MCU: Disney Plus has finally found its Ms. Marvel

Michael Patterson

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Newcomer Iman Vellani has been cast as the titular character in Disney Plus’ upcoming MCU series Ms. Marvel.

Disney Plus continues to move things forward for its exclusive line-up of Marvel Cinematic Universe shows. Fresh off casting Tatiana Maslany – and hiring a director and executive producer – for their upcoming She-Hulk TV series, the streamer has now found who is going to be leading the heavily-anticipated Ms. Marvel.

As revealed by Deadline, Marvel has cast newcomer Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel herself and her human alter-ego Kamala Khan.

Not much else has been revealed about the upcoming series at this point, though both Marvel Studios and Disney did recently hire Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Meera Menon as directors on the show.

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The character of Kamala Khan made her debut in the pages of Marvel Comics back in 2013, first showing up in Captain Marvel No. 14. She then went on to headline her very own solo series – aptly titled Ms. Marvel – the following year, making her the very first Muslim character to star in a Marvel series.

The character is an huge fan of Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, and after she discovers that she possesses Inhuman abilities takes over Danvers’ original mantle of Ms. Marvel – allowing the latter to take on the Captain Marvel mantle.

Danvers made history last year when the character headlined the Captain Marvel film (in which she was portrayed by Brie Larson) that ultimately grossed over $1 billion at the box office. Upon the announcement of a Ms. Marvel series, fans were excited at the prospect of seeing the two of them team up and still hope that it will happen at some point down the line.

You can rest assured that fans are eager to see Iman Vellani in action as the character!

Are you looking forward to Ms. Marvel? What do you think will happen in the show? Are you also excited for She-Hulk? Let us know in the comments below!

Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson is the Editor of Bam Smack Pow. An experienced writer and entertainment journalist with an affinity for all things superhero, he has previously written for Movie Pilot, WhatCulture, WrestleZone and Screen Rant. A part of FanSided since 2018, you can probably find him rambling about the Marvel Cinematic Universe or reflecting on the good old days of The CW's Arrowverse. A longtime fan of both Marvel and DC, his knowledge ranges from the classic Batman movies to the modern day MCU films, along with the mutltiude of superhero TV shows that have come in between. He's been a trusted entertainment journalist for over a decade, interviewing the likes of Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, and Elizabeth Tulloch. He's also an avid TV and film fan who firmly believes that Michael Keaton is the best Batman we'll ever have and that Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the greatest movie of all time.