Farhan Akhtar to look in Marvel Studios collection ‘Ms Marvel’

By PTI

LOS ANGELES: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar will probably be making an look in “Ms Marvel”, the primary Muslim superhero collection from Marvel Studios.

According to Deadline, the main points of his character have been stored below wraps, regardless that it’s stated to be a visitor look.

The Disney+ present would be the first Hollywood venture for Akhtar, who is understood for starring in hits like “Rock On!”, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” and “Dil Dhadakne Do”.

Akhtar has additionally directed critically-acclaimed and commercially-successful movies comparable to “Dil Chahta Hai”, “Lakshya”, “Don” and “Don 2”.

“Ms Marvel”, which comes from the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is fronted by newcomer Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel, a Muslim American teenager rising up in Jersey City.

“Kamala is an avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe with an outsized creativeness – notably with regards to Captain Marvel (performed by Brie Larson within the MCU).

“Yet Kamala feels she doesn’t fit in at school and sometimes even at home, until she gets superpowers like her idols,” the official plotline learn.

“Bad Boys for Life” helmers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a two-time Oscar winner within the documentary quick class, and Meera Menon, who has labored on reveals like “The Walking Dead”, have directed the episodes of the collection.

Bisha Ok Ali, a scribe and stand-up comedian identified for her personal-political comedy, serves as head author on the venture.

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

“Ms Marvel” will premiere on June 8 on streaming service Disney+ Hotstar, the place it is going to be out there in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam languages.