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KAMALA: (DRAMATICALLY)
In times of uncertainty.
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BRUNO: Fear.
KAMALA: Darkness.
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BRUNO: The world needs a little light.
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KAMALA: Some heroes are born.
BRUNO: And others are emboldened.
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KAMALA: This is the story of...
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BRUNO: Ms. Marvel.
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KAMALA: And Bruno.
BRUNO: Wait, what?
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KAMALA: Huh?
BRUNO: Ms. Marvel and Bruno?
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KAMALA: Yeah. I mean,
who helped design the suit?
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Who cheered me on
in that training montage?
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Who crafted that epic booby-trap
in the finale?
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BRUNO: Bruno.
KAMALA: That's right.
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(WHISPERS LOUDLY) Bruno.
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Now, don't you think it's time
the sidekicks get a little love?
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BRUNO: Okay, but then, what about Nakia?
KAMALA: Sure.
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KAMALA: Assembled: The Making of
Ms. Marvel and Bruno and Nakia.
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BRUNO: What about Aamir?
KAMALA: Yeah, yeah, Aamir too.
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KAMALA: And Zoe.
BRUNO: Muneeba.
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KAMALA: Yusuf.
BRUNO: What about Auntie Ruby?
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KAMALA: The gyro guy.
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-BRUNO: You know I can't say no to a gyro.
-(KAMALA CHUCKLES)
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KAMALA: Kamran?
BRUNO: Ugh, not Kamran.
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KAMALA: What, you're fine
with the gyro guy, but not Kamran?
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BRUNO: All right, all right.
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KAMALA: So, it's Assembled:
The Making of Ms. Marvel and Bruno
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and Nakia and Aamir and Zoe
and Muneeba and Yusuf
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and the Gyro Guy
and Auntie Ruby and Kamran.
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BRUNO: Should we throw in Sana
and the directors
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and producers and writers and...
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KAMALA: Let's just start the show.
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FEIGE: Ms. Marvel's
one of the newer characters
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that had been brought
into Marvel Publishing.
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Marvel's been around for 80-plus years
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and most of the heroes we know
have been around for 50-plus years.
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So when there are new characters
that come in, it's pretty momentous.
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The idea of Kamala Khan
came around 2012-2013.
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And I developed that
with G. Willow Wilson.
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The entire point of it was
to be able to create a character
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that not even just like looked like me
but really was for a fan like me.
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You know, I connected to comics
'cause of the X-Men
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and the X-Men were very diverse
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and, um, it wasn't about brown skin
and white skin.
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It was about blue skin,
(CHUCKLES) you know.
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It was a different kind of story
but it still told the minority story.
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And so, when we had this opportunity
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to create a story about a young
Muslim girl, or young South Asian girl,
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it was really new and then it wasn't.
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Because it was the principles of
what Marvel had always stood for,
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which was, creating a character that,
yes, was powerful and fantastic,
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but really just like you and me.
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(GRUNTING)
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I was a fan of the comic books
since the day they came out years ago.
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I remember going out
and buying every single variant cover.
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It was a watershed moment,
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when I could finally see myself
represented in comic books.
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That's why I was so drawn to Kamala.
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Beyond being a nerd,
beyond being a young girl of color,
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she's a teenager and she's going through
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all those awkward, ugh, dreadful,
cringeworthy moments.
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So, she's just such a relatable character
to anybody reading it.
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We always said that
the show needed to be able to exist
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without Kamala having superpowers.
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We're really focused on building
the stakes of Kamala's personal life.
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The stakes of her friendships,
of her family,
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and the things that she wants
before she ever gets powers.
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Yo, all these spices.
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AMANAT: Bilall and Adil are our
episode one and six directors.
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Ms. Marvel!
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ALL: For life!
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They're kicking it off
and they really have brought
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an interesting visual style
that is very distinct from the other shows
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that also really complements
what the comics are all about.
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The stylization is slightly heightened,
the colors are slightly heightened.
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As Iman actually said one day on set,
she's like, "I'm living in a comic book."
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This was so fun.
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When we talked to our agents, we said,
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"Hey, yo, is there any... You know,
we're gonna do a Muslim superhero.
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For Marvel maybe, yo." And they said,
"Hey, actually, they're doing it."
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And that... Right away, we thought...
(GASPS)
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-Holy...
-Holy bleep.
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(BOTH LAUGH)
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That we gotta...
We gotta be part of this.
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FALLAH: It was not only that
the comic book was so good,
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it just felt so personal to us.
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Uh, just relating to the character
of Kamala being between those two worlds,
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between the Western world
and the traditional world.
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We grew up like that.
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And her being a big fan
of all the superheroes,
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it reminded of us looking at Hollywood
and looking at the big directors like,
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"One day we will be a part of that."
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FALLAH: We're living the dream, man.
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-Lot of emotion.
-Lot of emotion.
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Movie history right there.
In front of our eyes.
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I think you're just like, you know,
still kinda whirling from that excitement.
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Meera and Sharmeen,
our other two directors...
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-That was fun. That was fun.
-WOMAN: Who do you want me to follow then?
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...really are fans of the comics as well
and understand what it needs to be,
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but also are coming
from their own experience
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of being South Asian women
and from two different perspectives.
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Sharmeen's Pakistani
and Meera is Indian-American
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and she grew up in Jersey.
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What came before this was meeting Kamran
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and what comes after this
is hanging out with him.
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-So you can't dip too low, you know?
-Yeah.
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It's just how you feel about things
even though you feel overwhelmed.
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It's still all very exciting.
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I had been a fan of the comics
since they came out,
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namely 'cause a friend of mine
had gifted it to me and she was like,
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this girl is like you.
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I mean, I grew up in Jersey,
I'm a kid of South Asian immigrants
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and I was kinda blown away.
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I hadn't really read any piece
of pop culture
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that so completely reflected
my childhood experiences.
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You are the new, big,
great superhero called...
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Called what?
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Still thinking about it.
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Ms. Marvel matters
because she is a superhero
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for so many people
beyond the Marvel fandom.
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She represents something
that we've never seen on screen before.
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A brown Muslim female superhero.
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And when young girls
around the world watch her,
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they will see a reflection of themselves
on screen that they've never seen before.
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We may not know who this girl is,
or understand her motivations,
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but we owe it to her as much as anyone,
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to let her show us in her own time.
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SHARMEEN: And so,
as a Pakistani filmmaker,
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it is a dream to be able
to bring Ms. Marvel to life.
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VELLANI: The way it happened is,
I was like,
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it was on the last day of school,
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so I literally got cast
on the last day of high school,
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and, um,
I'm hanging out with my friends
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and casting director called.
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She's like,
"We need you on a call right..."
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I'm like, "I can't, I'm busy."
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And then, she's like,
"I just sent you the link. Get on."
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And, I download the app,
I get on it, I open my phone,
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it's Kevin Feige's face. All the producers
and the directors on the call.
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My friends are watching me from the car,
they don't know anything.
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I'm roaming around her driveway
and then Kevin's like, saying,
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"It was unanimous," like,
"We want you to be Ms. Marvel."
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And I was like, "'Kay."
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-Yeah.
-EL ARBI: Hey, Iman, how do you feel?
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-Really cool. I'm a superhero.
-Yeah? Yeah. That's supercool.
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BERGER: Iman is Kamala Khan.
She was absolutely meant to play her.
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And we saw that a year and a half ago,
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the first time we brought her
to LA for that screen test.
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I mean, it was just so clear she knew
who this character was to her core
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and she embodied that completely.
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Look at us, just a couple of superheroes
teaming up. Solving puzzles.
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You know, we kinda forget where
the character in the comic ends
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and Iman starts, at this point.
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MAN: Yeah.
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You know, the parallels between me
and Kamala are like, like this now.
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We're like... We are so much alike,
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and I have so much love
for the character,
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which is why I auditioned for it.
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Like, I didn't wanna be an actor,
but, because it was Ms. Marvel
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and I loved her comics for years,
it was like, I had no choice.
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I would like...
I know my ten-year-old self
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would hate me if I didn't audition.
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It's so cool. (CHUCKLES)
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-(ROARS)
-Powers.
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-You're gonna get activated.
-Her powers just got introduced.
