MS. MARVEL Fan Art Features Iman Vellani in The Role and She Comments on Joining The MCU as Kamala Khan
It was recently announced that newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast in the role of Marvel’s Ms. Marvel series. She will take on the role of Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. The actress has since commented on the news simply saying, "Speechless and excited! Wish me luck.” Her post on Instagram has since been removed. I hope it wasn’t because she was being bullied by people. I know a lot of fans weren’t happy with the casting, but I think it’s great that they went with a new young actress!
While we wait to see what she will look like in the role, BossLogic has shared his take on the character giving us a look at what we might expect. I actually really like this character, it was her comic book series that got one of my girls interested in comics. I’m a fan of her story, and I’m excited to see it brought to life on Disney+!
Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have signed up to direct multiple episodes of the series along with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a two-time Oscar winner in the documentary short category, as well as Meera Menon, who has previously directed episodes of The Walking Dead, The Punisher, Titans, Dirty John, and Outlander.
The Ms. Marvel series is being developed by British writer Bisha K. Ali, who will write the series and serve as showrunner. Ali is a comedian who also worked as a writer on Hulu’s remake of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
The series will be inspired by and focus on the most recent incarnation of the character, a teenager named Kamela Khan. Ms. Marvel is a shape-shifting Muslim Pakistani-American teenager from New Jersey who becomes the newest holder of the Ms. Marvel identity. She is the youngest of two children from a traditional Pakistani family. Her powers have been described as polymorphous, meaning she has the ability to stretch and change her shape.
Despite her traditional roots, Kamala was the typical American teenager. Wanting to be herself, but still make her family proud. For several years, Kamala was a fan of superheroes especially the Avengers and, more importantly, Carol Danvers. So much, in fact, that she started writing online fan-fiction about the Avengers and Captain Marvel. Even going as far as joining the Carol Danvers Corps online.
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has said in the past that while Ms. Marvel will make her debut in her own Disney+ series, there are plans to bring her into the feature films in the future.