Captain Marvel trailer: First look at Brie Larson in female-led superhero film

Marvel have unveiled a look at their latest work Captain Marvel, featuring a female superhero.

The first trailer of the eagerly-anticipated film debuted on Good Morning America as with all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks.

Starring Brie Larson in the leading role, the two-minute clip takes place in the mid-1990s and sees Samuel L Jackson take the role of Nick Fury.

Jackson’s character quickly befriends Larson’s Carol Danvers as she literally falls to Earth into a Blockbuster Video store.

The clip teases that Carol joins an elite military team, as part of alien race Kree, called Starforce.

However, she finds herself back on Earth to battle the Skrulls, the shape-shifting race of Marvel aliens, as they invade the planet with Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos leading the army.

Alongside Larson, a host of A-listers are set to join the production including Clark Gregg, Gemma Chan, Jude Law and Lee Pace.

The teaser also gives a glimpse into Larson’s blue and red suit, which pulls its design from the comics.

Captain Marvel marks the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series to feature a female lead.

The series launched with Iron Man in 2008.

The character is best known from the comics for her superhuman strength, endurance, energy projection and ability to fly.