Iman Vellani on becoming Marvel's first Muslim superhero

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  • Опубликовано: 15 июн 2022
  • Iman Vellani used to dress up as superhero Kamala Khan for Halloween - now, she's bringing that character to life in a new Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel. The Canadian actor joined Tom Power to talk about the series and how it feels to be the first Muslim superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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  • @winglessharmony
    @winglessharmony Год назад +496

    I really like how well spoken she is. Unlike majority of the teenagers, she is doing really good and does not shy away from being honest about her opinions. Me and my fam are enjoying the show. Much love to you Iman ❤

    • @CannaBanana
      @CannaBanana Год назад +9

      shes close to hitting 20 which is my guess why she sounds so grown

    • @hulkdhiraj
      @hulkdhiraj Год назад

      But where is her essential religious wear hijab? 🤔🥱🧐

    • @Berto2K
      @Berto2K Год назад +25

      @@hulkdhiraj Not all Muslims choose to wear it all the time, or at all.

    • @geaarmel6764
      @geaarmel6764 Год назад

      @@hulkdhiraj It's obvious u are not used to live with Muslim people.

    • @Berto2K
      @Berto2K Год назад +5

      @@MrSerr she may just not be too religious. She has talked about going to mosk and prayer growing up. I havent seen any interviews where she talks about her current status.

  • @jasonmcwhirter7093
    @jasonmcwhirter7093 Год назад +52

    I feel like the writers of Ms. Marvel said to themselves, "It's like someone made our character into a real person and we had no idea!"

    • @iainwhite8617
      @iainwhite8617 8 дней назад

      Most likely, She invited Iman to co-write the latest Ms Marvel issues. They're actually really good.

  • @Waleed.869
    @Waleed.869 Год назад +291

    As a Pakistani Muslim I’m so happy for this show. Being represented in such a positive way after a long time feels good

    • @hulkdhiraj
      @hulkdhiraj Год назад +4

      But where is her essential religious wear hijab? 🤔🥱🧐

    • @tunkunrunk
      @tunkunrunk Год назад

      you gotta be kidding ! women have no rights in your country

    • @hulkdhiraj
      @hulkdhiraj Год назад

      @BatMaN no point arguing with a loser. Poor debate

    • @LoneVocalist
      @LoneVocalist Год назад +6

      ​@@hulkdhiraj Hijab is an Arab thing. Pakistanis don't wear it. Unlike Iran, there's no law to obligate women to cover their head. Most women in my Pakistani family don't cover their heads. Some put scarf (dopatta) over their head like Mary mother of Jesus did. Only a very tiny percentage wear burqas, which has been a rarer sight with time.

    • @mahmoodsajid2016
      @mahmoodsajid2016 Год назад

      Representing or represented what ??

  • @McDevittMike
    @McDevittMike Год назад +96

    She is the perfect girl for this role and she's cute as a button. Disney nailed it on this time.

    • @AR-io8fv
      @AR-io8fv Год назад +18

      They usually do. Their casting directors are insane. Not surprised this one is a home run too.

    • @wakandaforever616
      @wakandaforever616 Год назад +11

      @@AR-io8fv easily the most spot on casting since iron man it's uncanny

  • @KathrynsRavens
    @KathrynsRavens Год назад +278

    This was a great interview! Iman is so good I was shocked this is her first role! What a beautifully written character too, I'm really enjoying the series so far

  • @vicentefernandez9084
    @vicentefernandez9084 Год назад +58

    Not since the days of Iron Man 1 was I so enamored with an actor absolutely embodying their character in a Marvel movie. Holy crap this kid's got talent.

  • @brobs0463
    @brobs0463 Год назад +62

    She’s honestly so likeable and is doing an amazing job for her first role

  • @DynaPirate
    @DynaPirate Год назад +89

    I was raised Catholic and I liked how Daredevil portrayed religion as just a part of his life. I'm glad they found that same balance with Ms. Marvel. I think it turns most people off (myself included) when a movie or show feels like a religious lecture or indoctrination.

  • @yoyodotcom
    @yoyodotcom Год назад +20

    insane that she was insecure about her ability to bring the character into life but she IS her character & was so so good at it.

