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Yasmeen Fletcher (“Ms. Marvel”) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us) will star in the AI-themed sci-fi horror film Othermor, Deadline reports.

Exploring themes of memory, identity, and artificial intelligence, the film is said to blend surreal and psychological horror with reflections on the human condition.

It revolves around a young woman suffering from amnesia, trapped in a mysterious Victorian-style chamber with an enigmatic AI caretaker. As she negotiates for the return of her memories, she encounters a haunting doppelganger who may hold the key to her escape.

Production is set to take place in Atlanta later this year with co-directors Justin Solaiman and Hudson King making their feature debut from a script by Solaiman.

“’Ms. Marvel’ was undoubtedly a dream, but I absolutely love indie cinema,” said Fletcher. “Othermor is a completely new kind of indie experience for me, and I’m elated to collaborate creatively with Hudson, Justin,...

Ever since the rise of AI, it's become a rich vein for horror movie directors to tap into. Now, the newly established Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, created by Edoardo Bussi, is launching an AI-themed horror film. This is to be titled Othermor.

The film will star Troy Baker and Yasmeen Fletcher. Baker is widely known for his work in the video game world, having played Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and perhaps most famously of all, Joel Miller in the beloved zombie game The Last of Us. While the role of Joel in the TV adaption went to Pedro Pascal, Baker did pop up in the show, playing henchman James in the episode "When We Are In Need."

Yasmin Fletcher is best known for her performance as Nakia in Ms. Marvel,a popular MCU property. Before that, she appeared in two productions...

The Graduates comes from that long line of modern-day movies where not many things happen; instead, you get to meet a few (mostly) relatable characters and follow them around for a while. However, if moody cinema is your thing, then I’m sure Hannah Peterson’s debut feature worked for you. Not sure if this information is relevant, but American indie cinema happens to be my favorite genre. In fact, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration if I said that I based my personality on the genre thanks to watching a lot of these movies during my formative years as a cinema enthusiast (not all that fond of the word ‘cinephile’). The most admirable thing about The Graduates is not using any flashback scene, which has to be a deliberate creative choice. It only ensures that the movie is really about the aftermath of the tragedy—that too a common one,...

Though one could argue that the Disney+ Ms. Marvel series did suffer a dip in quality as it went on, many fans considered Iman Vellani's Kamala Khan to be one of the more compelling new characters to be introduced to the MCU post Infinity Saga, and it sounds like Marvel Studios has major plans for young hero going forward.

Towards the end of The Marvels, Khan channels her inner Nick Fury when she recruits Hawkeye's Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to the Young Avengers (whether that'll be the team's name remains to be seen), possibly suggesting that Ms. Marvel will find herself in a leadership position once full roster is assembled.

While speaking to THR about the third season of What If...?, Head of Marvel Television and Animation Brad Winderbaum indicated that Khan is going to be integral to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

"I love Iman.

Iman Vellani's list of post-Ms. Marvel Hollywood roles is officially growing.

Deadline confirmed that Vellani will star in the upcoming film Shiver, based on author Maggie Stiefvater's young adult novel of the same name. She joins co-leads Maddie Ziegler and Levi Miller alongside newly confirmed actors Claire McCarthy, Sofia Wylie, Alexander Ludwig, Lyon Daniels, Greg Kinnear, and Ross Butler, though their characters' official names have yet to be revealed.

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Shiver's plot, per Deadline, "follows Grace, who was attacked by a pack of wolves as a child. However, one of them—a yellow-eyed wolf — saved her, creating an inexplicable bond between them. Years later, she meets a young man named Sam with the exact same...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on October 31st, reviewing the film “The Graduates,” a fictional account regarding mourners one year after a tragedy. The film opened in select theaters November 1st, and will roll out through November, see local listings.

A high school was the victim of a mass shooting, and the film is set one year later. The story concerns how three people deal with the loss of a popular student named Tyler. The mourners are two students … Tyler’s girlfriend Genevieve (Mina Sundwall) and best friend Ben (Alex Hibbert), who left the school after the incident… and the school’s basketball coach/Tyler’s father John (John Cho). Each are dealing with the loss in their own way, and each have one more step in the process of coming to terms.

