If you’re a fan of Marvel comics and their adaptations, this past weekend’s onslaught of announcements hopefully has you buzzing with excitement. Disney’s online streaming platform Disney+ will go live later this year in November.
Of the litany of new shows and movies slated for release on this service, many fans are particularly excited about Ms. Marvel, a live-action adaptation of the acclaimed comic of the same name. The Disney+ series is rumored to be written by Bisha K. Ali, who is currently showrunning Hulu’s Four Weddings and a Funeral. Given the stylistic format of the released series, this series will follow Kamala Khan, the current Ms. Marvel existing in the 616 comic universe.
Many may know that the moniker Ms. Marvel was first held by Carol Danvers, who currently exists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain Marvel and is played by Brie Larson. While two others have briefly held the Ms. Marvel name since then in the comics, it’s the Pakistani-American teenager who firmly took up the mantle of Ms. Marvel in 2015.
Kamala first appeared in Captain Marvel #14, but it wasn’t until after the Terrigen Mists awakened her polymorphic powers that she stepped into Ms. Marvel’s boots. Faced with this massive responsibility, the series follows the Muslim American teenager as she learns to navigate both the superhero life as well as the complexities of her personal life, heavily influenced by her upbringing by a religious family in New Jersey. Eventually, she joined the Avengers and went on to lead the Champions, a group of teenage superheroes. Given her associations throughout the series and universe-wide events that have occurred, the opportunities for crossover within the Marvel Cinematic Universe are abundant.
The character was co-created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, in addition to writer G. Willow Wilson, with artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie illustrating her early journey. The series Ms. Marvel has been nominated for 6 Eisner awards and the first volume of the series won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015. While she’s not the first Muslim superhero published by Marvel, Kamala’s the first to headline a series.
Not many details were released regarding how this series and character will fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Kevin Feige did confirm that the show will arrive after Disney Plus’ Hawkeye. An actual release window has not been confirmed, but given that information, keep an eye out for Kamala Khan to hopefully release somewhere around late 2021 and early 2022.
Cast announcements have not been made for this series as of yet, but the popular artist Bosslogic’s already fan-casting the actress Zoha Rahman to play the hero.
I think we have #MsMarvel in the MCU already with Zoha Rahman #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/8o8Y3vgjjd
— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) August 24, 2019
