Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani has been ‘assured’ by Marvel that she will return to the MCU

Ms. Marvel is one of the most charming projects to come out of the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that’s thanks in large part to its lead actor. Iman Vellani brought breakout Marvel Comics superhero Kamala Khan to the small and big screen with megawatt charm.

So when Polygon sat down with Vellani ahead of this Saturday’s 2024 Anime Awards, we had to know: Did the people behind the MCU assure her that Ms. Marvel has a place in the future?

“I’m assured,” she replied, and continued in good humor, “So that feels good, but there was no more certainty than that. (laugh) They give me breadcrumbs, and I try to make a meal out of it.’

Vellani’s last MCU project was The miracles, which concluded with a major tease for a teen superhero team with Ms. Vellani’s Marvel, Hailee Steinfeld’s Hawkeye, and other teen superheroes in Nick Fury’s database, like Kathryn Newton’s Stinger. The scene is the closest Marvel Studios has come to confirming a production with the Young Avengers team, although many characters traditionally associated with the comic book version of the team have already appeared at least once in the MCU.

Alternatively, now that Ms. Marvel is a well-known mutant character, Vellani could also be tapped for what Marvel Studios plans to do with the X-Men franchise. But with the company’s output having been significantly adjusted in the wake of high-profile layoffs and a series of poorly received projects, it’s also unclear when something that integrates the X-Men into the MCU would enter the picture.

At least for the time being, Vellani remains insured.