Marvel’s Kevin Feige Talks About Making ‘Ms. Marvel’ Unique In The MCU


Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently discussed how the studio’s approach to the Marvel

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Cinematic Universe has made Ms. Marvel distinct from other recent and upcoming MCU projects.

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Ms. Marvel tells the story of 16 year-old Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American girl who has grown up

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in the world of the Avengers and who soon finds herself with superpowers of her own.

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Kamala is an avid fan of Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, even cosplaying as the hero as she attends AvengerCon,

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and is eager to follow in her hero’s footsteps once she finds herself exhibiting superhuman abilities.

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It’s fair to say Ms. Marvel is a far cry from the edgier, deadlier, more twisted world of Marvel’s last Disney Plus series, Moon Knight.

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The new series, led by Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, comes from a brighter, more fun, more uplifting corner of the MCU.

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While speaking at the Ms. Marvel press conference, Kevin Feige touched on just what it is that sets each Marvel project apart.

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