Comic book creator Sana Amanat opens up about why she thinks Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani is the perfect choice to bring Kamala Khan to life. Amanat, the Director of Content and Character Development at Marvel Entertainment, first brought the character of Kamala/Ms. Marvel to the comics with fellow editor Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie in 2013's Captain Marvel No. 14. From there, Kamala would go on to lead her own comic book series under her superhero alter ego, becoming the first Muslim female superhero to lead a Marvel Comics series.

In the comics, Kamala Khan is a teenage Pakistani American living in New Jersey who discovers latent superhuman abilities after the events of the "Inhumanity" storyline awaken the Inhuman genes in her body. She is gifted with shapeshifting powers and eventually dons the mantle of Ms. Marvel after her favorite superhero, Carol Danvers, takes over the Captain Marvel mantle from Mar-Vell. After making appearances in a variety of animated shows and video games and serving as the protagonist for Square Enix's Avengers game, Kamala/Ms. Marvel is making her live-action debut with her eponymous Marvel Cinematic Universe series and those behind the series are sharing some insight into the upcoming show.

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In anticipation of the show's release, Empire caught up with the creative team behind Disney+'s Ms. Marvel to explore the journey of bringing the fan-favorite character to the screen. Comic book creator Sana Amanat shared her thoughts on Iman Vellani's casting as Kamala Khan, believing the young star to be the perfect embodiment of her young heroine. See what Amanat shared below:

"She showed me every corner of her room and it was covered with Avengers. Then she said, 'Oh wait, I'm not done,' opened up her closet, and there was more Marvel everywhere."

Ms. Marvel holds and looks at a face mask in the Disney+ show Ms. Marvel.

Amanat went on to note that another key reason Vellani was perfect for Kamala was her ability to slip into the messy nature of her rise as a superhero in the world, believing that Kamala is "not as slick and suave as some superheroes." The Ms. Marvel creator jokingly compared the young heroine to Captain America, where she's not able to throw a shield and have it come back but instead will see her "all over the place" in trying to help those in need. Amanat went on to express her excitement for general audiences to get to know Kamala as she finds her place in the world and gets a handle on her powers.

The Ms. Marvel creator's comments regarding Vellani's casting as the titular heroine does line up with what audiences have seen thus far in the show's development with the young actress having frequently shown her fandom for her character and all things Marvel. Between making an Iron Man tribute video while locked down in quarantine to tearfully thanking viewers for their positive responses to the show's first trailer and giving Amanat a list of feedback for every MCU film, Vellani is sure to capture the hearts of comic book fans and general audiences alike with her future in the MCU. Audiences can look forward to her franchise debut with Ms. Marvel set to premiere on June 8.

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Source: Empire

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