Captain Marvel isn’t out for another week, but has already been attacked by sexist trolls, who targeted the film’s Rotten Tomatoes’ page with negative reviews.

Commenters on Rotten Tomatoes, which has now changed its system to stop trolls slamming new films, have taken umbrage at Larson’s commitment to inclusion riders for the press tour, and the fact that she’s a woman leading a superhero film.

That so many people feel threatened by a woman in power - be it a fictional woman with fictional abilities - only serves to illustrate just why Captain Marvel is so important. The film is giving young girls like Illie a role model and showing them they can be the heroes in their own story, and that’s invaluable.

Captain Marvel is in cinemas on 8 March, International Women’s Day.

Brie Larson meeting a mini Captain Marvel shows the power of female representation