Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan delivers a standout performance in Netflix's Never Have I Ever, and has since been touted on social media as the perfect candidate to take on the role of Kamala Khan in the Ms. Marvel TV series coming to Disney+. However, the 18-year-old actress has now explained why it wouldn't be "fair" for her to play the Inhuman hero in the MCU.
"I've seen a couple of posts about that, but honestly, no. Kamala Khan is Pakistani and I'm Tamil," the Canadian-Tamil actress told ET. "If there was a Tamil superhero, I wouldn't want to see a Pakistani girl playing [her]. I would say, 'Really? You couldn't find anybody who was Tamil?' So why would I want to do that to the Pakistani community? That wouldn't be fair."
Ramakrishnan didn't dismiss the notion of joining a comic book franchise, though, as she joked about potentially starring in Deadpool 3.
"Trust me, I'd love to be a superhero. I love Marvel so much. I could be the daughter of Deadpool or his apprentice or something. Maybe Deadpool adopts a South Asian girl. It would make sense — Ryan Reynolds and I would both make the Canadian jokes."
Interestingly, Never Have I Ever co-creator Mindy Kaling has previously expressed interest in working on Ms. Marvel, and while it's a shame Ramakrishnan isn't interested in playing Kamala Khan, her attitude is completely understandable.
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