  • @fromvegreville1977
    @fromvegreville1977 Год назад +122

    She definitely speaks in the interview to something I’ve seen myself in the show; at its heart the show is about finding inspiration in fandom. In an age where online fan culture can be so toxic and drive people away, Ms. Marvel shows what being inspired to be a good person can be. The line from Bruno in the first episode truly sums her up, if she wanted to save the world, she would save the world, she didn’t need super powers to be a good person.
    Superheroes are a power fantasy, and Ms. Marvel’s fantasy was to have the power to help. Iman Vellani captures that perfectly, and I think that’s why both her and the character she plays are so relatable. [Edit: I should have said “so relatable to me as a middle-aged white guy”, of course other people will find them both relatable in different ways.]
    Keep up the great work!

  • @slothbabymutation7934
    @slothbabymutation7934 Год назад +101

    Wow Iman Vellani is absolutely incredible. The show is outstanding and so much joy to watch. What a joy to watch and hear her talk. She is a super star in the making and the future of our MCU! Thank you for this interview....

  • @OsirisMalkovich
    @OsirisMalkovich Год назад +93

    She's doing a great job on the show so far! It's great to finally see a longer interview with her.

  • @EugWanker
    @EugWanker Год назад +63

    Wow, she is so well spoken. Tom is a great interviewer too.

  • @smellyface101
    @smellyface101 Год назад +21

    When I tell you I do not care about Marvel movies or Comics or anything I mean it. But listening to her be so genuinely excited about the universe makes me want to know more.
    She's not only great for the role but she's also great as an ambassador. ✌

  • @sanask3695
    @sanask3695 Год назад +23

    I watched 3 episode and its actually real interesting series. About Iman, She is confident, eloquent, lively, and perfect casting. As a Pakistani i am very happy that they represented Muslim and Pakistani in Marvel sort of huge brand in such a positive way after a long time.

  • @shubhangbahadur7112
    @shubhangbahadur7112 Год назад +20

    Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel is the best addition to the Avengers in MCU Phase 4.

  • @darkur13
    @darkur13 Год назад +38

    She’s so wonderful and I love the show! I hope she has a long and successful career!

  • @CrazyFoo501
    @CrazyFoo501 Год назад +16

    I f'n adore this girl
    Her, Haliee, and Gomez were gems so glad they are a apart of Marvel now

  • @TheRishijoesanu
    @TheRishijoesanu Год назад +23

    Damn she comes across really smart and well spoken

  • @oktuesdays3570
    @oktuesdays3570 Год назад +16

    I live right across the street of her high school. It's the art school in Markham, (I applied for music and didn't get in :( ) and right across the street, is a popular comic book store.....so I'm not surprised she's such a great well spoken actor and a comic book nerd.

  • @KellyVergara
    @KellyVergara Год назад +14

    I'm not a girl or a Muslim. But I still felt represented, even as a man in his 30s. I grew up as half white half Colombian and felt torn between two cultures. How to balance the two. Never did. But I could relate to that and I enjoyed it.

  • @mathesonstep
    @mathesonstep Год назад +12

    This is by far the best Marvel interview I have watched, she is clearly a fan just like all of us

  • @griffgames9538
    @griffgames9538 Год назад +14

    2:15 Interviewer not a Marvel Studios fan, because everyone knows Sarah Halley Finn is the goddess of MCU casting after seeing her name in the credits 26 times!

  • @AR-io8fv
    @AR-io8fv Год назад +17

    Wow I was crying by the end of this video. You truly are a wonderful man Tom. God has blessed Canada by both having such an intelligent sensitive interviewer and sharp lovable burgeoning actress to call our own. And they don’t even look alike! What a wonderful time to be alive.

  • @mosaicpaint3223
    @mosaicpaint3223 Год назад +22

    finally an indepth interview

  • @Lionsgala
    @Lionsgala Год назад +17

    I love her interviews there's so awesome she's so bubbling happy and excited and just full of enthusiasm as she said on Disney Plus getting to know Ms marvel. Continually believe the quote that she said my heart is very full

  • @heheboi4795
    @heheboi4795 Год назад +16

    best interview with her so far, you guys did a great job!!! other interviews sometimes feel repetitive and cliche but not this one. she's a really talkative and nice person.

