Leading Ms. Marvel, Iman Vellani caught Kevin Feige’s attention for her behavior on set
Iman Vellani is the protagonist of the new series of Disney+, Ms. Marvel(2022), in which he interprets Kamala Khan, a teenage heroine from a Pakistani family. big fan of Marvelactress followed all the releases of the studio, but got a “scolding” from Kevin Feige by watching them on the cell phone instead of on the television.
“I’m gonna tell you a secret: Kevin Feige got mad at Magnet [Vellani] for watching WandaVision on the cellphone. He said, ‘Episodes are not made for cell phones! Watch it on TV!’” revealed the actress. Saagar Shaikh in an interview with Marvel.com.
“Is it over there [Iman Vellani] stayed on the iPad between filming breaks,” said Zenobia Shroff. “WandaVision had just left and she kept saying out loud, ‘what?!’ and she even threw herself on the floor in excitement. She didn’t know what it was, and she didn’t want to interrupt her series! She is a big fan of that universe.”
In another interview, for Empire Magazine, Feige agreed that Vellani is a big fan of MCU and even compared it to Tom Holland. “It is very similar to Tom Holland and Peter Parker, Iman is a fan of Marvel bigger than we imagined. She carried a notebook on set, with scribbles and ideas. And why wouldn’t we listen to them? Not just because she plays the protagonist, but she also tells the series on the internet. So better listen to her comments before you finish filming, and try to incorporate some of those ideas,” she said.
More about Ms. Marvel
According to the official synopsis, “Ms. Marvelis a new and original series that introduces Kamala Khan, a young Muslim American girl growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fanfic writer, Kamala is a mega-fan of superheroes with a grandiose imagination—particularly when it comes to the captain marvel.”
“Even so, Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at her school and sometimes not even in her own home — that is, until she gains her superpowers like the heroes who’ve always inspired her. Life is better with powers, isn’t it?”
In addition to Iman Vellani as Kamala, cast has names like Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Azhar Usman, Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha. Ms. Marvelarrives at Disney+ on June 8, 2022.
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