8 details you should remember before watching Marvel's new series 'Secret Invasion'

The Kree-Skrull war was a central plot point of the 2019 Marvel film, with the Skrulls initially painted as a villainous species — imposters who silently infiltrated and took over planets. 

It was only halfway through the movie that it was revealed the Skrulls were the victims and Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel's (Brie Larson) mentor Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), commander of the Kree, was the real antagonist. 

Talos (Ben Mendelsohn), the general of the Skrull force, explained to Carol that Yon-Rogg killed a rogue Kree scientist named Mar-Vell (Annette Bening) because she realized that she was on the wrong side of the war and tried to help the Kree. 

It was also revealed that the Skrulls became homeless after they resisted Kree rule and their planet, Skrullos, was destroyed.

The remaining Skrulls were in danger of being killed, which is why Mar-Vell was planning on using an energy core (the Tesseract) to power a light-speed ship capable of carrying them to a new home where the Kree couldn't reach them.

Their ability to take on the appearance of humans and superheroes makes them dangerous.

As Talos explained in "Captain Marvel," Skrulls have to see a life-form first before shape-shifting. Physiologically they're all capable of transforming, but it takes practice and "talent to do it well."

Talos was a Skrull commander who first met Fury by disguising himself on Earth as Nick Fury's (Samuel L. Jackson) boss, Keller. Talos started working alongside Carol and Fury after explaining that the Kree were manipulating her and that the Skrulls were actually innocent. 

Talos was fighting not only to save the Skrulls but also his wife Soren (Sharon Blynn) and their daughter, whose name wasn't revealed in the movie.

Near the end of "Captain Marvel," the family took temporary shelter at Maria Rambeau's (Lashana Lynch) home.

Talos and Soren returned in the end-credits scene of "Spider-Man: Far From Home," when it was revealed that they were disguised as Nick Fury and Maria Hill throughout the entire film. 

On "Secret Invasion," Emilia Clarke is confirmed to play the grown-up version of Talos and Soren's daughter. Her name is G'iah and the "Game of Thrones" alum told Vanity Fair that her character has built-up resentment toward humans.

Prior to getting killed by Yon-Rogg, Mar-Vell was trying to end the war and help the Skrulls find a new home. 

Near the end of "Captain Marvel," Carol told Talos and Soren that she was going to carry out that mission and search the galaxy for a safe place.

"I'll help you find a home, finish what Mar-Vell started," she said.

Thanos (Josh Brolin) served as the overarching villain of the MCU's Infinity Saga. In "Infinity War," after acquiring all six Infinity Stones, he wiped out half of all life in the universe.

Characters like Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), and Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) were just a few of Thanos' victims.

The end-credits scene of "Infinity War" also showed Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) and Nick Fury turning to dust. But before disintegrating, Fury sent an emergency signal to Captain Marvel via a pager.

Fury and the other dusted characters were brought back to life in "Avengers: Endgame." At the end of the film, he was seen attending the funeral for Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), who sacrificed himself. 

Since then, Fury hasn't been as prominent in the MCU because he's been off-world. 

The end-credits scene of "Spider-Man: Far From Home" showed that Fury was in space the whole time, on an aircraft with Skrulls. 

Then on the 2021 Disney+ series "WandaVision," a Skrull appeared and told Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) that she was sent by an "old friend" of her mom. The Skrull didn't give Monica a name, but she was undoubtedly referring to Fury.

"He heard you've been grounded. He'd like to meet you with you," the Skrull said, pointing her finger toward space. 

What Fury's been up to in space remains unclear, but the events of "Secret Invasion" will bring him back to Earth. 

Ever since his first appearance in the MCU in 2008's "Iron Man," Fury has worn an eye patch.

Fans didn't get an explanation as to who caused the damage to his eye until "Captain Marvel," when he was scratched in the face by a Goose, a cat who's actually an alien creature known as a Flerken.

In trailers and teasers for "Secret Invasion," Fury is seen sans his signature eye patch. 

Samuel L. Jackson explained the new look in an interview with Vanity Fair, published in March. 

"He just doesn't wear the patch. The patch is part of who the strong Nick Fury was," Jackson said. "It's part of his vulnerability now. You can look at it and see he's not this perfectly indestructible person. He doesn't feel like that guy."

In the 2014 movie "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," Fury showed up unannounced at Steve Rogers/Captain America's apartment after S.H.I.E.L.D. was compromised.

"My wife kicked me out," Fury explained.

"I didn't know you were married," Steve replied. 

"A lot of things you don't know about me," Fury said, indicating that there were spies everywhere and they needed to be cautious. 

At the time, it seemed like Fury was speaking in code and that he was referring to S.H.I.E.L.D. when he mentioned his wife. But perhaps he wasn't lying when he said that he was married.

Actor Charlayne Woodard was briefly seen in a trailer for "Secret Invasion," released in September 2022. In November of that year, scooper Daniel Richtman reported that Woodard would be portraying Agent Priscilla Fury, Nick Fury's wife, on "Secret Invasion."