Ms. Marvel
finally cast its Kamala Khan
with newcomer Iman
Vellani
at the end of September and
began filming
last week.
The directors attached
to
Ms. Marvel
are
Bad Boys For Life
directors
Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
, two-time Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Meera Menon, who also directed an episode of
The Punisher
.
Aside from Vellani,
Jasjit Williams and Saagar Shaikh
have also been cast as Bruno Carrelli and Aamir Khan.
Other characters
planned to appear in
Ms. Marvel
are her closeted bully-turned-friend, Zoe Zimmer, and her sister-in-law Tyesha Hillman. More excitingly, one of these characters is likely to be
Sheikh Abdullah
, who was a source of religious guidance to Kamala at her local Mosque.
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NEWS
According to Atlanta Filming
,
Ms. Marvel
has begun filming at the
Islamic Institute of Atlanta
as of Monday, which Atlanta Filming implies will be representing Kamala Khan’s Mosque in the show, commenting,
“Here is where
Ms. Marvel
was Monday. The Mosque of Atlanta.”
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WHAT THIS MEANS
It isn’t unsurprising that
Ms. Marvel
will be representing Kamala Khan’s religion, much in the same manner that Netflix did with Matt Murdock’s Catholicism. The show will clearly show that Kamala is Muslim, which focuses on many of her conflicts, big and small, in the comics, whether it is being unable to eat a BLM sandwich at her local Circle Q or being a driving force in her heroic philosophy.
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In fact, one of the best moments in the comics is when Kamala Khan runs to her Sheikh in a panic because of her having kissed one boy while liking another. So, it will be great to see her local Mosque as a recurring location in the show, especially when it could be hugely beneficial for Muslim audiences to see their religion represented in such a huge franchise.
Ms. Marvel
finally cast its Kamala Khan
with newcomer Iman
Vellani
at the end of September and
began filming
last week.
The directors attached
to
Ms. Marvel
are
Bad Boys For Life
directors
Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
, two-time Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Meera Menon, who also directed an episode of
The Punisher
.
Aside from Vellani,
Jasjit Williams and Saagar Shaikh
have also been cast as Bruno Carrelli and Aamir Khan.
Other characters
planned to appear in
Ms. Marvel
are her closeted bully-turned-friend, Zoe Zimmer, and her sister-in-law Tyesha Hillman. More excitingly, one of these characters is likely to be
Sheikh Abdullah
, who was a source of religious guidance to Kamala at her local Mosque.
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
According to Atlanta Filming
,
Ms. Marvel
has begun filming at the
Islamic Institute of Atlanta
as of Monday, which Atlanta Filming implies will be representing Kamala Khan’s Mosque in the show, commenting,
“Here is where
Ms. Marvel
was Monday. The Mosque of Atlanta.”
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Atlanta Filming (@atlanta_filming)
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Atlanta Filming (@atlanta_filming)
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Atlanta Filming (@atlanta_filming)
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Atlanta Filming (@atlanta_filming)
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Atlanta Filming (@atlanta_filming)
View this post on Instagram
WHAT THIS MEANS
It isn’t unsurprising that
Ms. Marvel
will be representing Kamala Khan’s religion, much in the same manner that Netflix did with Matt Murdock’s Catholicism. The show will clearly show that Kamala is Muslim, which focuses on many of her conflicts, big and small, in the comics, whether it is being unable to eat a BLM sandwich at her local Circle Q or being a driving force in her heroic philosophy.
In fact, one of the best moments in the comics is when Kamala Khan runs to her Sheikh in a panic because of her having kissed one boy while liking another. So, it will be great to see her local Mosque as a recurring location in the show, especially when it could be hugely beneficial for Muslim audiences to see their religion represented in such a huge franchise.
