Ms. Marvel Directors Compare Working on MCU Show & DC’s Batgirl
Ms. Marvel directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Bad Boys for Life) compare working on the Marvel Cinematic Universe series to the DC Extended Universe's upcoming Batgirl movie. In just a matter of days, Iman Vellani makes her MCU debut in Marvel Studios' next live-action Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel. Ahead of The Marvels, the series will introduce Kamala Khan—a 16-year-old Pakistani American teenager who struggles to fit in until she gets powers like the heroes she looks up to.
Sana Amanat and Steve Wacker's Ms. Marvel comic sees its Captain Marvel superfan with the ability to alter her shape and size. Bisha K. Ali's Ms. Marvel changes the source material and sees its hero acquire a pair of cosmically powered bracelets that manifest light ala DC's Green Lantern. Ms. Marvel's trailers and clips have painted a vibrant picture of the coming-of-age story. El Arbi and Fallah directed episodes 1 and 6 of that story before working on Warner Bros./DC Films' Batgirl, which wrapped filming back in April.
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In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, El Arbi and Fallah discussed introducing both Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel and Barbara Gordon/Batgirl to the world. When asked what it was like to film with Leslie Grace and Michael Keaton, the pair declared themselves fanboys while comparing that experience to Ms. Marvel. Read their comments below:
Adil El Arbi: It's a big, big honor. It's a big privilege. It's obviously both ends of the spectrum where Ms. Marvel is very bright and colorful, we have that animation style in it, while Batgirl is darker. It’s DC. It's Gotham.
Bilall Fallah: Gotham City, yeah!
Adil El Arbi: And it's just amazing to have Leslie Grace bringing
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