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And Bruno doesn't know what's going on.
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Neither does Kamala.
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So we just dance.
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DIRECTOR: Three, two, one, go.
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VELLANI: My first day was
in full Captain Marvel costume.
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Like, the original one.
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The one that
Brie Larson's stunt double wore.
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You know, the first thing you film
in a superhero costume,
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that's pretty insane.
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MAN: Iman, what do you think so far?
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It's the greatest day of my life.
This is so cool. (CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)
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I don't know. I'm very happy.
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And in a bit we're gonna be
in the full helmet of my costume
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and then I won't be able to smile
so I'm getting it out right now.
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VELLANI: Kamala Khan is this passionate,
creative, high school kid
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who just wants to find simplicity
in her life through, you know,
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this fantastical world of the Avengers.
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She represents everything about
nerd culture that there is, you know.
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When she gets powers for the first time
or when she meets Avengers,
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it's like, you root for her
because you see that excitement
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and that fascination in her eyes
and it's...
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It just makes you so happy
and you wanna follow her story.
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She is a fan just like us.
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I got this, right?
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Totally.
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We're at Circle Q. It's my humble abode.
It's where I work.
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And tonight we're shooting
a bunch of stuff
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with Rish and Iman and all of them
coming back from the party.
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-I'll be driving the Porsche from now on.
-No.
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I did it. That was great.
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LINTZ: Iman and I have been through
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over a month and a half of rehearsals
prior to filming.
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-(MIMICKING HULK) I'm Bruce Banner.
-Hulk smash.
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Hulk smash, Hulk smash.
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I knew it was gonna be great, because
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right from the start,
we had such a great bond
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and chemistry and just getting to know her
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and become really good friends with her
has been amazing.
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Kamala and Bruno's relationship
is a classic
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friendship since you were a kid.
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When I think about that friendship,
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it's the kind of friendship that most
people aspire to have in their lifetimes.
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Ms. Marvel.
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Ms. Marvel.
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No, I have the mask though.
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But I am her.
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We're all so similar to our characters
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that it feels like the dynamic that Nakia,
Bruno and Kamala have.
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I don't think I'm as stiff as Matt.
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-You know, this is how he moves.
-I'm loose now. I'm loose.
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I had a day of practice, you know?
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Yeah. Come on, man.
You might be just as stiff.
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See?
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And you're gonna be carried in.
Don't get a big head.
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FLETCHER: Matt and I are poking
at each other all the time.
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And Iman and I are really close.
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(CHUCKLING) I'm like, "Bruno.
It's really, really fun."
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Nakia. I'm so excited to introduce
to the screen as well.
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She's a hijabi.
She's also Muslim-American like Kamala is
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and they have different relationships
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to their families, to their friends,
to their communities.
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And yet, the core of who they are
is what bonds them together.
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FLETCHER: She breaks a lot of
the stereotypes for hijabi girls,
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which, I loved immediately
about the character.
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-We are campaigning.
-Loving it. Campaigning.
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-For Nakia. Vote for Nakia.
-Please, y'all.
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-Vote me into the mosque.
-(CHUCKLING)
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I think that what's so amazing
about this series
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is that everybody will be able
to see themselves in somebody in the show.
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Everybody is going to be able to connect
to every character.
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That's so incredible.
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We're actually getting our own
spin-off show.
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SHAIKH: Yeah, we are.
It's called Brun-Aamir.
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(ALL LAUGHING)
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We have built this, like... This family.
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FLETCHER: Hey, fun.
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LINTZ: Nice picture, nice picture.
Yeah. We're all love.
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-FLETCHER: That was such an aggressive...
-Yeah! Yeah, we all.
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Yeah!
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You know, I'm the millennial of the group,
and they're all Gen Z.
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Fifty cents a bag? That's a deal.
Only in Jersey. Only in Jersey.
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They make jokes
that I don't understand,
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that I need them to brief me on,
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or send me that TikTok,
so that I'm in on the joke or whatever.
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I kinda feel like sometimes
I'm forcing myself to
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be as young or cool as them.
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So, I'm just like,
let me take a couple of steps back
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and let them enjoy their time.
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And then I'll come back in
when they miss me.
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What the heck?
She just said I was 40 years old.
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That's rude.
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Is it the beard?
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Yeah.
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It sounds cheesy.
A lot of people will be like,
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"Yeah, these people are my family,"
but I have never meant that more.
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With COVID and having to be in a bubble,
it really was such a bonding experience.
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Fun fact. We basically all live
in the same apartment building.
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LINTZ: It's like a college dorm.
And we describe it like a college dorm
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'cause we're all so close
and we hang out every weekend.
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VELLANI: Right down the hallway,
I've got Saagar who plays my brother.
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Right underneath me is Laurel,
who plays Zoe...
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MARSDEN: I cannot be more thankful
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that we all came together
on such an amazing project.
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(ALL LAUGH)
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Initially, I was very nervous,
and even now, you know,
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I keep wanting that confirmation
and the reassurance from my director,
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from the cameraman,
from my co-stars, you know.
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And I keep saying, "Was that all right?
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So they keep asking,
"Why do you keep asking?"
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And I say, "Because I come
from a different part of the world,
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"and even though
I've been acting for 30 years,
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"and over there,
this is the first time I'm doing it here."
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You are brave, my son.
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Because you have chosen family. Mashallah.
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And the man who chooses family
is never alone.
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It's fantastic, because I get to be
a part of something
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that unwinds on a scale hitherto something
that I have never been a part of.
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Wait, wait.
The best is yet to come. Ta-da!
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(EXCLAIMS EXCITEDLY)
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Yusuf, Muneeba have this lovely dynamic.
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And he's always softer with Kamala.
Muneeba is harder with Kamala.
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But I think it's one of those things
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where, you know,
you get those teachers who say,
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"I was tough on you
because I knew you could be really good."
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And Muneeba knows this kid's potential.
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She knows there's something special there.
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And she still wants to protect her
from all that.
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You know, if you come
to that part of the world ever,
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India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or wherever.
We were all one country at one point.
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It's that mayhem, that craziness,
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lots of food, lots of laughter,
lots of fighting.
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It's in my blood. (CHUCKLES)
I don't even have to incorporate it.
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It's just there. It's there.
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So you want to go to a party, at night?
Is this a joke?
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You do trust me, right?
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No. I don't trust you.
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-Of course she does.
-No, I don't trust her.
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She does.
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DIRECTOR: And three, two, one, go!
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VELLANI: This is our
first introduction to Kamran.
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It was freezing. I mean,
they'd done everything possible
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to make me comfortable.
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The pool is heated,
and it feels like a hot tub,
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and there is also a hot tub,
in case I needed it,
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which I didn't,
'cause the pool was so hot.
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They're going again.
Go away. You're going again.
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LINTZ: Why?
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-They're what you call...
-Hey, this guy's the man.
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-This guy is the man. We gotta go, though.
-Don't. There they go. Run off.
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VELLANI: Kamala is like... She's kind of
been alone for a lot of high school.
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She's been around a lot of people,
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but there's never been someone
who fully understands her,
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or, you know, what she goes through,
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and there's always been that little,
like, sense of loneliness,
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and a chip on her shoulder, 'cause like,
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"Oh, I'm Brown. I have to, you know,
act differently in school
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"when I'm not around Brown people."
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And so, enter Kamran.
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This charismatic, attractive...
Don't tell Rish I said that...
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(CHUCKLES) ...guy who just lets Kamala,
you know, be loose.
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BOTH: Mashallah.
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-What does that mean?
-Damn!
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I am in the Red Dagger lair
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which is the secret hideout
of the Order of Red Daggers,
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and this is where Waleed,
and Kareem, the Red Dagger,
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are meeting with Iman
and talking to her about her powers,
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and connecting the dots for her.
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For hundreds of years, that scarf
has protected the identity of warriors
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willing to put on the mantle
of The Red Dagger.
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You access The Red Dagger lair
through this Chinese restaurant,
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and its kitchen, and the walk down,
and then the reveal
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that takes place once you walk in.
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It's really something very special,
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and when Iman and Aramis
walk through it for the first time,
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they had this moment where it really
does look like a secret lair.
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RED DAGGER: Roll with the Red Dagger.
