Riz Ahmed and Mindy Kaling offer to get started on writing the screenplay for Ms. Marvel

May 20, 2018 09:49


So when do @MarvelStudios want me @mindykaling @kumailn to get started on the MsMarvel screenplay ?
- Riz Ahmed (@rizmc) May 16, 2018

- Kevin Feige recently confirmed in an interview with BBC that a Kamala Khan film is "definitely sort of in the works". For those who don't know, Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American superhero who lives in New Jersey. She has the ability to heal, grown, and shrink at will. Upon hearing the news, Riz Ahmed tweeted out that he wanted to start writing a screenplay for the film along with South Asian actors Mindy Kaling and Kumail Nanjiani. The Good Place's Jameela Jamil also joined in on the conversation.



Marvel is planning to do Miss Marvel after Captain Marvel y’all

Muslims. Prepare to finally be represented. pic.twitter.com/SKFofLDmBt
- R O D Y ⚡️ IW SPOILERS (@StaarksHeart) May 12, 2018

Riz! I am obsessed with this comic book, I’ve read them all. I love Kamala Khan. https://t.co/f3PevhfUzv
- Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) May 16, 2018

I can also do weekends! ❤️
- Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) May 16, 2018

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south asian celebrities, riz ahmed, mindy kaling, marvel, silicon valley (hbo)

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