Farhan Akhtar joins MCU, will play an undisclosed function in Ms Marvel collection

It’s official. Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar is certainly part of the forged of Ms Marvel, although we nonetheless have no idea which character he’s taking part in within the upcoming Disney+ collection. Akhtar joins teen actor Iman Vellani, a Canadian born to Pakistani immigrants, who will play the function of the shape-shifting superhero within the Disney+ TV collection and also will reprise the function within the second Captain Marvel film, titled The Marvels.

Created by Bisha Okay. Ali, the collection additionally stars Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Laurel Marsden, Adaku Ononogbo, Laith Nakli, Travina Springer, and Aramis Knight.

Ali can also be the top author, with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (who, by the way, are additionally directing Batgirl for rival DC) performing directing duties on some episodes.

Kamala is a teenage Pakistani-American from Jersey City, New Jersey. She took up the title of Ms Marvel after Carol Danvers, her idol, grew to become Captain Marvel. The Kamala Khan iteration of Ms Marvel is a relative newcomer on this planet. The character debuted in a 2015 comedian collection by G Willow Wilson (author) and Adrian Alphona (artist). She was the primary Muslim Marvel superhero to have her personal comedian collection.

Not solely is Ms Marvel an thrilling character, she can be MCU’s first teenage superhero after Peter Parker or Spider-Man, and can carry along with her personal perspective and sensibilities resulting from her background.

The promos tease a coming-of-age story a couple of younger lady determining her place on this planet. Ms Marvel will arrive on Disney+ Hotstar on June 8, 2022.