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That's the way to open your eyes.
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KAMALA: Red Dagger.
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KNIGHT: In the script, it says, you know,
Kareem, he pushes back the oven,
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and it goes back,
and it's a trap wall and whatever.
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When we went to rehearse, they didn't
tell us at all what the set was all about.
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So when I got there, I expected, you know,
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I'd push the oven
and it'll go a couple feet.
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We'll stop. We'll move to the next set.
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But it ended up being
a fully practical set.
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So, we push on this oven,
and it opens this trap wall
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that goes back 15, 20 feet into this
huge, grand, blue walkway.
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I mean, in the middle of rehearsal,
me and Iman literally stopped,
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and we're just like, "What the hell?"
Like kids in a candy shop.
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(SOFTLY) That is the coolest thing ever.
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It was not hard to feel
like a Red Dagger that day.
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(GRUNTING)
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You know, Kamala came looking for answers,
and she ends up finding this 17-year-old,
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and in the script,
it's with his sexy hair.
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So, that tells you everything.
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Aramis really threw himself
into this role.
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He put the Red Dagger costume on,
and he was in.
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And also, you know, he happens to be
very talented at martial arts,
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so that was very helpful.
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Yeah, I was trained in Wushu
for like five years.
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The show I was on before this
was like a martial arts show.
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It was perfect for Red Dagger.
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VELLANI: We gotta do lot of our
stunts together, which is so great,
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because a lot of the times, you know,
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I'm like doing stunts
with the actor's stunt double,
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or you know, other actors are doing
with my stunt double.
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We can't really have those action moments
together all the time.
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But, for the most part, Aramis
and I have been doing our stunts together,
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and it just adds to the dynamic.
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AMANAT: Kamala's got a lot of
love interests, you know?
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So, we wanted to make sure
that when she met another boy,
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it wasn't going to be just about that.
It was about her meeting someone
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who works really hard
to be good at what he does.
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He doesn't have the powers that she does.
He trained really hard.
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And to show her that there are other,
you know, brown heroes like her.
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And, that she can do it,
and do it in her own way,
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and it doesn't have to look like
what the Avengers look like.
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Our function is simple.
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To protect our people
from the threats of the unseen.
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KNIGHT: Having a character like Waleed
to be able to fall back on,
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and to be able to create
that relationship with Farhan,
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who is an amazing guy, by the way,
amazing actor, has been great.
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Just being in his presence
was actually amazing.
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He's a producer, director, actor in India,
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and it's just been fabulous to work
with him on this project.
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I used to watch his movies
when I was a kid, with my parents.
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They were like the few Bollywood movies
I actually enjoyed watching.
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So, it's pretty crazy.
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Your humanity links you to
the matter of this world.
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It makes your abilities unique.
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Kamala is made aware of certain powers
that she possesses,
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is made aware of the power
of an individual, so to speak,
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and how it takes one person really
to change the course of destiny.
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That's something
she learns from Waleed.
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So it's a mentor-like character
to Kamala.
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And yeah, that's what I'm doing here.
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Apart from some really kick-ass action.
401
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BUCHA: It's so fun playing a mean girl.
It's just the best thing.
402
00:20:21,887 --> 00:20:23,472
The consequence of that
403
00:20:23,555 --> 00:20:26,808
is that I've become really a nice person
in my real life,
404
00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:28,435
because I get it all out on set,
405
00:20:28,518 --> 00:20:32,648
and there's a lot of, sort of,
grunting, and roaring,
406
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and all of that anger
that I've been suppressing for years.
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It's all coming out now.
408
00:20:36,777 --> 00:20:40,739
I've had her running. She's been
jumping out of moving rickshaws.
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00:20:40,822 --> 00:20:44,326
She's been running upstairs,
and, like, she's absolutely lovely.
410
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(GRUNTS)
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Being a part of the creation of the action
is actually, you know,
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that's definitely where my heart is.
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And just having these physical
environments to be able to drive in,
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be able to fall in, and fight in,
it's like, there's no replacing it.
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ONONOGBO: It's a blessing
to be on location.
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You just feel this sense of realism.
417
00:21:06,890 --> 00:21:10,769
I was "Hopefully nobody opens
their windows while we're in a take."
418
00:21:10,852 --> 00:21:13,563
And they were like, "No, this is,
you know... It's just a lot."
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I was like, "What? All of this?"
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ALSALEH: The physicality of it is just,
that's my favorite part.
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You know, I just like throwing punches
and getting hit and running around.
422
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MAN: Action on rehearsal.
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I love the choreography of it.
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ONONOGBO: I'm still baffled
that I'm talking to you
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in Thailand on a Marvel series.
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00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:37,087
If you asked me a year ago
if this would have happened,
427
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I would have been like, "No."
428
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"I hope."
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VELLANI: Farhan, Mehwish,
you know, Samina, Fawad,
430
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they're huge actors
and we're so lucky to have them here.
431
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AMANAT: I was a fan
of all of these actors.
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The reason that we have them,
is because I was like,
433
00:21:58,066 --> 00:21:59,860
"Maybe they'll do it.
You think they'll do it?"
434
00:21:59,943 --> 00:22:01,945
And they did. And it was very exciting.
435
00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:05,490
You chose us, and that's what mattered.
436
00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:07,409
And I'm still choosing you, Hasan.
437
00:22:07,701 --> 00:22:10,537
AMANAT: It's bringing in a different
kind of flavor to the story
438
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because these actors are sort of giants
in their own right.
439
00:22:13,790 --> 00:22:15,959
And they're so accomplished
and they've done so much.
440
00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:18,003
And we're bringing them
into the Marvel fold.
441
00:22:18,086 --> 00:22:20,464
It's gonna be really refreshing for us
to be able to have
442
00:22:20,630 --> 00:22:23,592
that kind of talent
from this part of the world,
443
00:22:23,759 --> 00:22:26,386
which, you know, frankly,
is incredibly important to us.
444
00:22:26,470 --> 00:22:29,348
Aisha, we don't know
what just one bangle will do.
445
00:22:29,806 --> 00:22:33,393
If there's even a chance this bangle
can take us back home, we have to try.
446
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In the previous episode we hear of Aisha,
447
00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:39,107
but this is where we see the flashback
and exactly what happened.
448
00:22:39,232 --> 00:22:43,862
And how she decides to stay and,
you know, make this her home.
449
00:22:43,945 --> 00:22:46,365
So, this is basically the rose field
450
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and that what you see behind me
is my home sweet home.
451
00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:55,749
And it's been pretty crazy
because of the storms
452
00:22:57,626 --> 00:23:00,921
and fitting in the scenes between storms,
453
00:23:01,004 --> 00:23:03,382
it's insane. I mean,
it's been super fun as well.
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00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,342
(ALL CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY)
455
00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:08,261
I love the roses. I wish it was daylight
456
00:23:08,345 --> 00:23:11,431
so you could've seen how beautiful
these fake roses look.
457
00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:13,850
I mean, you can't tell that they're fake.
458
00:23:20,315 --> 00:23:22,401
We found this location
with this really cool tree
459
00:23:22,526 --> 00:23:26,488
and that was kind of the cornerstone
for that location.
460
00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:29,199
We found this amazing...
I think it was a mango tree.
461
00:23:29,282 --> 00:23:30,909
We're like, okay,
that's what we wanna have
462
00:23:30,992 --> 00:23:33,161
as a part of Hasan's world.
463
00:23:34,621 --> 00:23:36,039
I had to design the whole village
464
00:23:36,123 --> 00:23:37,999
while I was in quarantine
in the hotel room.
465
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:40,794
And what they did is,
they built me this scale model
466
00:23:40,877 --> 00:23:43,213
of the landscape and the tree.
467
00:23:43,296 --> 00:23:45,799
And then they gave me
a bunch of little buildings, like, toys.
468
00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:49,594
So I had to sit there in quarantine
and I would like, take my camera,
469
00:23:49,678 --> 00:23:51,888
my phone, and line up the buildings.
470
00:23:51,972 --> 00:23:53,557
And that's how we laid it all out.
471
00:24:04,401 --> 00:24:08,363
But Gandhi has said the time has come now
for us to do or die.
