Iman Vellani, a Pakistani-Canadian actress who plays Kamala Khan in the recently released series Ms Marvel, recently discussed her casting process for the miniseries. On the last day of high school, she received word of her casting for the project.
Iman further talks on the subject, saying, “I got cast on the last day of high school. I was hanging out with my friends, and I got a text from the casting director to come on a video conference call. So I come on the call, and it’s Kevin Feige and all the producers and directors. But I didn’t even notice them because I am obsessed with Kevin Feige and Marvel. Kevin said, ‘it’s unanimous, we want you to be Ms Marvel, and I just went into complete shock.”
For the young actress, landing the role of Ms Marvel was a dream come true. Iman expressed her delight at the prospect of playing Ms. Marvel, saying, “The idea of playing Ms. Marvel was just so natural because of the parallels between my life and Kamala’s in the story.”
Iman further added, “We are so much alike, and I have so much love for the character, which is why I sent in an audition tape. I didn’t want to be an actor, but because it was Ms Marvel and I have loved the comic for years, it felt like I had no choice because I knew my ten-year-old self would hate me if I didn’t audition.”
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah, Meera Mohan, and two-time Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy directed the series, which was written by Bisha K Ali. Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Adil & Bilall, Bisha K. Ali, and Sana Amanat are executive producers on the series. ‘Ms Marvel’ is now available to watch on Disney+ Hotstar.
Iman Vellani makes her acting debut as Ms Marvel, along with a massive cast including Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Saagar Shaikh and Rish Shah as Kamran, Mehwish Hayat, Samina Ahmed, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha and Travina Springer, with Aramis Knight.