Ms. Marvel (film)

Ms. Marvel is an upcoming animated superhero comedy coming-of-age film directed by Lissa Tremain from a screenplay co-written with Sana Amanat. A co-production between Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel Studios Animation, the film is based on the character of Kamala Khan by Amanat and G. Willow Wilson, and stars Sandra Saad in the title role, with Saul Nanni, Robert Patrick, and Kathreen Khavari in supporting roles.
An animated film based on Ms. Marvel was announced in early 2036 as the first collaboration between Disney Animation and Marvel Studios Animation, with Tremain set to direct and Amanat hired as co-producer. Saad was announced in the title role in early 2037, havimg voiced Kamala in previous Marvel projects. The filmmakers deliberatedly avoiding imitating the Marvel Cinematic Universe interpretation of the character, instead drawing inspiration directly from the comics. The animators created a new animation software that allowed fpr both "squish-and-stretch" animation and more realistic movements to animate Kamala's powers, with the DreamWorks Animation film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken serving as an inspiration. The art style for the film was aimed by the filmmakers to be a blend of Pakistani and modern art.
==Synopsis==
Kamala Khan is a young Pakistani girl trying to fit in while respecting her culture, leaving her with a deep respect for superheroes and how their differences make them cool in the eyes of others. Unexpectedly, a minor act of rebellion results in her Inhuman DNA getting activated. On the one hand, she is just like her geroes. On the other one, she'll stand out even more. Things get worse when Kamala finds out about a supervillain threatening her home. Will she find the balance between her lives and defeat this evil, or fail and doom her loved ones?
==Voice cast==
*Samana Saad as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel, a young Pakistani Musilm Inhuman with polymorphic abilities. Saad reprises her role from previous Marvel projects. Regarding Khan in the film, Saad said she "seeks balance. She isn't wondering who she is, she knows that well. She is just trying to find a way to be who she is as a person without disrespecting her heritage".
*Kathreen Khavari as Muneeba Khan, Kamala's mother. Khavari previously voiced Kamala in multiple animated Marvel projects.
*Saul Nanni as Bruno, one of Kamala's friends.
*TBA as Nakia, Kamala's best friend
*Robert Patrick as Arnim Zola, the leader of HYDRA, currently targeting Jersey City. Amanat said the character is "a representation of discrimination and oppresion that plagues Kamala's life".
Additionally, Eden Riegel voices Zöe, Kamala's rival. Brian Bloom, Jennifer Hale, and Mick Wingert voice hallucinations of Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Iron Man, respectively, all reprising their roles from previous Marvel media. Patton Oswalt makes a cameo as a news reporter. Billy West voices a guest at Zöe's party. Ivan Velmani, who plays Kamala in the MCU, makes a cameo as one of Kamala's classmates at the beginning of the film.
Making non-speaking cameos are Avengers members Scarlet Witch, Quake, She-Hulk, Captain Britain, Black Panther, and Hercules.
== Future ==
=== Shorts ===
A short-form follow-up series, titled Ms. Marvel's Marvelous Life, would be released on Disney+. The shorts would be a slice-of-life series centering on Kamala's personal life after the events of the film. Kristine Leipore would serve as showrunner, with Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel Studios Animation producing. Sandra Saad would reprise her role as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel.
==Trivia==
*This is the first animated film from Marvel Studios Animation.
*This is the first Marvel Studios film unrelated to the MCU.