Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, and Just Mercy all have Brie Larson in a starring role (though Just Mercy’s main character is Killmonger). Wonder if she threw in a recommendation.
Also seems to be collaborating with Coogler on a TV series, though there’s been no news on that for like 2 years. Anyway, this has become the archetypal MCU pick by now, someone totally new to blockbusters, without a big movie filmography, but often with a take on the character that they like and at least one critically outstanding work in indie film or TV — Whedon, Russos, Gunn, Waititi, Coogler, Boden & Fleck, Shortland, Zhao. Seems to be working out fine for them so far.