  • @nicholasgarcia6099
    @nicholasgarcia6099 Год назад +14

    congrats to Ms. Marvel, according to Samba TV, it was a hit with GenZ (viewers age 20-24) Drew a diverse croud with Black, Hispanic, Asian households watching at a higher rate

  • @halbarber3
    @halbarber3 Год назад +6

    Iman is doing FANTASTIC as Ms. Marvel.

  • @Erikhedoulo
    @Erikhedoulo Год назад +11

    So eloquent! I love this girl

  • @WHYtheband
    @WHYtheband Год назад +13

    We Love The Show! Really fun and full of heart.

  • @arctic_haze
    @arctic_haze Год назад +16

    A very good interview., from both sides. And she really fits the role in every way!

  • @upakupik
    @upakupik Год назад +4

    Such a great interview. Great questions. Great talk. Thank u for putting this out.

  • @RonsarLo
    @RonsarLo Год назад +7

    O m g. Sarah Finn was in your corner.
    Incredible 😳
    You're killing it ❤️

  • @sohamchakravarty472
    @sohamchakravarty472 Год назад +7

    Surprised and amazed by the depth in her thoughts! She is just 19 years old and a lifetime of experience still left ahead of her!
    Really wish her all the best! Looking forward to see how her story unfolds in the coming years!

  • @robertjackson3552
    @robertjackson3552 Год назад +4

    thank you for having Marvel in the title as many calling her the first muslim superhero and that was DC's Kismet: Man of Fate.

  • @myrineae
    @myrineae Год назад +3

    Best Iman interview to date. Thanks!

  • @warrior100girl
    @warrior100girl Год назад +6

    "No, I am busy." 😭🤣

  • @kvoltti
    @kvoltti Год назад +12

    Canada... We just make perfectly suited people to play superheroes in Comic Book Movies

    • @skrrskrr5386
      @skrrskrr5386 Год назад +1

      this comment gives me inspiration to get into acting, thank you😁

    • @kivimik
      @kivimik Год назад +3

      It does appear that way: three Canadian actors as the lead superhero released or about to be released in the last year (Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk next month).

  • @joojosart7772
    @joojosart7772 Год назад +1

    Listening to her teeling about how she got ghe role hives me the joy as I got casted for my dreeamrole :O Its so heartwarming

  • @caroline9612
    @caroline9612 Год назад

    tearing up watching this, i am so so happy for her

  • @rainbowinbeigeboots6190
    @rainbowinbeigeboots6190 Год назад +3

    omgg she's a much bigger fan than I thought she was, I luvvv her

  • @sargentrowell81
    @sargentrowell81 Год назад +6

    Really love the show so far!

  • @JeffreyDawsonSemperSermo
    @JeffreyDawsonSemperSermo 5 месяцев назад

    I just love seeing her fangirl about Marvel. It's so refreshing to see people who obviously love what they are doing and bring such unrestrained passion to it.

  • @twona.
    @twona. 6 месяцев назад

    so likable, a genuine enthusiastic fan.

  • @parulianphea4733
    @parulianphea4733 Год назад +10

    i watch all her interview..she is amazing...good personality and well spoken as well...

  • @jinxie712
    @jinxie712 Год назад +8

    Very Ms Marvel of her to take her dad there.

  • @bladegriggs4090
    @bladegriggs4090 Год назад

    Can't wait to see more of her in the marvels in November.

  • @aryan-10
    @aryan-10 Год назад

    ms marvel was the best ever marvel series , hats off to iman vellani for doing such a great job in her first acting

  • @HeyPlannerGurlHey
    @HeyPlannerGurlHey Год назад +4

    Great interview!!!!

  • @cobaltbomba4310
    @cobaltbomba4310 Год назад +4

    Amazing interview.

  • @asimwilliams2116
    @asimwilliams2116 Год назад +5

    Ms. Marvel is great! It may be the best Marvel thing since Endgame!

