Tag: Ms. Marvel
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Daisy Ridley’s New ‘Star Wars’ Director Says ‘It’s About Time’ We Had a Female Filmmaker ‘Come Forward to Shape the Galaxy Far, Far Away’
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is coming back to the big screen in a new “Star Wars” movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”) and written by Steven Knight (“Peaky Blinders”). The film makes Obaid-Chinoy the first woman and first person of color to direct a “Star Wars” feature film. Previous film directors in the franchise include…
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Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Say ‘Ms. Marvel’ Season 2 Decision Is On Hold Until After ‘The Marvels’
When people think of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah’s superhero work, they probably think of the “Batgirl” situation. But really, the filmmaking duo started working on superhero stuff well before then, as the directors of episodes of the acclaimed Marvel Studios series, “Ms. Marvel.” And since Iman Vellani’s popular character is set to return…
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‘The Marvels’ Director Says Superhero Fatigue ‘Absolutely Exists,’ New MCU Film Is ‘Really Wacky and Silly’ Compared to Others
“Candyman” filmmaker Nia DaCosta is making her superhero directorial debut with Marvel’s upcoming “The Marvels,” a sequel to “Captain Marvel” that teams Brie Larson’s eponymous superhero with Teyonah Parris’ Monica Rambeau from “WandaVision” and Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan from “Ms. Marvel.” It’s been a shaky year for comic book tentpoles, with Marvel’s own “Ant-Man and…
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Damon Lindelof Departs Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Damon Lindelof is jetting out of a galaxy far, far away. “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen” creator will no longer write the screenplay for an upcoming “Star Wars” film, Deadline reports.Lindelof leaves the project along with his co-writer Justin Britt-Gibson, and a replacement writer has yet to be announced. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, best known for directing episodes…
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The Marvels Composer Teases New Score and Iman Vellani’s Performance
Earlier this year, viewers were introduced to the McU’s version of Kamala Khan in her self-titled series Ms. Marvel, played in delightful fashion by Iman Vellani. While the show itself ended with most of the loose ends tied up — save for one big revelation accompanied by a very familiar motif. In typical Marvel fashion,…
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‘Star Wars’ Movie in the Works From Damon Lindelof, ‘Ms. Marvel’s’ Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Eyed to Direct
Damon Lindelof is going to a galaxy far, far away — or, at least, he’s well on his way there.The co-creator of “Lost” and Emmy-winning executive producer of “Watchman” is developing a new “Star Wars” movie for Lucasfilm — and the top-secret project has already a director warming up their hyper-drive: Oscar-winner and “Ms. Marvel”…
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How The Ms. Marvel Finale Sets Up The Marvels
This article contains major spoilers for the finale of “Ms. Marvel.”From the streets of Jersey City to the superhero underworld of Karachi to the horrors of British-occupied India, “Ms. Marvel” took viewers through a series of locales and time periods the Marvel Cinematic Universe has never even come close to touching before. We’ve come a long way since…
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Kevin Feige Says Phase Four Has Already Dropped ‘Many Clues’ About The McU’s Future
Following the end of the Infinity Saga with “Avengers: Endgame” and “Spider-Man: Far From Home” in 2019, Marvel Studios had to take a short break in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic. But this delay barely rattled Marvel president Kevin Feige and the House of Ideas: They returned in 2021 (after a few small tweaks…
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‘Ms. Marvel’: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Talk About What Influenced The Coming-Of-Age Superhero Tale [The Playlist Podcast]
Just over a month after the release of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and merely weeks removed from the end of “Moon Knight,” Marvel Studios is back at it and has unveiled its latest project, “Ms. Marvel.” And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we discuss the new series and why it’s…
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Review: Latest Disney+ Marvel Adaptation Is Charming and Winsome
It’s downright audacious that Marvel is now making TV shows about Avengers superfans, but despite that thoroughly meta invitation to egomania, real-life MCU diehards are in for a treat with “Ms. Marvel.”First introduced in a 2013 comic by Sana Amanat, “Ms. Marvel” is the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a nerdy New Jersey teen…