472
00:24:09,281 --> 00:24:11,992
To fight for what is ours or perish.
473
00:24:13,785 --> 00:24:16,413
KHAN: It's a cool way
of acquainting people
474
00:24:16,496 --> 00:24:19,249
with the history of different regions.
475
00:24:19,332 --> 00:24:22,461
Specifically 1947
was an extremely tumultuous
476
00:24:22,544 --> 00:24:26,298
and turbulent time for all the inhabitants
of the sub-continent.
477
00:24:26,673 --> 00:24:28,258
This is the last train, Hasan,
we need to hurry.
478
00:24:28,341 --> 00:24:30,051
But what are we actually running from?
479
00:24:30,385 --> 00:24:33,472
So the origin story kind of,
taking this into account,
480
00:24:33,722 --> 00:24:36,308
is, I think, a great way to show people
what actually happened.
481
00:24:36,391 --> 00:24:37,392
Sana!
482
00:24:37,642 --> 00:24:43,315
Okay, so we are here in Thailand,
which is really India.
483
00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:45,775
It's actually 1947 partition.
484
00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:48,695
One of the most historic events
in South Asian history.
485
00:24:48,778 --> 00:24:52,699
It is the moment where India
was split up into multiple parts
486
00:24:52,782 --> 00:24:55,619
where Muslims were sent
to one part of India,
487
00:24:55,702 --> 00:24:58,288
which became Pakistan and Bangladesh
488
00:24:58,371 --> 00:25:02,083
and where Hindus were supposed
to stay in India.
489
00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:04,669
And so,
it's sort of this massive migration.
490
00:25:06,213 --> 00:25:12,260
Partition was a very defining moment
for a lot of Indians and Pakistanis,
491
00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:13,803
my family included.
492
00:25:13,887 --> 00:25:15,514
You know, my great grandparents,
493
00:25:15,722 --> 00:25:19,017
they had to walk for days
and days to get away
494
00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:21,102
and I hear stories about it all the time.
495
00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:23,522
But, you know,
I never knew the extent of it
496
00:25:23,605 --> 00:25:25,732
until I started doing research
on it for the show.
497
00:25:26,858 --> 00:25:30,737
It's really heartbreaking what happened
and not a lot of people talk about it.
498
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:35,534
There's very few things in modern media
499
00:25:35,617 --> 00:25:40,580
that mention partition
and have an unbiased view of it.
500
00:25:41,748 --> 00:25:46,044
OBAID-CHINOY: You often work on films
or TV series where you know the story,
501
00:25:46,127 --> 00:25:48,046
it's been told in a way before.
502
00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:52,217
But the story of Kamala's journey
back home has never been told.
503
00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:55,845
That story of partition,
the story of experiencing Pakistan.
504
00:25:55,971 --> 00:25:59,182
The story of going to pre-partition India.
505
00:25:59,266 --> 00:26:01,184
And everyone wants to tell that story
506
00:26:01,268 --> 00:26:04,437
so that it goes from being local
to being global.
507
00:26:04,521 --> 00:26:05,522
Whatever happens,
508
00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:10,527
Sana gets on the train tonight.
Promise me.
509
00:26:12,153 --> 00:26:14,197
KHAN: The sets were absolutely marvelous
510
00:26:14,322 --> 00:26:15,365
and uh...
511
00:26:16,533 --> 00:26:19,035
and, well, traumatizing at the same time.
512
00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:23,331
Because you're living history
and in a very elaborate way.
513
00:26:23,415 --> 00:26:29,879
I literally had goosebumps walking
onto the set and seeing it for myself.
514
00:26:30,171 --> 00:26:32,382
And I'm sure this is how
it would have felt.
515
00:26:32,465 --> 00:26:35,468
The madness, the chaos,
everything that went down.
516
00:26:35,552 --> 00:26:36,553
Sana!
517
00:26:36,636 --> 00:26:38,138
It's been quite intense this week.
518
00:26:38,221 --> 00:26:42,350
We are in about 99 degree weather.
519
00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:46,354
We've got 500 extras
all in period costume.
520
00:26:46,438 --> 00:26:50,942
And we have these crazy
period steam engines and trains
521
00:26:51,026 --> 00:26:54,487
that our production designer
and the entire art department
522
00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:56,239
really reconfigured to make it look like
523
00:26:56,323 --> 00:27:00,118
it was truly from that part of India,
that time period.
524
00:27:00,243 --> 00:27:05,248
For the partition sequences
we built every single costume.
525
00:27:05,332 --> 00:27:08,126
What's really exciting
about doing period work is that,
526
00:27:08,209 --> 00:27:11,921
we sometimes get so engrossed
in trying to understand
527
00:27:12,005 --> 00:27:14,341
what was period correct
and not period correct,
528
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:17,344
that we forget that people in 1940s
529
00:27:17,427 --> 00:27:20,680
had their own specific
individual characters.
530
00:27:20,764 --> 00:27:24,017
So, you load up on research,
you keep it in the back of your mind
531
00:27:24,351 --> 00:27:27,937
and then you try to create characters
who, within that period,
532
00:27:28,188 --> 00:27:31,566
had their own individuality
and their own stories to tell,
533
00:27:31,733 --> 00:27:34,736
and their own color palettes.
And we didn't want it to feel
534
00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:39,407
that it was being cinematically
just portrayed in a flip way.
535
00:27:39,491 --> 00:27:43,119
We want it to feel real and we wanted
to show that there was trauma involved
536
00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:48,583
because you're seeing this split of
Hindu and Muslim cultures.
537
00:27:48,667 --> 00:27:51,795
To portray both those cultures
in a specific way
538
00:27:52,128 --> 00:27:55,215
and show that they existed
and what was going on.
539
00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:59,636
And there was a divide
and yet the people were one people.
540
00:27:59,886 --> 00:28:03,223
I'm a filmmaker who spent
the better part of two decades,
541
00:28:03,306 --> 00:28:04,849
telling human interest stories.
542
00:28:04,933 --> 00:28:09,854
And I worked a lot with
the separation of home,
543
00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:11,940
with issues of identity.
544
00:28:12,065 --> 00:28:16,027
And this is what essentially the story is,
it's a story about identity.
545
00:28:16,111 --> 00:28:17,779
It's a story about searching
for your roots.
546
00:28:18,738 --> 00:28:22,575
(BREATH TREMBLING)
"What you seek is seeking you..."
547
00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:25,912
AMANAT: For Kamala, she's looking up
to all of these heroes
548
00:28:25,995 --> 00:28:27,706
who look nothing like her and yet,
549
00:28:27,789 --> 00:28:31,376
within her own family
was this very, very powerful woman
550
00:28:31,459 --> 00:28:33,753
who is the source of all of her strength
and her power
551
00:28:33,837 --> 00:28:36,089
and obviously
that's the message of the story,
552
00:28:36,214 --> 00:28:40,093
is look towards who you are,
look towards your lineage, your legacy.
553
00:28:40,176 --> 00:28:43,930
There's power, there's strength in that,
but make it your own.
554
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,476
So you are that light girl?
555
00:28:50,186 --> 00:28:51,604
-Yeah.
-(GASPS)
556
00:28:52,772 --> 00:28:54,399
Our family is magical.
557
00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:58,194
Munee, I've told you so many times
over the years.
558
00:29:02,115 --> 00:29:03,241
(UPBEAT PUNJABI MUSIC PLAYING)
559
00:29:03,324 --> 00:29:05,952
OBAID-CHINOY: The backlot in Bangkok
has really allowed us
560
00:29:06,035 --> 00:29:08,037
to make the streets of Karachi come alive.
561
00:29:10,081 --> 00:29:13,418
It's very rare
for a large city like Bangkok,
562
00:29:13,543 --> 00:29:18,506
to have space that allows films
to redress entire areas.
563
00:29:19,048 --> 00:29:21,342
Chris Glass has done
such an incredible job
564
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:24,345
literally from the way
the shops are laid out,
565
00:29:25,180 --> 00:29:30,226
the signage, the things that Kamala
would hear or experience
566
00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:33,521
if she was actually walking down
a street in Karachi.
567
00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:36,357
That is what we've transported here
on this set.
