Despite being plagued with release and production delays, Disney+’s Marvel Cinematic Universe projects are still very much moving forward. The upcoming Ms. Marvel TV show has found its lead in newcomer Iman Vellani who, will be taking on the role of Kamala Khan, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
The news comes shortly after another MCU Disney+ project, She-Hulk, found its lead in Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany.
Kamala Khan, who recently took center stage in the Avengers video game, has become a massively popular character in the Marvel universe following her debut in 2013. A Muslim teenager from New Jersey, Kamala was introduced as a passionate superhero fan. Kamala initially believed herself to be just a regular girl, but when an attack from the Inhumans covered parts of the globe in mutagenic “Terrigen Mists,” Kamala learned that there was a secret locked deep within her DNA. The mists triggered a transformation in her that activated a superpower to grow and change her body’s size or “embiggen, as she puts it.”
Kamala was eventually given the name Ms. Marvel by her personal hero, Carol Danvers. It’s not entirely clear where the Ms. Marvel show will fit into the MCU timeline or with the on-screen Carol whose own solo movie was set in the 1990s, but it is safe to assume that Carol’s legacy will play some role in Kamala’s on screen debut.
Ms. Marvel currently has no set premiere date.