Iman Vellani says she would love to have Ms. Marvel team up with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in an MCU crossover movie.
Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani would have Kamala Khan fighting alongside Miles Morales, Nova, and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man if she was allowed to expand her ideal MCU crossover team-ups.
Iman Vellani almost teased the full lineup of Young Avengers short of dropping new names in an interview with The Direct. “I don’t know what the rules are for scenes that were cut, like, am I still supposed to keep those secrets?” she expressed. “I’ll say, whatever names you can guess are probably right. Like, there’s not that many young people in the MCU right now.” She revealed she was also open to fantasy team-ups, though, and would like to join forces with superheroes outside the obvious picks if she had her way. Since anything can happen in the Multiverse, a crossover movie with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
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“I would love to see a team-up [with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man],” she exclaimed at the possibility of Kamala Khan consulting Peter Parker for advice. “Their team-ups in the comics are honestly one of my favorites. So, that would be cool.” Ms. Marvel and Spider-Man first crossed paths in Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #7 during a team effort to stop a rogue Kree super soldier’s rampage across Midtown. They also joined forces in other pivotal Marvel Comics events, including 2015’s All-New, All-Different Avengers, 2016’s Worlds Collide, 2019’s Marvel Team-up, and 2022’s Dark Web series.
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The Marvels star is evidently excited about the future of her character in the MCU, with Kamala Khan pulling off a Nick Fury by recruiting members for the Young Avengers during the film’s end credits. Vellani hinted that it would be easy enough to guess which superheroes would join the team, given the handful of hopefuls already introduced in the MCU. But she also expressed a desire to realize some of her character’s other story arcs as portrayed in the comics. This was somewhat fulfilled through a deep-cut reference in The Marvels, in a scene where Kamala Khan suggested that Monica Rambeau consider adopting Nova as a codename.
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Vellani said she wants her character to team up with both of Nova’s iterations in the comics, Richard Rider and Sam Alexander, but admitted the latter is her favorite. She would also love to cross paths with Miles Morales, saying “I love Miles. I’m a big fan of The Champions comics, especially the more recent runs. Like Kamala, Miles, and Sam, their chemistry is so sweet. And I want her to have like more of that young energy in her life. So yeah, those two would probably be my top choice. I think.” With fan support for the prospect of Miles Morales joining the MCU, there’s at least a glimmer of hope Vellani’s wish will be granted.
Ms. Marvel Season 1 is now streaming on Disney+. The Marvels is now playing in theaters.
