although the MCU has refined the template since, The Avengers still established the focus on humor, character, and heart that would come to define the success story of Marvel Studios. It's a blockbuster that feels great on all fronts, delivering thrills not only in the "Battle of New York" final, but in the creation of a team of characters that feel perfectly balanced and complementary.
Marvel / Disney
9/20 Captain America: Civil War
Despite Captain America: Civil War (AKA Avengers 2.5) featuring Iron Man, Black Widow, and Black Panther and Spider-Man, the film remains first and foremost about Captain America. And that's perhaps why the stuffed blockbuster works – were it not for a central focus, Civil War could have fallen into the trappings of other Marvel sequels in being too convoluted. The Russo Brothers also has some of the best action scenes in Marvel history so far, the airport scene, which looks as if it's a straight up comic book.
Marvel / Disney
10/20 Ant-Man and the Wasp
Paul Rudd, Evil Lilly's Hope van Dyne – a smart, capable female hero who did not just exist to serve as a caretaker for the male characters.
Marvel / Disney
11/20 Ant-Man
Ant-Man should not have worked on a movie. Just look at the title! Ridiculous to think a movie about a man with ant powers should work – let alone be a blockbuster success and part of the biggest cinematic universe going. Yet, despite production problems, Peyton Reed directed this hilarious heist film with aplomb, taking the Marvel world a little less seriously than others.
Marvel / Disney
12/20 Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel redefined cinematic narratives, more in 2018, creating a single culmination to a decade of worth of movies. While it plays as usual to anyone who's new to the franchise (if that's possible), it was, for fans, an unmatched emotional release. The Russo brothers faced the monumental task of making each crossover – from the Guardians of the Galaxy to the kingdom of Wakanda – while the MCU's biggest villain, Thanos, into center stage. Epic both in its sense of scale and stakes, Infinity War also stages one of the most memorable finals in blockbuster history.
Marvel / Disney
13/20 Captain America: The First Avenger
With or without the beard, Steve Rogers aka Captain America has become the brooding center of the Avengers, but there was a time when he was all about the old-fashioned heroics. Director Joe Johnston stayed true to the film's 1940s setting in a film that embraces that pulpiness of early comic book history, as Steve punches Nazis and romances officer military Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), though her character is thankfully never relegated to the role of damsel in distress.
Marvel / Disney
14/20 Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Despite having a super-powered American nationalist, the Captain America trilogy has the most consistent quality in the MCU. The Winter Soldier – an adrenaline-fueled conspiracy thriller that features a spectacular twist and provokes issues regarding modern day surveillance. However, given The Russo Brothers, the CGI-heavy ending is a little ridiculous.
Marvel / Disney
15/20 Spider-Man: Homecoming
While Spider-Man's miraculous arrival in the MCU came with Captain America: Civil War, it was not until Homecoming that we truly got to know Peter Parker. Tom Holland's incarnation swings past Andrew Garfield's version, thanks to the movie's lower stakes. Along with some great comic performances, Michael Keaton 's Vulture makes a terrifying villain, and the twist is superbly done.
Marvel / Disney
16/20 Iron Man 3
While divisive among Marvel fans, Shane Black's superhero outing – with the writer / director's sharp, stinging dialogue – has Tony Stark's story arc to an end (or what should have been its end) with humor and heart aplenty. As Robert Downey Jr. genius, billionaire philanthropist deals with PTSD and struggles with his robotic creations, we see an actor giving his all. While Civil War and the Avengers are being dragged down, Avengers: Endgame will give the character a similar emotionally satisfying send-off.
Marvel / Disney
17/20 Thor: Ragnarok
Completely transforming the Thor franchise in a single, effortless move, director Taika Waititi injected new energy into the MCU. Ragnarok is perfectly balanced both as a standard Marvel movie, with all the right heroics and world-building untouched Hunt for the Wilderpeople. By finding a way to incorporate individual voices into its massive machine franchise, Marvel found the secret to true long-term success.
Marvel / Disney
18/20 Iron Man
Where it all started. Iron Man subverted expectations by not only reintroducing Robert Downey Jr to the world, but by showing that a relatively unknown B-character could be at the center of a blockbuster. Other cinematic universes fail because they attempt to introduce too much (a mistake made in Iron Man 2). The first Iron Man, though, had a self-contained story that only hinted at a bigger world – a world that would eventually become a multi-billion-dollar franchise.
Marvel / Disney
19/20 Guardians of the Galaxy
Blasting the Marvel in the space of a group of heroes, including both a racoon and a tree-creature, Guardians of the Galaxy is arguably the biggest risk ever. And it paid off in spectacular fashion, with director James Gunn giving the superhero genre a light coat of B-movie glee. It also transformed Parks and Recreation star Chris Pratt into the box office draw he is today.
Marvel / Disney
20/20 Black Panther
Although Black Panther is still in the works of a Marvel film, providing a bridge to the past and future films in a CGI trickery, Ryan Coogler's success as a director story within mainstream filmmaking. In the strife between Chadwick Boseman 's T'Challa, the ruler of Wakanda, and Michael B Jordan' s Killmonger, he provided a nuanced, layered commentary on colonialism and black identity. It's a film that triumphs both within its genre, bringing new perspectives to the superhero story, and outside of it, satisfying purely a piece of narrative drama.
Marvel / Disney
Larson plays Carol Danvers in a very self-contained superhero movie.
"It will lead very much to the end of the day Avengers: Infinity War, and it will lead very much Avengers 4, "Executive producer Jonathan Schwartz said.
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