Ms. Marvel Directors Share Their Reaction To The Finale's Big X-Men Twist
In the Ms. Marvel finale, Kamala Khan suddenly discovers from her best friend Bruno that she has a rare genetic mutation within her DNA. Now, Ms. Marvel directors, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have revealed their reaction to the finale's plot twist, which introduced the concept of mutants into the MCU, thus teasing the X-Men's debut.
The only other time the MCU has incorporated or even mentioned mutants was through the classic X-Men '97 theme song, which happened to play briefly during the entire finale scene. This singular scene is a huge moment for the future of mutants, given it’s the first confirmation that they exist in the Earth-616 MCU timeline after all. However, hardcore MCU fans will also know that technically the first tease of mutant activity was featured in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film explored an alternate version of reality in which Charles Xavier ends up leading the Illuminati. This decision to transform Kamala into a mutant was a big deviation from the original comic book source material.The newfound sense of creative direction and risks were something that became a huge topic of debate amongst fans in anticipation of the Ms. Marvel series’ finale. A big percentage of fans dished out criticism to Kevin Feige for further perpetuating the erasure and lack of representation of Inhumans in the MCU.
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On the other hand, Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani retaliated back, expressing that she feels as though her character's newfound mutant identity does some-what connect to the original version found in the Ms. Marvel comics. Now, the directors are taking a moment to reflect on what it felt like to take that gigantic creative leap forward.
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