”The Graduates” is in select theaters through November.

Some films capture the "before" events that may have paved the way to a certain killer's horrific deed say, a mass shooting. Others put us right smack in the middle of the terror, with the mass killings playing out in immersive real time for the film's duration. And then, there are movies that opt to eloquently dissect the traumatic aftermath of any sort of violence. All these cinematic reference points have been captured effectively in movies in relation to high school shootings specifically. A "before" example might be We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lynne Ramsay. A captivating "during" film might be the Palme d'Or-winning Elephant by Gus Van Sant. And here, we're discussing an example of the "after" with The Graduates.

And if you've already seen The Fallout (2021) starring Jenna Ortega, this new debut feature by writer-director Hannah Peterson is certainly a good follow-up and also a thought-provoking standalone effort,...

This review was originally published on June 19, 2023, as a part of our Tribeca Film Festival coverage.

School shootings continue to happen. Its tragic, heartbreaking, and it often feels rather hopeless watching as things unfold, and the cycle of violence repeats. Far from being a film that capitalizes on the shock value of such a devastating event, The Graduates is an understated story that focuses on the aftermath healing, mourning, and attempting to move forward are at the center of this character-driven narrative.

The Graduates

Director Hannah PetersonRelease Date June 10, 2023Studio(s) Book of Shadows, Pinky PromiseWriters Hannah PetersonCast Alex Hibbert, Yasmeen Fletcher, John Cho, Mina Sundwall, Maria DizziaRuntime 87 MinutesGenres Drama

Writer-director Hannah Peterson quietly and tenderly explores the complicated feelings at the center as grief and a sense of loss, and being lost, punctuate every scene. If there was ever a film to watch about mourning and learning to adjust to a new normal,...

Change can be difficult to process no matter how old we are. It can be especially paralyzing during our adolescence when we experience so many things for the first time. We change schools, part ways with our old friends, and try to find a new path. All these things change us in some ways. Hannah Peterson’s “The Graduates” explores the same overwhelming pressure through the eyes of high school students processing a similar sense of transition. Simultaneously, it presents them processing a recent tragedy and how their journeys have more in common than one may assume.

The script mainly follows Genevieve (Mina Sundwall), a young high-school student on her way to graduation. Her close friend, Ben (Alex R. Hibbert) suddenly returns from his school elsewhere, hoping to finish his course remotely before their college. He gets his old part-time job back and seems eager to gain something he has lost during his absence.

Indie distributor The Future of Film is Female will release “The Graduates,” the directing debut from Hannah Peterson, in theaters across the U.S. starting Nov. 1.

The first distribution partnership for founder Caryn Coleman’s The Future of Film is Female will begin its roll out in theaters at Metrograph in New York. The distributor plans to release select independent films directed by women or nonbinary directors with a bespoke distribution plan for each film.

“The Graduates” stars Mina Sundwall alongside John Cho, Alex Hibbert, Yasmeen Fletcher, Ewan Manley, Maria Dizzia and Kelly O’Sullivan. In the coming of age drama, Sundwall plays a young woman as she prepares to graduate high school in the aftermath of a tragic event.

It premiered at 2023’s Tribeca Film Festival, winning the best cinematography award on for D.P. Carolina Costa.

Written, directed and edited by Peterson, “The Graduates” is executive producted by Chloé Zhao,...

So far, Loki is the only Disney+ Marvel-based series to get a second season, but we're now hearing that a sophomore run for another popular show might be in the cards.

According to Daniel Richtman, a second season of Ms. Marvel is being discussed, but a final decision has not been made.

We have heard that Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) is being position as a major player in the MCU going forward, so a second season of her solo show would make sense. That said, Khan's big-screen debut, The Marvels, massively underperformed, which might well influence Marvel/Disney's decision.

