There’s one department the Marvel Cinematic Universe is especially consistent in -- casting. And that’s in large part due to the brilliant eye of longtime franchise casting director Sarah Finn. She’s been with the series since 2008’s Iron Man and has been sending careers soaring ever since. One of her latest A+ finds? The effervescent star of Ms. Marvel and now The Marvels, Iman Vellani.

There is no better fit for the role of Kamala Khan than Vellani. As an extremely passionate Marvel fan herself, she has effortlessly infused Kamala with an infectious enthusiasm for everything Avengers. Yes, she did experience quite the evolution in Ms. Marvel after discovering she’s a superpowered individual herself, but she still has a lot of growing to do while facing her biggest test yet in Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels where Kamala is challenged to hold her own alongside two wildly powerful MCU forces, Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau and Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel. 

With The Marvels now in theaters nationwide and with SAG-AFTRA reaching a tentative deal with the AMPTP, Vellani was able to join us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night to revisit her journey scoring the role of her dreams and how Kamala’s evolved since.

00:00 - Dicey Questions
03:43 - Intro
04:23 - Becoming an Actor
05:29 - Nia DaCosta & Kevin Feige
09:31 - Auditioning for the MCU
12:20 - Playing Kamala Khan
15:49 - Brie Larson & Teyonah Parris
18:58 - Aladna
21:18 - Self-Care While Making a Big Film
23:21 - The Marvels Reshoots
25:35 - Working with Flerkens
28:08 - What’s Next for Kamala
30:00 - Kamala As a Team Leader

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