THE MARVELS Star Iman Vellani Says She's Been "Assured" By Marvel Studios That Ms. Marvel Will Return

THE MARVELS Star Iman Vellani Says She's Been "Assured" By Marvel Studios That Ms. Marvel Will Return

The Marvels may have struggled to make a significant impact at the box office, but star Iman Vellani has now promised fans that there are plans for Ms. Marvel to return in the not-too-distant future...

By JoshWilding - Mar 03, 2024 03:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Ms. Marvel
Source: Polygon

Iman Vellani delivered a stellar performance as Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel, later making the leap to the big screen with The Marvels. At the conclusion of the latter, Captain Marvel had decided to remain on Earth, likely as a mentor to the teenager, though Kamala had already set out to assemble a team of her own.

It appears the Young Avengers are somewhere on the horizon and, talking to Polygon during Saturday's 2024 Anime Awards, Vellani confirmed she's set to return as the mutant superhero...eventually. 

"I have been assured," she said, reassuring fans that Ms. Marvel has a future in the MCU. "So that feels good, but there was no more assurance than that. [laugh] They give me breadcrumbs, and I try and make a meal out of it."

The closing moments of Ms. Marvel confirmed that Kamala is a mutant and she may end up joining the X-Men when that team is finally introduced. 

Unfortunately, The Marvels grossed only $206 million at the worldwide box office and, last year, Vellani explained why she wasn't letting that get to her. "I don’t want to focus on something that’s not even in my control, because what’s the point?" she said. "That’s for [Disney CEO] Bob Iger."

"[The box office] has nothing to do with me," Vellani continued. "I’m happy with the finished product, and the people that I care about enjoyed the film. It’s genuinely a good time watching this movie, and that’s all we can ask for with these films. It has superheroes, it take place in space, it’s not that deep and it’s about teamwork and sisterhood. It’s a fun movie, and I’m just so happy that I can share it with people."

Discussing some of the sexist backlash the movie faced, the actress added, "I had a lot of experience in high school alone when I would share my excitement with someone, and then they’d immediately shut me down for being so excited. I would hate to see that within the fan community as well, because it does feel awful."

"If people are excited about something, let them be excited about it. And if you have constructive criticism, voice it — but never be the wet blanket on someone else’s excitement."

Ms. Marvel boasts a Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%, though we still don't know how many people tuned into the 6-episode Disney+ series. With that in mind, when Vellani does return to the MCU, we expect it to be as part of an ensemble in a project such as Young Avengers.

Stay tuned for updates as we have them.

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Songoty
Songoty - 3/3/2024, 3:15 PM
Is that a threat
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/4/2024, 4:32 AM
@Songoty - A promise.
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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 3/3/2024, 3:19 PM
She better.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 3/3/2024, 4:30 PM
@Doomsday8888 - I know people aren't in love with the projects she's been part of, but that girl is an absolute star. She's so naturally charming, it's ridiculous.
dracula
dracula - 3/3/2024, 3:20 PM
“Struggled”

Thats an understatement

The movie’s box office wasnt even as high as its budget (even ignoring the need to double the budget)

It didnt struggle it failed
Origame
Origame - 3/3/2024, 4:54 PM
@dracula - he has to come up with any excuse to hide the fact the marvels is a historic failure 🤣
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/4/2024, 9:02 AM
@dracula - It struggled to succeed and fell short. The word struggle doesn't imply eventual success.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/3/2024, 3:20 PM
I would hope she does return because she’s been one of the standouts of the post EG MCU imo , her energy alone is infectious!!.

I honestly would like to see her in roles outside of the MCU aswell but i know that she has said she doesn’t necessarily want to make acting her full time career and that she only pursued Ms Marvel due to her love for the character and Marvel comics which is fair.

lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 3/3/2024, 3:22 PM
"...a stellar performance as Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel..."

maybe BEYOND debatable.

Love how people/women pull the sexist card because a movie failed. Never once heard Gadot go insane praising how well Wonder Woman did and then use sexism as the failure for WW'84. She's just always maintained to be the best actress she can in the best films available to her.

