Trailer For The New Animated Short Series MARVEL RISING: INITIATION Focuses on The Next Generation of Marvel Heroes
Marvel has released for first trailer for their new animated series of shorts for Disney XD called Marvel Rising: Initiation. The series will put the focus on the next generation of Marvel heroes.
The story centers around Gwen Stacy a.k.a. Ghost-Spider (Dove Cameron), who is ends up being framed for her friend's murder. She is eventually tracked down by a number of other heroes that include Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel (Kathleen Khavari), Doreen Green a.k.a Squirrel Girl (Milana Vayntrub), Rayshaun Lucas a.k.a. Patriot (Kamil McFadden), and Daisy Johnson a.k.a. Quake (Chloe Bennet).
This is all leading up to a feature-length film called Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, which will debut later this year.
It looks like it will end up being a fun series of animated shorts to watch, my girls are definitely going to love it. Marvel Director of Content Sana Amanat previously had this to say about the project when talking to Buzzfeed:
"It came out of a desire to be able to tell stories about characters that we think are the next great heroes of the Marvel Universe. I think it's incredibly important that we tell young women and young girls that they have this incredible power within themselves, and that they have heroes out there [who] ... they can look up to, especially in these times."
Khavari talked about playing Ms. Marvel, saying:
"To have this brown girl who's a Muslim, who's a superhero, who doesn't fall under these stereotypes ... [and] is just a good, decent human being who wants to bring that out in other people — I feel really fortunate to be able to portray her."
Then Vayntrub offered a few words about taking on the role of Squirrel Girl:
"[I] feel like a lot women will feel represented and impassioned by this badass young woman who wants to make the world a better place," Vayntrub said. She's especially happy that the character isn't simply "for the male gaze. And it's not about, 'Will my crush like me after this?' There's more dimension to [Squirrel Girl] than being a babe."
We should learn more about the series later this week at Comic-Con. Marvel Rising: Initiation will debut on August 13th on Disney XD. Watch the trailer and let us know if you like what you see.