568
00:29:37,859 --> 00:29:42,280
BHASIN: The people playing Kamala's family
are real Pakistanis from Pakistan
569
00:29:42,363 --> 00:29:47,243
and they know what makes
clothing interesting or special
570
00:29:47,368 --> 00:29:50,663
and what make characters interesting
or special,
571
00:29:50,747 --> 00:29:54,834
and you can't just wing it and just be
like, "We'll just have you wear this."
572
00:29:54,959 --> 00:29:58,213
It was a good check balance situation
for all of us,
573
00:29:58,296 --> 00:30:01,216
you know, understanding
that everyone knew their stuff.
574
00:30:01,299 --> 00:30:03,176
VELLANI: I've never really been
to Karachi.
575
00:30:03,259 --> 00:30:05,845
I mean, I was born there
and I went there when I was like, five.
576
00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,180
But I don't remember any of it.
577
00:30:07,263 --> 00:30:11,935
You know, actually being able to
kind of live it is pretty awesome,
578
00:30:12,018 --> 00:30:15,230
and you know, it's like me and Kamala
are experiencing it all
579
00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:17,732
for the first time together, you know.
580
00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:19,776
Kamala's going to Karachi
for the first time
581
00:30:19,859 --> 00:30:23,655
and finding more about her culture
and so is Iman.
582
00:30:24,113 --> 00:30:26,866
(CHUCKLING) You know, I think it's crazy
'cause I'm learning way more
583
00:30:26,950 --> 00:30:31,663
about Pakistan and about my culture
and heritage from the show
584
00:30:31,746 --> 00:30:33,164
than I did in real life.
585
00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:37,502
So, I'll take that as a win.
My mother's very happy about that.
586
00:30:37,627 --> 00:30:40,922
We're here in a new city. We wouldn't want
you getting into any trouble.
587
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:42,549
(WHISPERS) I would never.
588
00:30:43,299 --> 00:30:45,718
OBAID-CHINOY: She is experiencing
589
00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:48,847
what is known
as the heritage walk in Karachi
590
00:30:49,013 --> 00:30:52,892
which is a walk that happens once a week
591
00:30:53,017 --> 00:30:57,188
where people walk through the streets
and look at all of the architecture
592
00:30:57,272 --> 00:31:00,650
that was there from the British era,
the colonial era,
593
00:31:00,817 --> 00:31:04,946
and there are shops
and people buy things as they walk.
594
00:31:05,154 --> 00:31:08,324
And that's the experience
that we recreated for Kamala here.
595
00:31:08,449 --> 00:31:13,413
Old Town is where many of the refugees
first settled when they came from India.
596
00:31:14,622 --> 00:31:18,793
GLASS: In Jersey City, there's a scene
where there's a Jersey City sign,
597
00:31:18,877 --> 00:31:20,378
it's in the first episode.
598
00:31:20,461 --> 00:31:25,216
So we want to echo that here, so we made
our own "Greetings from Karachi" sign
599
00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:28,511
and this is all hand-painted.
We painted this, this is all metal.
600
00:31:30,138 --> 00:31:32,515
Wanted to always have parallels
between her world
601
00:31:32,599 --> 00:31:35,435
and Jersey City and then Karachi.
602
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,271
It's based on truck art in Pakistan.
603
00:31:38,813 --> 00:31:42,734
And then we had local Thai painters
paint this by hand.
604
00:31:42,817 --> 00:31:46,487
Let me tell you, these guys are amazing.
They painted all these trucks.
605
00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:48,740
We'll walk over
to these trucks here in a minute.
606
00:31:53,202 --> 00:31:56,664
So, one of the most unique things
about South Asia
607
00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:58,833
is they have these things
called jingle trucks
608
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,336
and then truck art.
So these are buses here
609
00:32:01,419 --> 00:32:04,172
and once again, this is all hand-painted.
610
00:32:04,923 --> 00:32:07,967
But I think they call them jingle trucks
'cause they make a lot of noise,
611
00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:10,261
jingling noises, as they move along
down the street.
612
00:32:10,345 --> 00:32:12,430
There's always these chains I hear
at the bottom.
613
00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:14,015
You can see down here.
614
00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:18,102
You know, that's kind of a feature.
615
00:32:23,691 --> 00:32:27,153
AKHTAR: I must admit
that when I was first told
616
00:32:27,236 --> 00:32:30,490
that Karachi is being recreated
in Bangkok,
617
00:32:30,657 --> 00:32:34,494
there was a little question mark
that was hanging over my head
618
00:32:34,577 --> 00:32:36,537
as to how is this gonna happen.
619
00:32:36,913 --> 00:32:39,958
And from the moment
that we walked on to the set,
620
00:32:40,124 --> 00:32:42,835
I mean, it just feels...
I mean, it feels like you're there.
621
00:32:42,919 --> 00:32:44,629
It's absolutely fantastic.
622
00:32:48,716 --> 00:32:50,385
GLASS: With Jersey City and Karachi,
623
00:32:50,551 --> 00:32:53,346
you know, we're kind of enhancing it.
We're turning up the volume a little bit
624
00:32:53,429 --> 00:32:55,431
with color and certain things.
625
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,435
Local-owned. Local blood, sweat and tears
is what brings out the flavor.
626
00:33:00,019 --> 00:33:03,189
You're not gonna see Najaf selling out.
I haven't changed my menu in 14 years.
627
00:33:03,731 --> 00:33:05,566
GLASS: There's all kinds of layers to this
628
00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:07,360
that we've been going through
629
00:33:07,443 --> 00:33:09,779
to create Kamala's world.
630
00:33:10,029 --> 00:33:13,116
(WHISPERING) We're doing this.
There's Kamala.
631
00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:16,411
GLASS: Even bedsheets, would she really
have those kind of bedsheets?
632
00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:18,079
Would she have these curtains in her room?
633
00:33:18,162 --> 00:33:19,747
Will the curtains be from her mother?
634
00:33:19,872 --> 00:33:22,542
'Cause her mother probably told her,
"Here's your curtains,"
635
00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:24,502
you know, versus her picking them.
636
00:33:25,253 --> 00:33:28,673
But there's certain things in her room
that she'd get the choice of picking.
637
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:33,052
And it really shows her personality
and she's a huge fan of the Avengers.
638
00:33:33,594 --> 00:33:37,682
The world of Kamala is this actually,
grounded world of Jersey.
639
00:33:37,765 --> 00:33:40,309
So, although
it is a comic book adaptation
640
00:33:40,393 --> 00:33:42,520
and you have really the humor
and the comic book style
641
00:33:42,603 --> 00:33:43,604
and you're in her world,
642
00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:47,150
we wanted to have a sort of,
grounded physicality
643
00:33:47,233 --> 00:33:50,361
that you really feel you're there
on the streets with her
644
00:33:50,528 --> 00:33:54,657
so that it gives a big contrast
once the super powers kicks in
645
00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:58,244
and once, you know, the MCU kicks in,
you have this difference.
646
00:33:58,327 --> 00:34:03,207
And this is also a way of making
our show very distinct
647
00:34:03,291 --> 00:34:05,918
from the other superhero movies
or TV shows.
648
00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:13,134
The amount of detail they put in
to all these sets.
649
00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:15,970
The amount of stuff they built.
Like, they built a whole Circle Q.
650
00:34:16,220 --> 00:34:18,306
They built literally the Khan house.
651
00:34:18,389 --> 00:34:21,267
They built part of Coles Academic High.
They built so much.
652
00:34:21,434 --> 00:34:22,435
I don't know what to say.
653
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:23,770
(SCOFFS)
654
00:34:24,437 --> 00:34:25,646
(CHUCKLES) You say yes.
655
00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:27,982
And then you give me a fist bump.
656
00:34:34,363 --> 00:34:36,449
I kept thinking this is
the weirdest high school
657
00:34:36,532 --> 00:34:38,451
that I've ever seen
or I've ever created. (CHUCKLES)
658
00:34:38,534 --> 00:34:40,453
'Cause I've done
a couple of high schools before
659
00:34:40,953 --> 00:34:44,123
and this one's like, definitely unique
with the color palette.
660
00:34:44,207 --> 00:34:47,335
EL ARBI: We love colors, you know.
Everything's very, very colorful.
