Mindy Kaling is currently doing the rounds to promote her new movie
Late Night and in the interview below,
The Office alum reveals that she's spoken to Marvel Studios about Ms. Marvel's big screen future. As well as being an actor, Kaling is also a writer and producer so it's not clear whether she would be involved with the project in any way but she certainly sounds enthusiastic about it.
"I think the people I've spoken to [at] Marvel about it are so excited about the character, and I think that they're trying to figure out what to do with it, and I told them I would help in any way, because I truly love her," Kaling reveals. "But they seemed really interested, and I think they will probably do something."
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has talked enthusiastically about the character in the past and while it's unclear where she could fit into future plans, Kaling seems to think Disney+ could be a good option. "Now that there's, like, this streaming platform with them, it might be something like that, but I think they understand how much there is... the excitement, you know," she continued. "Riz [Ahmed], me, every different Desi actor was very excited."
Ms. Marvel has a sizeable fanbase and could easily work just as well on the small screen as the big one (especially if those Young Avengers rumours are accurate).
As for who Kaling thinks should play the hero, she came up with a very interesting suggestion. "You know, I feel like [Ms. Marvel] might need to be an unknown. Wouldn't that be exciting?" It certainly would and given the age of the character, it seems like the most likely outcome.
What do you think?
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