THE MARVELS Star Iman Vellani Talks About How the Young Avengers Could Stand Apart From the Original Avengers
One exciting storyline that came from the recent MCU movie The Marvels came in the form of the mid-credits scene which found Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani) sitting in the darkness of Kate Bishop’s apartment, ready to invite her to be a young avenger, a la Nick Fury from the first Iron Man. Since then, fans have been speculating about who else will join their crew.
Vellani has also been excitedly talking about the future of the group, and she recently spoke to ScreenRant in depth about the possibilities, and how she believes the young Avengers will stand apart from the originals:
“They have perspectives that the older Avengers don't, especially because they've had to deal with the repercussions, but they're also a fan of the older Avengers. So I think they can really make this team-up something new. I think it'll be way more functional than the Avengers even were. I think Kamala being in charge might also set the tone in a really wonderful way. I think she's a natural-born leader.
She is not only the glue of the Marvels, but could be the glue of the younger Avengers group because she is mature and she is intelligent, and she also has all this knowledge about being superheroes and teamwork and how to do it in a way that's ideal and works for everyone. And she's probably learned so much from being on the Marvels, so she can bring that into the Young Avengers. But yeah, I think they'll definitely be a group that a lot of the younger audiences can resonate to and relate to way more. I think their opinions on social justice issues, I think their opinions on just the world in general and is what's needed is way more important.
They feel like the group that will understand humanity and the value of human life way more than I think the older group does because they're in it, right? They have relationships there. They're in school, they have their friends, they have their idols and their mentors. And I think all of those relationships will ground this group way more than we have mentors who's a billionaire, and you got a guy who was frozen from the 1940s. So they're definitely way more aware of reality.”
I think there’s a ton of potential in the younger group. Many young fans will be able to identify with them, and they could tell different stories from what we’ve already seen. I’m looking forward to seeing what the MCU has in store regarding the young avengers.