661
00:34:47,418 --> 00:34:50,963
So they came up with the idea of having
the high school pink.
662
00:34:51,589 --> 00:34:53,841
-Let's go for it. Let's go loco.
-Everything pink?
663
00:34:53,966 --> 00:34:55,927
EL ARBI: They were like, "All pink."
664
00:34:56,010 --> 00:34:57,512
And the lockers' really blue
665
00:34:57,595 --> 00:34:59,097
-and that's gotta pop.
-And green floors.
666
00:34:59,180 --> 00:35:01,390
GLASS: That's pulled from
the actual comic.
667
00:35:01,474 --> 00:35:04,227
The comic has pink walls
and this, kind of, pale blue.
668
00:35:04,352 --> 00:35:08,231
EL ARBI: Sana was the first one to say,
"This is great, I really like the colors."
669
00:35:08,314 --> 00:35:10,691
And we were like
this is visually the best thing
670
00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:12,568
BOTH: "We've ever done in our lives."
671
00:35:12,652 --> 00:35:14,445
EL ARBI: We already have
a great first take
672
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:18,074
and now we're seeing
if we can maybe get it even better.
673
00:35:18,157 --> 00:35:21,202
The palette of it is in Kamala's world.
674
00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:22,954
If you look at her room,
675
00:35:23,037 --> 00:35:25,665
you look at the dusty room
in her grandmother's house,
676
00:35:25,790 --> 00:35:27,834
it has the same color
as the high school, actually.
677
00:35:27,917 --> 00:35:32,922
I feel like that's a thread
that goes through. It's part of her world.
678
00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:37,176
Camelia, glad you're not bruising
from that dodgeball incident.
679
00:35:37,885 --> 00:35:40,555
BHASIN: I never went to high school
in the US,
680
00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:42,140
so, for me, that was really challenging,
681
00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:44,475
trying to understand
the American high school experience.
682
00:35:45,143 --> 00:35:48,521
I didn't want to fall into
any of those '90s tropes
683
00:35:48,604 --> 00:35:51,607
of what high school kids
are expected to be
684
00:35:51,691 --> 00:35:53,651
and I wanted them to be
685
00:35:54,026 --> 00:35:56,779
sort of, more encompassing
of the world around them.
686
00:35:56,904 --> 00:35:59,448
You wanna be true culturally
687
00:35:59,532 --> 00:36:02,910
to what you're saying
about the culture on both sides,
688
00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:06,789
Pakistani street culture
as well as American school culture.
689
00:36:06,914 --> 00:36:08,583
I like your necklace.
690
00:36:08,875 --> 00:36:09,959
KAMALA: Thanks.
691
00:36:10,042 --> 00:36:12,211
It's actually my name in Arabic.
692
00:36:13,296 --> 00:36:16,174
There are just so many tones and shades
to this whole show
693
00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:18,551
and that's really, to me,
been the fun of it.
694
00:36:18,676 --> 00:36:21,304
You're a girl divided. Right?
695
00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:23,139
"Is she there or is she there?"
"Where's Kamala?"
696
00:36:23,222 --> 00:36:25,141
No one knows. No one knows.
697
00:36:25,766 --> 00:36:28,102
And I know, I know fantasy is fun.
698
00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:32,523
But right now, we gotta
pull it together and join reality.
699
00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:36,819
(CLASSICAL INDIAN MUSIC PLAYING)
700
00:36:41,324 --> 00:36:43,701
SCHROFF: It's our son's wedding,
and as is
701
00:36:43,784 --> 00:36:47,580
with all big fat Indian weddings,
they really do live up to that name.
702
00:36:49,749 --> 00:36:52,585
We don't have small weddings.
That's not what we're known for.
703
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:57,381
So it just felt very specific
to the culture and felt really right.
704
00:36:57,465 --> 00:36:58,507
It's so much fun.
705
00:36:58,591 --> 00:37:05,306
This idea of the specific New Jersey
middle-class Bollywood wedding.
706
00:37:05,389 --> 00:37:06,849
What's the actual point of this?
707
00:37:07,183 --> 00:37:09,977
Oh, uh, well, it brings
fortitude to your marriage
708
00:37:10,061 --> 00:37:12,313
so that every time you clash
you become closer.
709
00:37:12,396 --> 00:37:13,689
-Is that actually true?
-Who knows?
710
00:37:13,773 --> 00:37:17,401
BHASIN: And you want people
to be able to breathe and have some fun.
711
00:37:17,485 --> 00:37:19,528
It's super comfortable
trying to dance in this.
712
00:37:19,612 --> 00:37:22,448
Like, it's pants and not a skirt,
which is shocking.
713
00:37:22,531 --> 00:37:25,534
I definitely feel fancy.
I definitely feel like I'm at my wedding.
714
00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:26,994
I wore one of these.
715
00:37:27,078 --> 00:37:31,374
LINTZ: It really immerses you
in the world of Aamir's wedding
716
00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:32,833
and it really helps.
717
00:37:32,917 --> 00:37:36,712
MENON: Story-wise, it was really important
that this dance was about Kamala
718
00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:39,006
and her family and friends
coming together,
719
00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:43,177
and her feeling close with these people
and this community that she loves.
720
00:37:43,427 --> 00:37:45,096
(SINGING) Na, na, na, na, na, na
721
00:37:45,388 --> 00:37:47,598
Click. (VOCALIZES)
722
00:37:48,224 --> 00:37:51,269
SCHROFF: Many, many people learn
many different dances.
723
00:37:51,477 --> 00:37:53,813
The last big fat Indian wedding I went to,
there was
724
00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:56,732
seven to ten dances by...
725
00:37:56,899 --> 00:38:00,444
You know, the bridesmaids will do one
and the parents will do one.
726
00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:02,363
I want to get my steps right.
727
00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,740
So even if it doesn't have the finesse
that you do...
728
00:38:05,199 --> 00:38:08,327
then I will play with my expression.
Because I need to flirt with her.
729
00:38:08,411 --> 00:38:10,162
-But, exactly.
-I want that.
730
00:38:10,329 --> 00:38:14,458
We always wanted to make it feel very real
and very authentic
731
00:38:14,542 --> 00:38:17,044
and at the same time have really fun
and good steps.
732
00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:20,840
But the fun thing about weddings
is when the family really gets involved.
733
00:38:20,923 --> 00:38:23,801
I've been a dancer in my youth.
734
00:38:23,968 --> 00:38:25,011
(CHUCKLES)
735
00:38:25,094 --> 00:38:30,224
So I've done eight to ten years
of classical Indian dance.
736
00:38:30,308 --> 00:38:33,978
I have done a full-on Bollywood dance
in a Bollywood movie before.
737
00:38:34,061 --> 00:38:37,064
Drop it down, left leg.
Drop it down, right leg.
738
00:38:37,148 --> 00:38:39,650
KAPUR: I'm from the land
where this stuff happens
739
00:38:39,734 --> 00:38:42,695
and I'm embarrassed and ashamed to say,
no, I've never.
740
00:38:42,778 --> 00:38:44,780
But, my characters that I've played,
741
00:38:44,864 --> 00:38:47,450
I've never had to do it.
Occasionally, once in a while.
742
00:38:47,533 --> 00:38:50,286
But they've made it really easy for me
because they must have said,
743
00:38:50,369 --> 00:38:53,122
"Let's not waste production time
trying to teach this man."
744
00:38:53,205 --> 00:38:54,665
I'm getting there. I'm getting there.
745
00:38:54,832 --> 00:38:57,918
To me, it's such an opportunity to share
746
00:38:58,085 --> 00:39:02,882
such a significant part of a culture
that I certainly grew up around.
747
00:39:02,965 --> 00:39:05,593
Somehow they have more
and more energy every take.
748
00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:09,430
I don't know. I think that's what dancing
does to people.
749
00:39:09,513 --> 00:39:13,434
It makes them joyous
and that's what we're feeling.
750
00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:15,644
When I heard about dance rehearsals,
751
00:39:15,728 --> 00:39:17,980
I had no idea
that I would be a part of it.
752
00:39:18,647 --> 00:39:20,649
Then, of course, you know, I get the call.