Somewhat controversially for long-time fans of the character, Khan was revealed to be a mutant in the season 1 finale, ret-conning her Inhuman status from the comic books.

This new origin soon carried over to the page (though she also retains her Inhuman-ness), with Khan becoming the latest member of the X-Men,...

The casting of Vivi in One Piece season 2 is crucial due to potential whitewashing concerns in portraying a character ruling darker-skinned people. Haley Lu Richardson, Yasmina El-Abd, Yasmeen Fletcher, Kiernan Shipka, Banita Sandhu, Ananya Panday, and Naomi Scott are all solid choices for the role of Vivi. Each actress brings their own unique qualities and experience that would make them convincing and likable in the role of Vivi.

The casting of One Piece's first season greatly lends itself to the overall positive reception of the live-action anime adaptation, and with One Piece season 2 in development, it's likely Netflix will continue the accurate casting trend with Nefertari Vivi. In One Piece's source material, Vivi debuts in the brief yet memorable Reverse Mountain arc as an antagonistic bounty hunter named Miss Wednesday, and is in league with the formidable Baroque Works. However, after revealing that she's spying on Baroque Works...

Iman Vellani hopes to see Kamala Khan grow and experience typical teenage milestones like college and prom in a potential Season 2 of Ms. Marvel. The first season of Ms. Marvel received critical acclaim but faced challenges with lower viewership scores. However, Vellani remains hopeful for the show's future. The success of The Marvels will impact the potential continuation of Ms. Marvel, and the disappointing performance of the film's opening weekend raises questions about the overall direction of the MCU.

Iman Vellani, who plays the lead role of Kamala Khan in Ms. Marvel, has expressed her desire to see the character grow and mature in a potential Season 2 of the Disney+ series. The show garnered significant critical acclaim but faced challenges with lower viewership scores. However, Vellani remains hopeful for the future and envisions Kamala's evolution as a central theme in the show's continuation.

In an interview with Slash Film, Vellani...

Mutants were first mentioned in Ms. Marvel, but it almost didn't make the final cut. The moment came in the season finale when Bruno mentioned Kamala's mutation. Actress Iman Vellani, who plays Ms. Marvel, was surprised to be the first mutant in the MCU. She emailed Kevin Feige to ensure the scene made it into the final cut. The mutant reveal in Ms. Marvel suggests that the X-Men might have been in the MCU the whole time, but their presence hasn't been known yet. Marvel's plans for incorporating the X-Men remain a mystery.

While many are waiting for the X-Men to join the MCU, mutants were first mentioned in Ms. Marvel, but this surprising tease almost didn't make the final cut. The moment came in the season finale of Ms. Marvel when Bruno mentioned to Kamala Khan that she had a mutation, paired with a musical riff of the theme from X-Men: The Animated Series.

Marvel Studios‘ The Marvels is taking superhero fans higher, further, and faster thanks to the Captain Marvel sequel’s confidence, heart, slickly-directed action scenes, and more! Despite the film’s mediocre performance at the box office this past weekend, The Marvels is getting great word of mouth and boasts an Audience Score of 84% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. A highlight of the film is Iman Vellani’s silver screen debut as Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, teams up with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) to defeat Dar-Benn, a scorned leader of the Kree Empire. The flerken-filled sequel finds Kamala living her dream of fighting alongside her idol, Captain Marvel and leveling up as a valued member of the superhero community. I will spoil a thing or two about the film in the next paragraph, so steel yourselves or risk it all for some fantastic insight into...

Iman Vellani, star of The Marvels and Ms. Marvel, hopes fans will be vocal about wanting a season 2 and wants to continue Kamala Khan's story. Box office struggles aside, Vellani's Ms. Marvel is seen as one of the biggest strengths in The Marvels, and people want to see more of her in the MCU. Ms. Marvel season 2 would be crucial for setting up the next generation of Avengers and could explore Kamala's growth as a hero and her juggling of superhero life and family.

