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Iman Vellani cast as lead in “Ms Marvel” Disney+ series

MCU’s first muslim superhero

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6 years ago

October 1, 2020

Dulani Wilson

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Marvel Studios Disney Plus series Ms. Marvel has followed in the footsteps of recent She-Hulk announcements. It has been revealed who is set to portray the show’s titular character in the coming Ms. Marvel series. This also follows news of the directors nabbed to direct the episodic series of Ms. Marvel

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Marvel has cast Iman Vellani to play the role of Ms Marvel aka Kamala Khan, the Pakistani-American teenager native to New Jersey. Being dubbed MCU’s first Muslim superhero, the series is set to follow the ups-and-downs of Khan as she balances life, family and superherodom.

Vellani, on confirmation of the news said she was “speechless and excited” at the prospect of being Kamala in the Disney Plus show.

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