753
00:39:20,900 --> 00:39:23,444
I come in, I'm like
I'll probably just be in the background.
754
00:39:23,569 --> 00:39:25,821
I'm in the front. So, you know...
755
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:26,947
We're gonna feature you.
756
00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:29,033
Just 'cause you didn't think
you would be in it.
757
00:39:29,116 --> 00:39:30,117
Featuring Bruno.
758
00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:34,580
The person who is possibly
the worst dancer you will ever see.
759
00:39:36,290 --> 00:39:38,584
I feel exhilarated.
That was a good first take.
760
00:39:38,667 --> 00:39:40,336
FLETCHER: That was a lot of energy
just now.
761
00:39:40,419 --> 00:39:42,296
LINTZ: It was. I didn't know we were
gonna go all the way through with it.
762
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:45,966
Started with high energy,
some things went wrong.
763
00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:49,762
-But that's why we're doing another take.
-LINTZ: Nothing went wrong.
764
00:39:49,845 --> 00:39:51,514
I think I almost bumped into
three people, but it's fine.
765
00:39:52,390 --> 00:39:55,393
SPRINGER: Saagar and I go back.
We have been friends for years
766
00:39:55,518 --> 00:39:57,812
and it was easy to have chemistry.
767
00:39:57,895 --> 00:40:01,148
And he's also a great guy.
So, he's fun to play with.
768
00:40:01,232 --> 00:40:03,901
Tyesha was modest,
but Travina was twerking at the end there.
769
00:40:03,984 --> 00:40:06,112
Yeah, I was, yeah.
Travina will give you a little...
770
00:40:06,195 --> 00:40:07,238
Whoo-hoo.
771
00:40:07,405 --> 00:40:11,992
Watching the dancing has been really cool
and seeing the decorations for the wedding
772
00:40:12,076 --> 00:40:14,537
because there's been so much build-up
to the wedding
773
00:40:14,662 --> 00:40:18,374
and seeing what it is and going through it
and now the fight scenes, it's...
774
00:40:20,876 --> 00:40:25,047
There was two components to what we had
to prepare for with that wedding sequence.
775
00:40:25,131 --> 00:40:27,258
One was the big Bollywood dance number,
776
00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:30,052
but in addition to that,
we also had to prepare for, you know,
777
00:40:30,136 --> 00:40:33,347
the climactic fight sequences
between Kamala and the villains.
778
00:40:33,597 --> 00:40:35,808
And so both of those things
are happening back-to-back
779
00:40:35,891 --> 00:40:37,476
within the course of this wedding.
780
00:40:37,601 --> 00:40:41,939
So, yeah, our time spent
in shooting out that set
781
00:40:42,022 --> 00:40:45,609
and that whole sequence
had our attention in two different places,
782
00:40:45,693 --> 00:40:46,694
dancing and fighting,
783
00:40:46,777 --> 00:40:48,362
which I think is pretty awesome.
(CHUCKLES)
784
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:55,828
-MAN: Oh, sorry.
-I didn't know we were doing presents.
785
00:40:55,911 --> 00:40:56,954
(LAUGHS)
786
00:40:57,037 --> 00:40:58,622
-I was like, where'd that come from?
-MAN: So sorry. Sorry.
787
00:41:00,207 --> 00:41:02,668
MENON: Dancing and choreography
and stunt choreography,
788
00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:04,837
it's a little bit of the same
kind of beast.
789
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,047
You have to do a lot of planning
that goes into it.
790
00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:10,342
You have to know the exact steps
and the exact placement of people
791
00:41:10,426 --> 00:41:12,928
so you know what angles
to be shooting it out from
792
00:41:13,012 --> 00:41:16,182
and it just requires
the same amount of rigorous preparation.
793
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:21,312
That was fun.
794
00:41:25,649 --> 00:41:28,444
The great thing about this show
is that we've been able to build
795
00:41:28,527 --> 00:41:30,779
a lot of sets or be on location
a lot of the times.
796
00:41:30,863 --> 00:41:33,282
So, everything is very real.
797
00:41:34,783 --> 00:41:40,873
Behind me is AvengerCon,
which is really the first MCU comics...
798
00:41:40,956 --> 00:41:43,918
Actually I can't say "comics convention."
Fan convention.
799
00:41:44,001 --> 00:41:47,963
The first MCU fan convention
that really has ever existed.
800
00:41:48,047 --> 00:41:51,634
It's at the home of Captain America,
Camp Lehigh.
801
00:41:51,717 --> 00:41:56,096
Which by the way, guys, is in New Jersey,
which the writers' room discovered.
802
00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:59,600
So very convenient for us, Jersey heroes.
803
00:42:00,017 --> 00:42:01,560
We're trying to stay professional
but it's really hard
804
00:42:01,644 --> 00:42:03,062
when you have all this fun stuff
around you.
805
00:42:03,145 --> 00:42:04,188
It's so fun.
806
00:42:04,271 --> 00:42:08,275
What we tried to do is pay homage
to the conventions that exist
807
00:42:08,359 --> 00:42:09,777
but put an MCU spin on it.
808
00:42:09,860 --> 00:42:10,903
Real rubble.
809
00:42:10,986 --> 00:42:13,572
Yeah. Really of the Battle of New York.
810
00:42:13,739 --> 00:42:17,701
Iman has never seen the set of AvengerCon
so this is gonna be the first time
811
00:42:17,785 --> 00:42:20,412
that she'll witness it and yeah,
812
00:42:20,496 --> 00:42:23,165
it's gonna be pretty dope
to see her reaction.
813
00:42:24,041 --> 00:42:25,125
-Welcome!
-Hi!
814
00:42:25,209 --> 00:42:26,669
-How you doing?
-Good.
815
00:42:26,752 --> 00:42:28,837
-Hey, hey, hey. Well...
-I'm ready.
816
00:42:28,921 --> 00:42:31,173
I'll lead the way here. Come, come.
817
00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:37,429
Here, you can see a glimpse already
and... ta-da!
818
00:42:39,139 --> 00:42:40,558
It looks so good!
819
00:42:55,155 --> 00:42:58,117
The very first time we came here,
we actually had a meeting.
820
00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,703
For the first half an hour,
there was no meeting,
821
00:43:00,828 --> 00:43:03,539
It was just me and him running everywhere.
822
00:43:03,622 --> 00:43:04,915
-Like kids.
-Yeah.
823
00:43:04,999 --> 00:43:06,625
So much detail, so much fun.
824
00:43:06,709 --> 00:43:07,751
This is insane.
825
00:43:08,043 --> 00:43:11,005
I've never seen so much detail
put into a set like this.
826
00:43:11,088 --> 00:43:12,464
We're gonna take so many pictures...
827
00:43:12,548 --> 00:43:16,969
And I've been on a lot of sets
and it's like, just, this is outstanding!
828
00:43:17,386 --> 00:43:20,055
You wanna show every detail
but that's why you're here
829
00:43:20,139 --> 00:43:22,933
so that if it doesn't make it
in the final cut,
830
00:43:23,017 --> 00:43:26,645
still can show you the huge,
huge lollipop we got here.
831
00:43:26,812 --> 00:43:31,150
EL ARBI: It's amazing, if we wanna put
the camera anywhere, we can.
832
00:43:33,902 --> 00:43:36,488
This is the place
where you have an exhibition
833
00:43:36,572 --> 00:43:38,699
of everything that the Hulk smashed.
834
00:43:38,991 --> 00:43:42,036
From the Battle of New York in 2012.
835
00:43:42,119 --> 00:43:46,540
It's $3,500, but it's smashed
by the Hulk himself so...
836
00:43:46,624 --> 00:43:48,292
So it's really worth it, you know.
837
00:43:48,375 --> 00:43:50,794
A violin for $5,000. Hulk did this.
838
00:43:50,878 --> 00:43:54,590
I'm looking for a fist, you know,
the big Hulk fist, so I can start just...
839
00:43:54,673 --> 00:43:55,924
Maybe use it in a scene.
840
00:43:57,509 --> 00:44:00,846
Here you can eat some Asgardian food,
I would assume.
841
00:44:00,929 --> 00:44:04,224
Something like the Bifrost macaroni,
as you can see here.
842
00:44:04,391 --> 00:44:06,977
-FALLAH: Yeah, son.