  • @jcnextgeneration
    @jcnextgeneration Год назад +7

    I can Honestly say I think I've Fallen in Love.

    • @mohussain1800
      @mohussain1800 Год назад

      😂😂😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

  • @adamkalb1
    @adamkalb1 11 месяцев назад +1

    I am looking forward to the November premiere of The Marvels just so I can see what is next for Iman Vellani and Matthew Lintz after Ms. Marvel. By that time, they will probably have found their next acting credit outside of Marvel Studios, and since Ms. Marvel was the first-ever acting credit of Iman, I want to know if she and Matthew will only take on movie roles after The Marvels, or if they are open to any further parts in television shows or cartoon voice roles in 2024 when Matthew's latest roles before Ms. Marvel were one-season television roles in The Alienist and The Walking Dead. I think they would be terrific as voice actors if they are not big enough to have one type of career on the big screen. Jack Quaid and Karen Fukuhara's first acting credits were secondary parts in the films The Hunger Games and Suicide Squad, but a year before they met each other while acting in The Boys, they were already working as secondary voice actors in Harvey Girls Forever and Craig of the Creek, and then they also got to voice the leading parts of Star Trek: Lower Decks and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. So if Jack Quaid and Karen Fukuhara can start acting by getting a big part on the big screen, and decide that they want a bigger variety of smaller acting parts where their name is not a big selling point every time, then I know the same is also possible for Matthew Lintz after Pixels and Iman Vellani after The Marvels. May 20, 2023, 10:47pm

  • @nekrokleptic
    @nekrokleptic Год назад +1

    She's adorbs. Must protect at all costs

  • @BrianHickmanMilitaryBrat
    @BrianHickmanMilitaryBrat Год назад +8

    Something about the Toronto area it seems. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was just like her when she received the role of Devi on Never Have I Ever.

  • @mohsinalihassan
    @mohsinalihassan Год назад +4

    You are amazing person and can't think of any body else playing Ms Marvel

  • @EVILRGT25
    @EVILRGT25 Год назад +12

    Well I read comics but literally only Spider-man related comics I've read every superhero comics but only issue 1 except Ms. Marvel amd Spider-man I read every comics of them.

  • @brunogomes-qi9xk
    @brunogomes-qi9xk Год назад +2

    Iman Vellani 😍😍😍😍

  • @ethandollarhide7943
    @ethandollarhide7943 Год назад +4

    My question to the people that are angry about this is: Would her being a White, Male Christian contribute to the Plot?

  • @AsimPerwaiz
    @AsimPerwaiz Год назад +1

    #ImanVellani is already a star.

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND Год назад

    Her story of getting the role sounds a lot like the way teenagers are treated in the Marvel universe, as well. Like she's got school, she's got things on her mind, and the big powerful grown-ups text her about some super-important (to them) thing, and she's like, "I have math." "I'm with my friends." "I have teenager stuff to worry about, as well as being excited about this really fantastic opportunity." It's like Tony Stark contacting Peter Parker. "I don't have time to save the world / respond to a casting call right now, I'm in geometry class, dude!" While at the same time, "I don't have time for geometry class, I've got to save the world / respond to a casting call!" Very relatable, how fantasy and real life echo each other like that. Also, "I'm just some normal teenager, with normal teenager stuff to worry about, but now all of a sudden I've been handed this tremendous opportunity to do some truly amazing things, which also happen to bear a very real responsibility to do good in the world, to represent my under-represented culture in the public eye in a positive way. That's a lot to put on a teenager's shoulders, but I'm up for taking on that responsibility, while also reveling in the amazingness of the experience." Very applicable to being Ms. Marvel, as well as playing Ms. Marvel. The writing of the show did a great job of portraying that, as did her acting.

  • @kibwel.parker6042
    @kibwel.parker6042 Год назад

    0:22-0:24 now ed grimley is impressed....I must say!

  • @babyvampire5956
    @babyvampire5956 Год назад +1

    I love her forever

  • @Adrian99Diaz
    @Adrian99Diaz Год назад

    Great video!

