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Vellani plays Marvel Comics' Kamala Khan, a
16-year-old high school student and superhero fangirl who
discovers she has powers of her own.
Like her character, Vellani is also a huge superhero fan, who
made her own Ms. Marvel costume when she was 15.
"It's so infectious. Her fascination and excitement about the
Avengers are so shared with real life Marvel fans and speaking
as one, I just felt like I could slip into Kamala's shoes very
easily," Vellani told Reuters. "That's really all we were
channelling throughout the filming of the show, just how I would
react in real life."
Ms. Marvel is seen as the biggest breakout star in Marvel Comics
in the last decade and is also the first Muslim character to
have her own comic book series.
"I really do hope that the show kind of inspires more Muslim and
South Asian creatives to tell their stories because this is just
one story about one girl," Vellani said.
"We cannot represent all two billion Muslims and south Asians in
the world ... but hopefully this is a start and hopefully people
do find some part of Kamala's story that they relate to."
As well as playing Khan in the television show, Vellani is set
to team up with Brie Larson, who plays Captain Marvel, in the
2023 film 'The Marvels'.
"Brie was the first person to reach out to me and kind of just
share her own experiences of how this role has kind of changed
her, her own career," Vellani said.
"Marvel gives actors just an insane amount of, you know,
attention and a huge fandom so it can be really overwhelming at
times and I'm just so glad that she was there to kind of hold my
hand and answer all my questions," she added.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; writing by Richard Pullin. Editing by
Gerry Doyle)
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