Bisha K. Ali Interview: Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel has officially made her way on Disney+, with the first episode introducing the world to the MCU's biggest Avengers fan: Kamala Khan. Played with aplomb by newcomer Iman Vellani, the Pakastani-American teen represents every daydreamer who'd rather think about superheroes than homework or that night's family dinner.
But Kamala has much more than a small screen debut in Ms. Marvel riding on her shoulders, as the miniseries is set toprepare her for a grand entrance in 2023's The Marvels. In the meantime, her coming-of-age is full of family obligations, friendships that last a lifetime, and mysterious powers passed down through an ancestor's heirloom.
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Screen Rant spoke to showrunner Bisha K. Ali, who previously worked on the fantastic Marvel series Loki, about making the jump to Kamala Khan and preparing to take on such a unique and colorful tale.
Screen Rant: I know you previously worked on Loki. What did you learn from working on Loki that you were able to take with you to Ms. Marvel?
Bisha K. Ali: So much. I think that every single creator in Ms. Marvel brought a very specific, unique thing to the table, and one of my secret weapons is that I just worked in the first phase of television for a few years. The experience on Loki was incredible; I learned so much about how Marvel wanted to make television, which is different from how I think anybody on Earth makes television [laughs].
Learning about the process; the iterative process, which I really love; how the pieces fit together with the larger MCU and what the implications can be, and how to navigate that in the creative process; how to not be precious and how to also know when to be precious. Having the
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