  • @Colossal322
    @Colossal322 Год назад +4

    She's so cute tho

  • @nimishachowdhury4577
    @nimishachowdhury4577 Год назад +7

    She didn't even have to act in Ms Marvel in my opinion. Because she is Kamala! Its almost as if Kamala khan is based on Iman's life haha

  • @deedarhabib5424
    @deedarhabib5424 Год назад

    As a Pakistani Muslim......Thank you Iman ♥️😉

  • @Slurpy_Films
    @Slurpy_Films Год назад +7

    I’ve been just staring at that one long hair

  • @zumiplayz3159
    @zumiplayz3159 Год назад +1

    Imagine if we all wake up tomorrow and it was all a dream same with her 😂😂

  • @malakmasoumi780
    @malakmasoumi780 Год назад +3

    I wish I could be bestfriend with her I very enjoyed the show and her self .she is a huge marvel fan just like me .🤩😝

  • @futari2914
    @futari2914 Год назад +5

    Assalamualaikum Iman

  • @kmarchery
    @kmarchery Год назад +4

    Canadian tux . 👍

  • @khadijagwen
    @khadijagwen Год назад +3

    My experience with Sunni Islam meant I had to be always covered, call God Allah SWT always, and not look men in the eyes, and a bunch of baggage. The type of Islam practiced in the show, I could live with.

    • @janezaray811
      @janezaray811 Год назад +1

      Are you a revert or something ? Actual Islam is hard to follow no doubt, but majority of Pakistanis at least do as much she they can. Something is always better than nothing. If you are a revert, just try and it will be more than enough.

  • @davidkglevi
    @davidkglevi Год назад +4

    It's a great show and she is brilliant, BUT she isn't the first muslim Marvel superhero though. Scarlet Scarab (from Moon Knight) is.

    • @toamszkozak8822
      @toamszkozak8822 Год назад +4

      I think they meant the first muslim superhero who is the main character Just like they were saying that Shang-Chi was the first asian superhero in MCU

  • @Howlabunga
    @Howlabunga 4 месяца назад

    Wow is she gorgeous

  • @RicoSuavae
    @RicoSuavae Год назад +2

    The real life Kamala Kahn apparently was always alive and was a real life actual person, The MCU just had to wait until she reached the age requirement to sign the NDA lmaaaao😅😅
    I feel so robbed because while I was in medical school for surgical tech I got a sketchy message to be a extra in the first black panther movie and as a joke during r lunch break I called and it turned out to be real they would even pay for my Uber to get to the set and get back home but the surgeon who was one of r teachers at the time told me if I take a leave of absence he would drop me so I never did it long story short I didn’t take the deal and stayed and school but after I finished school being top 3 of my class I ended up not becoming a surgical tech and for the rest of my life years later I will always regret the day that I wasn’t in the black panther 😢😢😢😢 like at that time when I was bragging about it people didn’t even know who black panther was but as a nerd and comic fan I had to explain to them who he was “King of wakanda husband of Storm” and etc and now Black Panther is a household name and everyone knows 😢😢 but I’m skinny as hell so I didn’t know why they wanted to cast me as an extra kuz all the other black dudes r super buff turns out they wanted to give Shuri the new black panther a best friend which was supposed to be me now that character doesn’t even exist omg!!!!! I’m happy that Iman did what I didn’t do also I’m kinda jealous because I coulda been in black panther 2!

  • @muhammedmudassir777
    @muhammedmudassir777 Год назад +5

    She was just made for it

  • @Xerneas23
    @Xerneas23 Год назад +2

    3:00 lmaoo

  • @RoyRosales
    @RoyRosales Год назад +3

    The interviewer was weirdly agro but maybe Iman’s charisma just puts him in her shadow. Good for her for commanding the conversation and not getting pulled in by the interviewer.

  • @teto85
    @teto85 Год назад +1

    Those were probably the best burritos ever.

