Ms. Marvel Season 2 Gets Disappointing Update from Cinematographer
Ms. Marvel cinematographer Jules O'Loughlin shares a disappointing update on the potential for season 2. Ms. Marvel, which premiered on Disney+ in June, was a long-awaited arrival to the MCU for Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenager who takes the mantle of Ms. Marvel in the fan-favorite Marvel Comics title. Since the comics arc began in 2014, fans had anticipated the portrayal of Kamala, rare in her status as a Marvel superfan in addition to a Marvel superhero, onscreen. Needless to say, the six-episode Disney+ series delivered, giving Kamala, played by newcomer Iman Vellani, an authentic storyline and boosting Muslim and Pakistani stories both in front of and behind the camera.
What made Ms. Marvel so important for the MCU to get right is how crucial Kamala Khan is to the next stage of the franchise's plans. Filming has already wrapped on The Marvels, a team-up film that will unite Kamala with her idol, Carol Danvers a.k.a. Captain Marvel, and the Ms. Marvel post-credits scene sets up the 2023 film perfectly. Additionally, the final episode of Ms. Marvel revealed that Kamala is the first confirmed MCU instance of a mutant, and indicates the presence of the X-Men in this universe after years of existing separately under Fox. Regardless of all of this, there still existed the possibility of Ms. Marvel continuing on Disney+ as well.
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However, during an interview with ComicBook.com, O'Loughlin states that he hasn't heard anything about moving forward with a Ms. Marvel season 2. The cinematographer confirms that MCU plans for Kamala Khan exist mainly on the big screen, and that neither he nor director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy have been given updates on
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