Iman Vellani and her MCU character have lived parallel lives
Paralleling the character she portrays, 19-year-old Canadian Iman Vellani is an earnest and talented teenage superfan who has been called up to the big leagues. Not long ago, she was reading issues of Ms. Marvel and dressing up as the MCU’s first lead Muslim heroine for Halloween. But after being cast, on her last day of high school, Vellani gets to bring the character to the MCU. Vellani spoke with Den of Geek about the “surreal” experience of going from being a fan on MCU subreddits and doing Avengers nail art to leading her own show on Disney+.
Den of Geek: Could you talk about the importance of getting to meet Kamala Khan through her own world and in her own story before we get to see her next year in The Marvels?
Iman Vellani: We wanted to ground...
Paralleling the character she portrays, 19-year-old Canadian Iman Vellani is an earnest and talented teenage superfan who has been called up to the big leagues. Not long ago, she was reading issues of Ms. Marvel and dressing up as the MCU’s first lead Muslim heroine for Halloween. But after being cast, on her last day of high school, Vellani gets to bring the character to the MCU. Vellani spoke with Den of Geek about the “surreal” experience of going from being a fan on MCU subreddits and doing Avengers nail art to leading her own show on Disney+.
Den of Geek: Could you talk about the importance of getting to meet Kamala Khan through her own world and in her own story before we get to see her next year in The Marvels?
Iman Vellani: We wanted to ground...
- 5/17/2022
- by Delia Harrington
- Den of Geek
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