The Marvels star Iman Vellani was easily my favorite part of the movie. She was great and she brought such a fun and energetic energy to the movie. She was just so damn delightful on screen! I know the movie is getting a bad rap, and while it was far from perfect, I enjoyed it and I’ve talked to a lot of people that seemed to enjoy it as well. Regardless, the movie is not doing well at the box office, and it might just go down as Marvel Studios’ least successful film.
Anyway, Vellani recently talked about the movie and shared what she thinks about the current state of Marvel fandom. If you haven’t watched the movie yet and you want to refrain from spoilers, you might want to skip this because one of the things that the actress discusses is the alternate ending for the film.
At the end of the movie, audiences watch as Ms. Marvel recruits Kate Bishop to a team of Young Avengers. While talking to /Film, she reveals that there was another ending that saw Kamala joined by multiple characters. She doesn’t reveal who, but she did say:
“There was another version where – does matter if I say it? There were more characters in it. I will not say which characters, but there were more characters. But that was way before we did additional photography. We knew we were going to get that scene. It was the last thing we ever shot on this film during additional photography. And so yeah, it changed a couple times. And I think what it ended up being, I think just Kamala and Kate Bishop is honestly perfect. They are so compatible.”
“Hailee [Steinfeld] and I got along so well. She’s such a fun human to talk to. And honestly, our back and forth, our banter was really funny, and I wish they kept some of that in there because that scene just kept going, Hailee and I just kept bouncing off of each other. So, I would be very excited if I ever got to work with her on a legitimate movie after this. So yeah, it’s very exciting and I’m so honored that I get to be the one to bring this entire group together.”
If I had to guess what other characters would have shown up, I would say that it was probably Cassie Lang and America Chavez. As for the current state of Marvel fandom, she hopes that fans will be a little more positive about things:
“I think a lot of things. I think not necessarily within Marvel, I think Marvel is very good about, they know where they go wrong, and they know how to fix it. It takes time to get there. I would like to see improvement within the fandom. I think people need to be a little more positive. These fandoms, the whole point of them is so that people who are passionate about these nerdy things, they can talk about it without being judged and can share their excitement with the only other people in the entire world who will reciprocate.
“So, it would just be like Marvel, they’re growing and they’re adjusting to the times, they’re listening and responding to the fans’ criticisms and feedback. So I think people just need to be a little patient, and let them cook. I think keep the fandom positive in the meantime, share what you are enjoying.
“Don’t force-feed doom postings to everyone, because it’s a lot to handle. Already the world is so going through a lot, Hollywood’s going through a lot, Marvel’s going through a lot. So it’s just sad when fans throw wet blankets on anyone who’s just trying to share their passion, their excitement, and love for these movies. At the end of the day, it’s the movies that are made for people to escape real life, not the making of the movies. Who cares about how these movies are made? There’s so many horror stories. Have you even read what happened on ‘Wizard of Oz’? Just like, people, live your life, and then when you’re ready for a little break, go see The Marvels.”
You can’t help but just love that positive attitude! Marvel movies have definitely been more hit-and-miss lately, and superhero fatigue has kicked in. Marvel is going through some growing pains at the moment, and I would love nothing more than for them to start making great movies again. Steps are being taken to go back to quality over quantity, which is the right move.
