Ms. Marvel Directors Reflect On Learning Finale's MCU Mutants Twist
The Ms. Marvel finale directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah reflect on the episode's twist introducing mutants to the MCU. In the show's last episode, «No Normal,» Kamala Khan learns from her friend Bruno that she has a «mutation» in her genetic DNA. Underscored by the inclusion of the X-Men '97 theme playing over the scene, this moment was the first mention of mutants in the Earth-616 MCU timeline, after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness saw an alternate version of Charles Xavier lead the Illuminati.
Making Kamala a mutant deviated from the source material, as Kamala is an Inhuman in the comics. This creative decision proved to be a major talking point on the heels of the finale's premiere. Many Ms. Marvel fans criticized Kevin Feige for further erasing Inhumans from the MCU. In contrast, Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani defended the new mutant origin, stating it aligns with the original vision for the comics. Now, the directors look back on the surprising twist.
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In a recent interview with TVLine, Arbi and Fallah admitted that they were completely unaware of the twist, until they read Will Dunn, A.C. Bradley and Matthew Chauncey's script. And even after reading the script, they still do not know what the full picture of that twist will lead, revealing that only Feige knows what's going to happen to Kamala following the introduction of mutants into the world of the MCU. Check out the comments below:
“That was the best kept secret of the whole show. We didn’t even know about it until we suddenly had a script. So, when we had it, we asked, “What’s that about? What’s going to happen?’ And Kevin Feige would say, ‘Just shoot this, put the little music on
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