I'll truly miss her in the new DCU because I thought she NAILED it as WW...every film/every cameo.


Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 3/3/2024, 7:13 PM
@lazlodaytona - Gadot was shit as Wonder Woman, and her films sucked, part 1 was barely watchable
LeDiableBlanc
LeDiableBlanc - 3/3/2024, 7:28 PM
@lazlodaytona - gadot looked the part, but her acting was terrible on both. Q
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 3/4/2024, 5:38 AM
@Shmokey20 - wow. good statements for a debate....says no one ever.

You have your opinions as do I. We don't have to agree. I really liked part 1 a lot...until the big cgi fight at the end these movies tend to always do. Whether we like Gadot or WW1 or not, the film was a success for WB and was a great stride forward as having women as the superhero lead.

Of course, then WW'84 came along and destroyed all that with how crappy that film was.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 3/4/2024, 5:51 AM
@LeDiableBlanc - like i said in my response to Shmokey, we all have our opinions and can respectfully disagree. I think she looked the part and acted it well. Her acting was a little pulled back as in comparison to WW in the JL/U animated show, but she was often too pushy in that and that was a turn off for me.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/4/2024, 9:08 AM
@lazlodaytona - "Never once heard Gadot . . . use sexism as the failure for WW'84"

That's because WW'84 was objectively terrible. The difference is, The Marvels was good.

That said, I agree that sexism isn't the ONLY reason the movie failed. Marvel overestimated the general audience's interest in the Disney Plus characters, and failed to deliver on the promise of a Captain Marvel sequel, opting for a buddy comedy dynamic instead which didn't always land. But to pretend that racist/misogynistic carping about the movie from the moment it was announced didn't have an impact on the box office to some extent is crazy, because of course it did. The well was poisoned, and folks are only now finding how much fun the film is on D+.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 3/3/2024, 3:23 PM
She was by far the best part of that film.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/3/2024, 4:04 PM
@DarthOmega - which is saying something because her character is insufferable
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 3/3/2024, 4:12 PM
@McMurdo - I enjoy her 🤷‍♂️
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 3/3/2024, 4:37 PM
@McMurdo -

I agree I guess we are in the minority but I list feel like her character is so forced , and there is nothing interesting about her beyond the bubbly fan girl personality.
Origame
Origame - 3/3/2024, 4:57 PM
@MisterDoctor217 - I think most just don't care about her, hence why her projects keep failing to get an audience.
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 3/3/2024, 5:58 PM
@Origame -

Yeah that’s true , but everytime The Marvels or Ms Marvel tv show comes up, they praise Iman Vellani and the character, saying she’s a standout, and you know that’s cool and all but me personally I don’t see it.
They say she’s oozing charisma but I think the young woman tries too hard to be likable and quirky lol

For example the America Chavez actress, even tho she is also in the same camp , comes off more authentic, even if the character was badly written methinks
Origame
Origame - 3/3/2024, 6:25 PM
@MisterDoctor217 - honestly it's stans and people all in on representation praising her.
DarthOmega
DarthOmega - 3/3/2024, 6:54 PM
@Origame - I'm not either of those things, but I found her to be enjoyable especially when the rest of the film was pretty bad.
Origame
Origame - 3/3/2024, 6:56 PM
@DarthOmega - I'm just saying in terms of the majority. You gotta admit, that's most likely the reason.
Batmangina
Batmangina - 3/3/2024, 6:57 PM
@MisterDoctor217 - I'm in the minority of the minority - I [frick]ing hate all of the Chick Marvel shit and agree that she was shoehorned into the MCU.

Having said that, I do see the charm and likability of the actress and think a Hannah Montana fangirl D+ show would have been the perfect vehicle.

Having said THAT, I wouldn't watch the show myself as IGAF about Chick Versions of ANYTHING - wrestling, comics, movies, sports...
RubyRhod
RubyRhod - 3/3/2024, 8:59 PM
@DarthOmega - The best part of the movie was the end credits, JMO
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 3/3/2024, 10:53 PM
@Origame -

Yes I think it’s the main thing why people don’t criticize the characters.