Following the release of The Marvels, Marvel Cinematic Universe star Iman Vellani opens up about whether Ms. Marvel season 2 will happen. One of the big breakout characters of MCU Phase 4 was Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, played by Vellani, who starred in her own Disney+ show that brought the heroine to life. While Ms. Marvel season 1 finished on a cliffhanger for Kamala, her adventure was far...

The following contains surprise cameo spoilers from the motion picture The Marvels, now in theaters.

Make no mistake, Iman Vellani enjoyed her “Nick Fury moment” at the end of The Marvels as much as you did (if not more).

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Oh, and Kamala almost recruited a different young hero instead.

Before the closing credits started rolling on the latest MCU film,...

This list was compiled using data provided by IMDb.Avengers: Endgame (2019)After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos’ actions and restore balance to the universe.Rating: 8.4/10Stars: Robert Downey Jr.,...

Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani was recently spotted cosplaying as X-Men's Jubilee at Fan Expo Canada.

Shared on X (formerly Twitter), Vellani -- dressed as a comics-accurate Jubilee -- attended the Toronto-based annual fan convention with fellow actor Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Never Have I Ever), who cosplayed as Donatello from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This isn't the first time Vellani has impressed the Marvel fandom with her impressive cosplays. The actor previously attended a Halloween party in 2022 as Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark while her Ms. Marvel co-star Yasmeen Fletcher went as Lego Iron Man.

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Iman Vellani at #FanExpoCanada. (📸 @ramakrishnannn) pic.twitter.com/S0fCE0jZxN — One Take News (@OneTakeNews) August 28, 2023

Vellani made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2022 starring as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. The first season, which consisted of...

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.

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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or TV Movie

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2022 added a number of new heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one of the most anticipated of those was the introduction of Kamala Khan, the titular hero in the Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel. Since her first appearance in the Captain Marvel comic series in 2013, Kamala Khan has become a rapidly popular character who eventually earned her own comic series run beginning in 2014. The iconic blue and red lightning costumed hero has crossed over with several over characters across media in the Marvel universe including Spider-Man and The Secret Warriors. So it was only a matter of time before Khan would receive the live-action treatment and be adapted into the official MCU. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed that the character's adaption was in the pipeline after the 2019 origin film of Captain Marvel. In 2020, Iman Vellani was officially cast as the titular superhero for the series which marks this project as her onscreen debut.

Ms. Marvel is headed to primetime. ABC will air the live-action superhero series over two Saturdays in August. The show's first season of six episodes was released on Disney+ a year ago. There's been no word on plans for a second season, but the main character will appear in The Marvels feature film in November.

Starring Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Fawad Khan, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha and Travina Springer, the series follows teen superhero Kamala Khan. Read More…...

It has been announced that Ms. Marvel is making its debut on broadcast television next month.

TVLine reports that Ms. Marvel, which previously debuted on Disney+ last summer, is coming to ABC in August. All six episodes of the Marvel Studios series will be presented, marking the first time one of Marvel's shows that previously debuted on Disney+ will be aired on broadcast television. The first three episodes will air on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Et/Pt. The second half of Season 1 will follow by airing the next week on Saturday, Aug. 12, also from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

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The TVLine article speculates that this could be the first of many streaming titles to be aired on television in the coming months as a direct result of the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. With the strikes affecting various productions,...

“The Graduates,” which counts Chloé Zhao and John Cho among its executive producers and gets its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, revolves around school shooting survivors who are unable to move on even one year later. It’s a compelling subject, for sure, but one on which no dramatic treatments have been nearly as astute or profound as what’s already been in the news.

Genevieve (Mina Sundwall of Netflix’s “Lost in Space”), who lost her boyfriend in a shooting and owes her teacher several assignments, doubts her test score is sufficient to get her into college and contemplates taking a gap year post-graduation. Ben (Alex R. Hibbert of “Moonlight”), who lost his friend and coworker at his part-time job, has transferred and quit the basketball team before dropping out of high school entirely. John (Cho), who lost his son, continues to coach at the school even though...