  • @travellingtechno
    @travellingtechno Год назад +1

    The typical american cultural upbringing but she is living her life thats really good

  • @DanangWidiantoro
    @DanangWidiantoro 4 месяца назад

    kamala khan teams up with kate bishop is going to be epic

  • @itschrishuerta
    @itschrishuerta Год назад +19

    “All brown people have family in Texas” is such a mood 😂

    • @hassanaftab1270
      @hassanaftab1270 Год назад +2

      Pakistan for some reason love to live there in sugarland or something... Its thr religious texas with ethics and values that inspire them i think. They themselves are very family oriented and close tight knit families. Though faced lot of discrimination there too but they live in small exclusive communities

    • @SiddhanthRoyal
      @SiddhanthRoyal Год назад +1

      😆

  • @zynx58
    @zynx58 Год назад

    I love how she literally a brown child and acts like one so much

  • @dawndworld
    @dawndworld Год назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @realdopecomics
    @realdopecomics Год назад +1

    She’s The MCU’s first Muslim super hero. She is not Marvel’s first super hero.

  • @ArdiMeci
    @ArdiMeci Год назад +3

    I thought Layla El-Faouly was the first Muslim hero.

    • @loganbigmo
      @loganbigmo Год назад +4

      In the MCU, but not in Marvel. Layla's not from the comics.

  • @videoekstremeuniklucumeneg8066
    @videoekstremeuniklucumeneg8066 Год назад +3

    First like My friend

  • @MawaisH85
    @MawaisH85 Год назад +4

    I dono...i didn't get a good vibe from the interviewer! I mean felt like he had a major issue with Iman for not having a solid acting background. Two times he brought that up in the covo. Bro!!! you gotta start somewhere. Some people go through messive struggle to land such roles and for some, the stars are just inlined and they are there at the right moment. But the key thing is...would your talent be good enough for people and fans to see you??? Well let me tell you Iman Vellani is the present and the future!!

    • @fromvegreville1977
      @fromvegreville1977 Год назад +7

      I think it was more expressing surprise that someone without the acting background was coming across so naturally in the role. She has the screen presence of someone who’s been in front of a camera for years, it surprised me to learn she’s a relative novice too.
      I absolutely agree she’s got a great career ahead of her, though! Hopefully with roles she’ll enjoy just as much as she is playing Kamala Khan. I suspect she’s going to have a few such roles written specifically for her.

    • @_atinsy
      @_atinsy Год назад +1

      @@fromvegreville1977 I know this is far fetched but how would she avoid getting typecasted though

    • @fromvegreville1977
      @fromvegreville1977 Год назад +3

      @@_atinsy, that’s a good question I don’t have an answer to, but hopefully she figures it out.

  • @divyeshsharma7428
    @divyeshsharma7428 Год назад

    Kumail Ali Nanjiani

  • @solace2210
    @solace2210 Год назад +12

    She kinda look like Kylie Jenner.

    • @rahatyesh
      @rahatyesh Год назад +3

      hailee steinfeld rather

    • @skrrskrr5386
      @skrrskrr5386 Год назад +1

      i wonder how a team up between the two would go

    • @solace2210
      @solace2210 Год назад

      @@rahatyesh yup

    • @solace2210
      @solace2210 Год назад

      @@skrrskrr5386 me too lol

  • @googoogaagaa7726
    @googoogaagaa7726 Год назад +1

    title: Iman Vellani on becoming Marvel's first Muslim superhero meanwhile the scarlet scarab: bruh

  • @moholah3745
    @moholah3745 Год назад

    And as for those who are guilty of an indecency from among your women, call to witnesses against them four (witnesses) from among you; then if they bear witness confine them to the houses until death takes them away or Allah opens some way for them. Quran 4:15

  • @yogiapappalan9954
    @yogiapappalan9954 Год назад

    2002 bunggggggggtttttttt

  • @kevinsager5054
    @kevinsager5054 5 месяцев назад

    I hate to say it, but... Muslim characters existed in the MCU literally in the first moments of the first Iron Man film.
    Not necessarily the most favourable representation, however... It would be interesting to connect those characters, if possible.

  • @raetwt9674
    @raetwt9674 Год назад +1

    research pogW

  • @khusnulwalid
    @khusnulwalid Год назад

    lulusan corona like in indo

  • @mcdo724
    @mcdo724 4 месяца назад

    Shes from Canada. How is she kamilla.

  • @pradhyudh
    @pradhyudh Год назад

    Living breathing little sister stereotype,