Maria Rambeau's rumored return for Monica Rambeau actress, Teyonah Parris, and the movie's helmer, speculations quickly float around that she may be back for Captain Marvel 2.
Introduced in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's 1995-set WandaVision. The Marvel Studios' Disney+ series revealed that while the younger Rambeau disappeared for five years after she was affected by Thanos' (Josh Brolin) snap, her mother died of cancer.
This firmly establishes that founder of S.W.O.R.D., she would be aware of information that could be pertinent to the mission of her best friend and daughter.
Aside from professional reasons, Maria's return to The Marvels could also play into one of the movie's most interesting personal relationships – the one between Carol and Monica. In the first Captain Marvel movie, the pair had a great dynamic, with the younger Rambeau clearly smitten with her "aunt Carol." But WandaVision insinuated that it's no longer the case, with grown-up Monica seemingly having ill feelings towards her mother's best friend. It's unclear what drove them apart since they parted ways on good , but a popular theory is that Monica's holding a grudge against Carol for not returning to Earth while Maria was battling cancer. As implied in Captain Marvel came back home after getting Nick Fury's (Samuel L. Jackson) SOS message. By this point, Maria was already going through her illness, and without really any other family member, Monica may have felt abandoned by Carol. Flashbacks showing the Rambeaus' struggles in The Marvels could establish this better.
Maria's potential appearance in Captain Marvel 2 isn't just for the sake of including the character in the movie. She factors in two separate plotlines, including being the connecting link to Carol and Monica who are two of three headlining characters of the blockbuster. Given all this, her involvement is a necessity to tell a complete and compelling story in The Marvels.