Tribeca Festival has announced the lineup of its 2023 festival, which includes new films from actors Chelsea Peretti and David Duchovny and documentaries about Rock Hudson and news anchor Dan Rather.

This year’s event, which takes place from June 7-18, will feature 109 feature films from 127 filmmakers across 36 countries. There will be 93 world premieres, one international premiere, eight North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and six New York premieres.

Among the lineup, there are offerings from 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. For the first time, more than half of feature films in competition (68%) are directed by women, while 41% (45) of all feature films are directed by women. Additionally, 36% (39) of feature films are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.

This year’s festival also spotlights a number of films directed by actors, such as “First Time Female Director” by Peretti; “Maggie Moore(s)” by...

The 22nd edition of NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival appears to have star power to spare, with Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny, Jennifer Esposito, Randall Park, real-life couple Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe and Steve Buscemi among those with new films premiering among the 100-plus features screening this year from June 7 through June 18.

A few interesting stats: There are 43 first-time directors and 29 directors returning to Tribeca with their latest projects. 41% of all feature films are directed by women and, for the first time, more than half of competition feature films are directed by women. And 39 of the feature films represented are directed by Bipoc filmmakers, including two indigenous filmmakers.

For the third year, the Tribeca Fest will include the “Expressions of Black Freedom” program, including a celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, which will highight the world premiere of “All Up in the Biz,” a documentary about hip-hop legend Biz Markie,...

Simu Liu is giving generously to make sure no American goes hungry.

The star attended the BoxLunch Gala honouring Feeding America at City Market Social House in Los Angeles on Wednesday as a presenter. He presented a 100,000 cheque from BoxLunch to Casey Marsh – the Chief Development Officer for Feeding America, but surprised audiences with a donation of his own.

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The “Shang-Chi” actor presented a second cheque of 100,000 of his own money to match the donation.

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Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani dressed as her favorite Marvel character for Halloween: Tony Stark. Ms. Marvel is an MCU universe television series that follows 16-year-old Kamala Khan (Vellani), a fangirl-turned-superhero of the Marvel universe (particularly Captain Marvel.) The show's first season premiered on Disney+ this past summer and will hopefully be picked up for a Season 2 following its rave reviews.

Vellani has often spoken publicly about how she relates to Khan's attachment to the Marvel universe– particularly Ms. Marvel, who made her first appearance in Marvel Comics in 2013. Vellani described herself as a casual fan of the Marvel universe until Robert Downey Jr. made his debut as Iron Man in 2008. The film quickly fueled a Marvel obsession for the actress, and she considers Iron Man her comfort film.

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“Superheroes don’t need chaperones,” Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) huffs in the finale episode of Ms. Marvel.

Her older brother Aamir (Saagar Shaikh) has arrived on the scene at the final standoff against the Department of Damage Control to watch out for Kamala and her friends, at the request of their mother. It’s a line that serves its purpose in the scene, but also reminds the audience that despite her newfound cosmic powers and sleek superhero outfit, Kamala is still just a teenager. But it’s her authentic and unapologetic teendom that makes her who she is. Vellani’s effortless performance paints Kamala as a real teenager — one who many can recognize once in themselves, their friends and their family.

It’s in those interactions with her friends that Kamala truly embodies authentic teendom, as she maintains her awkward charm even in the direst of situations.

Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur | Written by Bisha K. Ali, Kate Gritmon, Freddy Syborn, A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey, Sabir Pirzada, Fatimah Asghar, Will Dunn | Directed by Adil & Bilall, Meera Menon, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Kamala Khan is a superhero fan with an imagination, particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel; Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home, that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s looked up to.

Even though the wildly popular Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is full of comedy, heart, and emotion, one thing it is severely lacking in is more coming-of-age-style stories. Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming was really the closest thing we ever got to a coming-of-age MCU film, and boy did it ever work.

However, Bisha K. Ali‘s newest series in the MCU, Ms. Marvel, aims to be a full-blown...