There can be characters of any color and size that are badly written and uninteresting, but nowadays you can’t say that anymore I guess
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 3/3/2024, 10:56 PM
@Batmangina -

Well I get what you mean, the sad thing is the majority of the comic book audience is men, and for the most part we don’t want to see movies with that thematic , the “girl power” or chick thing I guess.

Or we do but not the way they are handling it nowadays.

Black Widow was a fan favorite from the start , idk why they never tried modeling other characters after her.
Not forced and inauthentic
Batmangina
Batmangina - 3/4/2024, 4:53 PM
@MisterDoctor217 - They should have made the Black Widow movie YEARS earlier but they couldn't pull the trigger until the DEI checklist jagoffs took over - so we got a soon to be dead Black Widow in a bullshit movie with a enby Taskmaster.

They could have made it badass but they [frick]ed it up - Sarah Conner, Ripley and Leia Organa paved the way for legitimate girl power characters that we didn't need a [frick]ing lecture or to be scolded into liking them.

I hope they burn to the [frick]ing ground.
dracula
dracula - 3/3/2024, 3:25 PM
Finally saw part of the marvels (will eventually finish it)

What i saw felt like a very souless movie, characters are doing stuff but there is no real meat to it. Everyone is just very agreeable with each orher

Nothing in terms of interpersonal stuff outside on monica’s mom stuff.

Like really Tony and rhodey, Peter and Ned, Steve and Bucky, we could see them argue and see the type of relationships they had but here feels like everyone is just going through the motions

Had to shut it off during the cringe musical number

I have no issues with musicals

First off though needs to actually be a musical and not just some random shit.
dracula
dracula - 3/3/2024, 3:26 PM
Its very rare that i willingly turn off a movie mid watch
thobie1
thobie1 - 3/3/2024, 8:49 PM
@dracula - I'm still working on it myself. Haven't even made it to the cringe musical number. Last thing I remember was macguffin, ridiculous powers and CGI, undeveloped enemy character, and a plot I didn't care about.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/4/2024, 4:39 AM
@dracula - Joker 2 is gonna be such a trainwreck.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/4/2024, 9:11 AM
@dracula - Yeah, dude, if you turn a movie off halfway through the second act, you're going to miss a lot of the character development and interpersonal conflict.
dracula
dracula - 3/4/2024, 9:32 AM
@ClintThaHamster - didn't need to wait till the second half of the movie to get interpersonal conflict in iron man, captain america, thor, guardians, antman, etc
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/4/2024, 10:34 AM
@dracula - We might be talking about different things, I guess. The first half of the movie is Kamala fangirling over Carol, Carol trying to reconcile with Monica, and Monica being intentionally distant. Those dynamics come to a head after a pivotal series of events that happen about ten minutes after you turned it off.

But, again, no one's under any obligation to love, or even like any movie, and I've walked out of/turned off my fair share. All's I'm saying is, if that's what you were missing, I'd give it another ten or fifteen. Or don't! Who cares?
NoAssemblyReqd
NoAssemblyReqd - 3/3/2024, 3:25 PM
One thing that MCU “history” book mentioned, which we know to be true, is that Feige never completely buries characters (and even story arcs) no matter how few people watched them or how poorly they were received. This is why characters from The Incredible Hulk are still around 16 years later, Trevor Slattery has come back a few times, and even the maligned brief romance between Romanoff and Banner has continued in to be acknowledged.

So I think it’s premature for past actors (eg. Kumail N) to consider themselves out of the running just because they failed to launch the first time.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 3/3/2024, 3:31 PM
Hopefully she gets better writing in her next appearance.
Luigi
Luigi - 3/3/2024, 3:32 PM
I like her and love the original Kamala Khan Ms. Marvel run. But her show was a hard watch, hope she gets to be in something cool. Haven't seen The Marvels.
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