Iman Vellani Wants to See Ms. Marvel Join the X-Men in the MCU
Perhaps the most surprising and controversial moment in Ms. Marvel was the season finale that Kamala Khan was not an Inhuman but a mutant.
When Kamala discovered that she had mutated genes, she officially became the first mutant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
The ret-conning of Kamala’s genetic makeup then carried over to the comic books, with Ms. Marvel officially becoming an X-Man.
Vellani Wants to be an X-Men
In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Iman Vellani, who portrays Kamala in the MCU, was asked what superhero team she would like to see Ms. Marvel join next. Interestingly, she did not choose the logical choice in the Avengers, but the X-Men.
“On the big screen? X-Men. I don’t think that’s a bad answer. I think the X-Men is so cool, and it really just marks her as a legitimate mutant and all the naysayers can no longer say nay.”
An Entry Point For The X-Men’s MCU Arrival?
Throughout the X-Men’s history, the team has often been introduced to the audience through the point of view of young mutants. Whether it be Kitty Pryde in the comics or X-Men Evolution, Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series, or Rogue in the Fox movies. Perhaps then Ms. Marvel could assume this role as the X-Men are introduced into the MCU.
“I never thought about that. Because I still have my own X-Men characters that I look back to, and I think those books are so timeless in a way,” she responded. “I was just reading Grant Morrison’s run and Chris Claremont, which Chris Claremont’s a little edgy sometimes, but the Grant Morrison stuff is like… I can read it a million times. I think it totally works,” Velanni answered.
:But it is cool for people to kind of accept her as a mutant now. And I don’t know if people are actually looking to her as the literal new mutant and this is the new generation. But yeah, I don’t think that’s for me to say. I think the audience will take these two miniseries that I’ve done, and hopefully they’re happy with the results.”
Following the events of The Marvels, Ms. Marvel is no stranger to being on a team. Perhaps then Vellani will get to be an X-Men after all.