The following contains major spoilers for the “Ms. Marvel” finale episode. Turn away now if you haven’t seen it.

The season finale of “Ms. Marvel” ended, per Marvel Cinematic Universe tradition, with a post-credits scene setting up a future project.

But as much fun as the brief moment was (and yes we’ll talk about it more below) it was vastly overshadowed by the episode’s final scene proper, which contained a huge reveal so important to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that we’re honestly surprised this wasn’t the post-credit scene instead.

Literally, it changes everything for Kamala — even more than learning she’s part-Djinn did — and just as important, also seems to set up how Marvel is going to finally introduce, uh, a flurry of X-related puns into the MCU.

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With the first two epic episodes of Ms. Marvel now streaming on Disney+ and the next ready to drop, we thought we would deliver even more scoop on this very special show.

Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel is a new, original series introducing Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination— particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life gets better with superpowers, right?

We were fortunate to attend a virtual global press conference that had cast members Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Mohan Kapur (Yusuf Khan), Zenobia Shroff (Muneeba Khan) Rish Shah (Kamran), and Saagar Shaikh (Aamir Khan). Also joining...

As Disney+ releases the six episodes of "Ms. Marvel" this summer, Popsugar has exclusive interviews with the cast and creators about making the show come to life. This week, Yasmeen Fletcher chats with Popsugar about episode two, "Crushed."

Yasmeen Fletcher really loves her "Ms. Marvel" character, Nakia. Before she knew the show was going to happen, a friend told her about the comics, explaining how it was all about a Pakistani American Muslim teenager with a similar culture to Fletcher's. "I immediately went to the comic-book store and picked up the first comic I could find and read through it and fell in love with it," she tells Popsugar.

When Fletcher heard rumors about a show adaptation, the actor told her manager she needed to be a part of it and she needed to play her favorite character, Nakia. "She's just so strong and she's kind of a badass," Fletcher says of her character.

This review contains spoilers for Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel Episode 2

Unlike Moon Knight, I didn’t really know anything about the character of Ms. Marvel going into this new Disney+ show, so getting to know Kamala Khan, and the unravelling of the mystery behind her powers, has been fascinating to me. I’ve been discovering a little bit more about her comics origin as the show has unfolded, and Marvel Studios seem to have substantially altered Kamala’s powers from the comics. They no longer appear to be rooted in Inhumans lore, and this week we found out that her great-grandmother’s bangle has awakened a power that was always lying dormant inside Kamala. She struggles to unwrap both the nature of it, and its role in her family escaping the violence of Partition, because her mother obviously has very negative feelings about her grandmother and what happened during that tumultuous time.

Kevin Feige and Marvel have never been ones to shy away in recent years from exploring cultural diversity. The MCU’s latest Disney+ series, ‘Moon Knight proved that in fine fashion, and with its newest entry, Ms. Marvel, it reinforces their conviction by introducing the MCU’s first Muslim superhero.

The original series introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination – particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home – that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to.

Iman Vellani makes her acting debut as Ms. Marvel supported by a diverse and deeply talented supporting cast that includes Aramis Knight (Red Dagger), Saagar Shaikh (Aamir), Rish Shah,...

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Is having superpowers as good as it seems? Has the Ms. Marvel TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Disney+? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Ms. Marvel, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

What's This TV Show About?

Streaming on the Disney+ subscription service, the Ms. Marvel TV show revolves around a character that first appeared in Marvel comics in 2013. The show stars Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Fawad Khan, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha and Travina Springer, with Aramis Knight. The story revolves around Kamala Khan...

Will Kamala's television adventures extend past the first season of the Ms. Marvel TV show? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Ms. Marvel is cancelled or renewed for season two (most Marvel shows on Disney+ only have one year). Disney+ and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of Ms. Marvel here.

A Disney+ action-adventure comedy series, the Ms. Marvel TV show is based on characters that first appeared in Marvel comics in 2013. The show stars Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Fawad Khan, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra...

