"Then she said, 'Oh wait, I'm not done,' opened up her closet, and there was more Marvel everywhere." The up-and-coming actress even provided "a list of feedback on every single Marvel movie. "She showed me every corner of her room, and it was covered with Avengers," Amanat recalled with a laugh. Despite having no credits to her name prior to this show, Vellani turned out to be the perfect casting choice. Vellani has a bright future ahead of her, including a role in director Nia DaCosta's Captain Marvel sequel, The Marvels, which arrives in theaters next year. It's all about having crushes and self-discovery."
"I grew up reading Nancy Drew mysteries and watching Saved by The Bell and Degrassi," Amanat said. Can she juggle her regular teenage life with that of a noble do-gooder? Those fantasies become a reality when she gains mysterious cosmic abilities that throw her entire life out of whack. She looks up to Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) and the Avengers, often daydreaming about what it would be like to save the world alongside them. I've given two years to this show it's been made with a lot of love and a lot of sweat."Ī Pakistani-American teenager from Jersey City, Kamala (played by newcomer Iman Vellani) is an avid gamer and fan fiction writer, who sometimes feels like she doesn't belong - both at school and at home.
Marvel will be the first Muslim hero to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "It's a historic moment," she continued, referring to the fact that Ms. I'm excited for people to get to know her."Īmanat serves as a co-executive producer on Kamala's upcoming Disney+ series, which was first announced at D23 Expo nearly three years ago. "It's not like when Captain America throws his shield and it comes back," Sana Amanat - who co-created the fan favorite character - explained to Empire for the magazine's latest issue ( now on sale). Marvel) isn't exactly an expert when it comes to the whole superhero shtick. Now, that's some dedication girl!Ĭlick on the next slide to read about other celebs who made it to the headlines.Much like Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man), Kamala Khan (aka Ms. However, the actress said that she will be back to shooting the very next day since the film's release is a month way.
She further said that a doctor was indeed called to sets and since her fever had shot up and she headed home for the day. This ended up costing a loss of around Rs 35-40 lakh to the makers." When Mid-Day contacted Nargis, the actress said that she was ecstatic to shoot the song, but suddenly felt giddy and uneasy while filming. Nargis was running high fever as well and the unit had to pack up. The actress was filming the sequence at a film studio yesterday when, suddenly she collapsed and a doctor had to be called. A source told Mid-Day, "The film's shoot wrapped up a while ago, but the makers wanted to film an additional song which is the recreation of the popular song 'Oye Oye' from 'Tridev' (1989). According to a report on Mid-Day, the actress collapsed while shooting for a song sequence and a doctor had to be called.
And looks the filming of the movie is taking a toll on Nargis' health.
The movie will have Emraan Hashmi essaying the role of the cricketer, while Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai and Lara Dutta in pivotal roles. The shooting of the biopic on the controversial cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin titled 'Azhar' is underway.