- Marvel has released the official trailer for “Ms. Marvel,” a new series featuring the MCU’s first Muslim superhero.
- The series will be available to stream on Disney Plus starting June 8.
- Nineteen-year-old newcomer Iman Vellani stars as the show’s lead Kamala Khan, a nerdy Pakistani American high school student who suddenly finds herself possessing cosmic powers.
- Viewers may be surprised to see how Kamala’s powers in the trailer differ from the comics.
- The unveiling of the new trailer has spurred excitement on social media, with many online praising the representation of South Asian and Muslim women on screen.
Marvel Studios has released an official trailer for their upcoming series “Ms. Marvel,” which will bring to screens a Muslim superhero for the first time ever.
The new series follows Kamala Khan, a nerdy South Asian American teenager from New Jersey who loves playing video games, writing fan-fiction and most of all, daydreaming of superheroes. Her idol, Captain Marvel, later serves as inspiration for her costume design.
In the trailer, Kamala is seen facing a challenge even the toughest of the superheroes she looks up to would struggle to overcome: high school. She’s already a bit of a misfit when she suddenly finds herself with new, unusual abilities.
Nineteen-year-old newcomer Iman Vellani stars as the titular hero in the latest Marvel series. Just like her character, Vellani is also the daughter of Pakistani Muslim immigrants – though Vellani has grown up in Canada.
The trailer shows Kamala possessing a different set of powers than what avid comic book readers might have expected. Taking the form of a glimmering aura that appears to supercharge her punches, Kamala’s powers enable her to manipulate energy around her using her hands. In the comics however, Kamala is able to manipulate her entire being, changing the size and shape of her body at will.
The series will be available to stream exclusively on Disney Plus starting June 8. It’s only the beginning for Kamala’s character as she is also anticipated to appear in the sequel to the Marvel film “Captain Marvel” which is scheduled for next year. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed that she would appear in future films when he announced the show back in 2020.
The unveiling of the trailer comes shortly after the Disney Plus premiere of the animated film “Turning Red,” which was praised for its Asian American representation. The trailer has spurred even more excitement online towards seeing more representation of marginalized groups on screen.
Showed the #MsMarvel trailer to a Muslim Pakistani coworker and she almost broke into tears. She always asked about MCU stuff to show to her daughter and now she has one. This is what it’s all about. Y’all can stay mad. It’s bigger than you #FckYourFandom pic.twitter.com/4o8dX4kMzx
— TASK the Pimp Hand of Khonshu (@UpToTASK) March 15, 2022
God that Ms. Marvel trailer feels like a dream. I hope the show is good but knowing that there will be thousands of South Asian girls watching and seeing themselves on screen in the Marvel universe is enough regardless.
— Tamoor Hussain (@tamoorh) March 15, 2022
“It’s not really the brown girls from Jersey City who save the world” any way don’t mind me I’m a mess 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #MsMarvel https://t.co/hVcK3o29vZ
— Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) March 15, 2022
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