Network: Disney+

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: June 8, 2022 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Fawad Khan, Laurel Marsden, Arian Moayed, Adaku Ononogbo, Alysia Reiner, Azhar Usman, Laith Nakli, Nimra Bucha and Travina Springer, with Aramis Knight.

TV show description:

An action-adventure comedy series, the Ms. Marvel TV show was created by Bisha K. Ali. The series is based on characters that first appeared in Marvel comic books in 2013.

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Marvel’s first Muslim-American teenage superhero is here.

The first two episodes of “Ms. Marvel” dropped on Disney+ on Wednesday June 8 and it’s already bound to be as successful as the platform’s growing slate of original series such as “WandaVision” and “Loki.”

Created by Bisha K. Ali, the series follows 16 year-old Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) who spends her days creating Avengers fan fiction and playing video games in Jersey City. But everything changes when she gains superpowers of her own.

In addition to Vellani, who makes her TV debut with this role, the series also stars Matt Lintz as her tech-savvy best friend Bruno; Yasmeen Fletcher as another friend Nakia; Saagar Shaikh as her brother; and Zenobia Shroff and Mohan Kapur as her mom and dad, respectively.

“Ms. Marvel”, a six-episode series, is the newest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also known as the MCU. Debuting on Disney+ on June 8th, the series is based on the very popular comic book of the same name. However, this series takes the story into a whole new and exciting frame. I was granted an early look at the first two episodes, and they were so intriguing I can’t wait to see what happens next. But more on that in a minute!

First, let’s set the scene to give you a feel for the show.

Marvel Studios’ “Ms. Marvel” introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero megafan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school...

The best and worst thing I can say about Ms. Marvel is that there are long stretches where it’s easy to forget it’s a Marvel show.

You may have noticed that there have been a lot of movies and TV shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the last few years. Like, an amount equivalent to how big Ant-Man got during the airport fight in Captain America: Civil War. Most of these have been good. Some have been substantially better than that. And a few, like the...

It’s wild to realize while watching “Ms. Marvel” that the studio’s newest heroine would have been about 2 years old in 2008, the year “Iron Man” kick-started Marvel’s sprawling cinematic universe as we know it. Like the comic books that inspired it, the on-screen MCU has officially become old enough to spawn a literal new generation of superheroes who grew up watching the Avengers shoot through time and space and back again to stop the bad guys. Now, some 15 years later, they’re getting their own shows to do the same.

“Hawkeye” laid the groundwork for such an evolution in 2021, with Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) learning and fighting alongside her archery idol. This summer, “Ms. Marvel” has arrived to tell an entirely different kind of story, though with a character who shares Kate’s stubborn spark. Created by Bisha K. Ali, the series follows Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a...

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Shortly after Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), the heroine of Disney+’s Ms. Marvel, gains her powers, her best friend Bruno (Matt Lintz) asks her what it feels like to wield them. She gazes with awe at her own right hand, sheathed in crystalline layers of blue light. “Like an idea come to life,” she answers.

It’s a tidy description of her gifts, which (in a departure from the comics, where she’s able to manipulate the size and shape of her body) allow her to solidify that light into shields or stepping stones or whatever else she can imagine. It’s also her tale in a nutshell. More than perhaps any other character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kamala is the pure embodiment of fangirl wish fulfillment. That it’s all happening to a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who bucks the genre...

It’s downright audacious that Marvel is now making TV shows about Avengers superfans, but despite that thoroughly meta invitation to egomania, real-life MCU diehards are in for a treat with “Ms. Marvel.”

First introduced in a 2013 comic by Sana Amanat, “Ms. Marvel” is the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a nerdy New Jersey teen obsessed with Captain Marvel who ends up gaining her own superpowers and moniker. The Disney+ adaptation comes from creator and head writer Bisha K. Ali (executive story editor on “Loki“), with executive producers Adil and Bilall. Despite the young protagonist, “Ms. Marvel” is as universal as “Spider-Man” or “Hawkeye” or any Disney+ series before it.

Episode 1 introduces us to Kamala, content with her friends, family, and phantasmagoria as she daydreams through class and uploads YouTube videos about her favorite superhero, Captain Marvel. Her dearest ambition in life is to get her driver’s license...

“Ms. Marvel” is only the second Marvel Disney+ series to drop in 2022 and already it feels like a 180 degree heel-turn from the last one, “Moon Knight.” Where Oscar Isaac’s Mark Spector was moody and dark with barely any connection to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Ms. Marvel’s” main character Kamala Khan, played by the delightful Iman Vellani, is a bright, funny Avengers fangirl whose powers literally sparkle.

Ever since Kamala punched her way into comics in 2013 with her “embiggened” fist, the Pakistani-American teen has been one of the most popular original Marvel characters. Adapted to the screen by head writer Bisha K. Ali, not only is “Ms. Marvel” one of the most highly anticipated comic book adaptations to hit the streaming service, the character will make history as the first Muslim-American superhero show created for the franchise.

At only six episodes, the first season is not a direct...

This evening Everyman Borough Yards in London played host to the UK Premiere for Ms. Marvel, Disney+’s latest MCU series. We spoke to the cast about being fans of the MCU, and how it feels entering such a popular franchise and they tell us how this show opens up the MCU.

Iman Vellani stars as Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel. The cast also includes Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Azhar Usman, Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha. Episodes are directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah, Meera Menon and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Ms Marvel Original Series Launches Exclusively on Disney+ 8 Jun. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.

Ms. Marvel UK Premiere Interviews

Plot:

The original Series introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe,...

Ms. Marvel Trailer 2 — Disney+ has released the second TV mini-series trailer for Ms. Marvel (2022). The Ms. Marvel trailer 2 stars Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Alysia Reiner, Adaku Ononogbo, Nimra Bucha, Laurel Marsden, Zenobia Shroff, Yasmeen Fletcher, Rish Shah, Farhan Akhtar, and Anjali Bhimani. Crew Bisha K. Ali will write the screenplays [...]

Continue reading: Ms. Marvel (2022) TV Mini-series Trailer 2: Iman Vellani Discovers Her Polymorph Superhero Hero Abilities [Disney+]...

"If you save one life... you save the world." Disney has debuted another new 60-second "Destiny" trailer for a new Marvel Studios series Ms. Marvel, a sort of spin-off from Captain Marvel, similar to the Hawkeye series about a nerdy fan of the Avengers who ends up becoming a superhero herself. Ms. Marvel introduces us to Kamala Khan, played by Iman Vellani, a 16-year-old Muslim Pakistani-American from Jersey City, NJ who writes superhero fan fiction. She discovers she has her own polymorphous (shape-shifting) powers. The series cast also includes Aramis Knight as "Red Dagger", Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, and Azhar Usman. You know, I honestly think this looks pretty dang good. Like Hawkeye, I wasn't expecting to be into it, but I thoroughly enjoyed that series and there were a few outstanding episodes. Ms. Marvel might just be worth a watch,...

Marvel has unveiled a 30-second teaser of its upcoming MCU series ‘Ms Marvel’ in honour of International Mother’s Day.

Introducing Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home—that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she’s always looked up to. Life gets better with superpowers, right?

Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, and first introduced in the comics in 2013, Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American teen who juggles being a teenager with being a superhero while fighting against the prejudice she receives for her Muslim faith- all while...

Exclusive: Bollywood multi-hyphenate Farhan Akhtar will be part of the cast of Disney Plus’ upcoming series Ms. Marvel, Deadline has learned. Details regarding the character are under wraps, though his participation has been couched as a guest-starring role.

Ms. Marvel is set to premiere on June 8 and introduces Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, aka the titular character, who is a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a superhero mega-fan with an oversized imagination — particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel. Yet, Kamala feels like she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home —- that is, until she gets super powers like the heroes she’s always looked up to.

The cast also includes Aramis Knight, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Laith Nakli, Azhar Usman, Travina Springer and Nimra Bucha.