-(LAUGHING)
843
00:44:07,061 --> 00:44:08,270
I'm feeling like a kid again.
844
00:44:08,354 --> 00:44:09,772
I know! I am a kid!
845
00:44:09,938 --> 00:44:12,941
As you can see, you have
a giant Ant-Man head over there.
846
00:44:13,776 --> 00:44:18,238
You have the water and people can sit
on the hands and take pictures here.
847
00:44:18,447 --> 00:44:20,282
Adil's chilling in the Ant-Man hand.
848
00:44:21,825 --> 00:44:24,828
VELLANI: After Kamala finally
activates her powers,
849
00:44:25,537 --> 00:44:30,292
this giant head is gonna end up
on poor Zoe's face.
850
00:44:30,501 --> 00:44:32,503
Well, not necessarily.
You save her, don't you?
851
00:44:32,586 --> 00:44:35,005
I save her, but I also cause the damage.
852
00:44:35,255 --> 00:44:38,384
-Her first heroic act is making sure...
-My first heroic act.
853
00:44:38,467 --> 00:44:41,762
this giant Ant-Man head
doesn't fall on a classmate.
854
00:44:44,014 --> 00:44:45,808
VELLANI: It's gonna be really epic.
It's gonna roll everywhere
855
00:44:45,891 --> 00:44:48,060
all over the place
and there's gonna be harnesses involved.
856
00:44:50,270 --> 00:44:51,772
People just smash into things...
857
00:44:51,855 --> 00:44:53,941
-LINTZ: Crazy stuff is happening.
-...and everything going everywhere.
858
00:44:57,194 --> 00:44:58,195
LINTZ: Explosions!
859
00:44:58,278 --> 00:45:01,907
I could have won the cosplay contest.
But I did that.
860
00:45:02,032 --> 00:45:03,117
Please don't tell anyone.
861
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,411
Stop, okay? I'd never tell anyone.
862
00:45:06,912 --> 00:45:07,913
Never ever?
863
00:45:08,122 --> 00:45:09,123
Never ever ever.
864
00:45:15,629 --> 00:45:16,630
Plot twist!
865
00:45:16,714 --> 00:45:17,715
VELLANI: Plot twist.
866
00:45:19,007 --> 00:45:21,468
AMANAT: The great thing
about Marvel Studios is that
867
00:45:21,552 --> 00:45:24,179
they're not gonna apologize for the fact
that Marvel Comics costumes
868
00:45:24,263 --> 00:45:27,516
are kinda over the top and wild
and colorful and they kinda lean into it.
869
00:45:27,599 --> 00:45:30,477
When we were doing
the cosplay costume, it was super fun
870
00:45:30,602 --> 00:45:32,646
because Kevin's like,
"Yeah, just make it look messier,
871
00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:33,814
"just make it look crazier."
872
00:45:33,897 --> 00:45:35,899
And so we just pushed it
as much as we could
873
00:45:35,983 --> 00:45:38,736
'cause it's something
that Bruno and Kamala put together
874
00:45:38,861 --> 00:45:40,863
and it's not perfect
and it's a little bright
875
00:45:40,946 --> 00:45:43,282
and a little gaudy.
And even just like her helmet
876
00:45:43,574 --> 00:45:46,827
is so wild and crazy,
but just super nerdy.
877
00:45:47,411 --> 00:45:48,787
BRUNO: Are you sure we can keep that on?
878
00:45:49,121 --> 00:45:50,289
What, it's an homage.
879
00:45:50,372 --> 00:45:55,753
BHASIN: We created a Kamala who was
a sort of perfect storm of an artist
880
00:45:55,836 --> 00:45:58,046
but kind of a nerdy character
881
00:45:58,130 --> 00:46:01,258
but also a superfan but also someone
882
00:46:01,341 --> 00:46:03,969
who was kind of effortless
and cool in her own way.
883
00:46:04,052 --> 00:46:06,138
Is that what superheroes wear these days?
884
00:46:08,140 --> 00:46:12,352
Well, I got my handy-dandy mask
that Bruno made for me
885
00:46:12,728 --> 00:46:18,442
because this protects me and covers
my face enough for no one to recognize me.
886
00:46:19,568 --> 00:46:20,569
Um...
887
00:46:20,652 --> 00:46:22,905
And we're wearing our AvengerCon shirt.
888
00:46:23,822 --> 00:46:25,407
Even though I got in trouble for going,
889
00:46:25,491 --> 00:46:28,118
Kamala still managed to get the shirt.
So that's a win for me.
890
00:46:28,452 --> 00:46:31,580
BHASIN: She really, over the course
of this six-episode arc,
891
00:46:31,705 --> 00:46:35,918
finds herself and becomes
someone to be looked up to,
892
00:46:36,001 --> 00:46:37,211
you know, on her own standing.
893
00:46:37,669 --> 00:46:40,714
And the idea with her costume
894
00:46:40,839 --> 00:46:44,885
was very much that there were elements
borrowed from the Marvel Universe.
895
00:46:45,344 --> 00:46:49,264
Um, this idea that she was a fan
of Captain Marvel
896
00:46:49,348 --> 00:46:51,475
and that she wanted to emulate things
897
00:46:51,683 --> 00:46:53,977
that were beautiful
about the Marvel Universe,
898
00:46:54,061 --> 00:46:59,066
but she also brought this wealth
of her own culture to it.
899
00:46:59,399 --> 00:47:01,443
Today is a historical day
because it's the first time
900
00:47:01,527 --> 00:47:06,031
we're gonna see the fully-finished costume
of Ms. Marvel on screen.
901
00:47:07,533 --> 00:47:09,451
WOMAN: Is that Ms. Marvel? Ms. Marvel?
902
00:47:09,535 --> 00:47:11,078
I can breathe in this.
903
00:47:11,286 --> 00:47:13,372
-MAN: That's what you need.
-That's all I need.
904
00:47:13,497 --> 00:47:15,833
It's the first time we're seeing it
on camera with people.
905
00:47:15,916 --> 00:47:17,584
Normally, it's like in my trailer
906
00:47:17,709 --> 00:47:19,586
and they're like,
"Oh, the lighting sucks."
907
00:47:21,129 --> 00:47:25,592
But this is it and I'm very happy. Yeah.
Now we hide it from the world.
908
00:47:25,717 --> 00:47:29,429
BHASIN: The super suit
was the most challenging
909
00:47:29,513 --> 00:47:31,348
and also the most exciting thing.
910
00:47:31,515 --> 00:47:33,183
Because of the situation with COVID
911
00:47:33,267 --> 00:47:36,103
and because of the situation
that we were working under,
912
00:47:36,186 --> 00:47:39,648
we decided that we were gonna
build the suit ourselves
913
00:47:40,065 --> 00:47:43,360
in-house, in our little,
tiny costume shop in Atlanta.
914
00:47:43,569 --> 00:47:47,155
And it was a first time for all of us,
building a super suit.
915
00:47:47,281 --> 00:47:50,576
Of course, we had the blueprint
of the comic book.
916
00:47:50,701 --> 00:47:54,705
We did refer to that a lot.
But it seems like what we landed on
917
00:47:54,788 --> 00:47:59,251
was a sort of hybrid of what's
in the comic
918
00:47:59,501 --> 00:48:03,338
and also what Kamala brought to it herself
919
00:48:03,422 --> 00:48:06,383
and what I brought to it
and what my crew brought to it.
920
00:48:06,466 --> 00:48:09,052
And it has to perform
many, many different tasks.
921
00:48:09,136 --> 00:48:12,347
You know, it has to be
a Marvel super suit,
922
00:48:12,431 --> 00:48:14,516
a Pakistani super suit.
923
00:48:14,850 --> 00:48:18,854
A comfortable super suit,
a made in-house super suit.
924
00:48:18,937 --> 00:48:25,694
Have Islamic elements, Marvel elements,
color elements from Captain Marvel.
925
00:48:25,777 --> 00:48:29,448
But it was a beautiful challenge
and I think...
926
00:48:29,531 --> 00:48:31,283
I hope that we rose to it.
927
00:48:31,575 --> 00:48:35,495
The super suit. It's insane.
It's very surreal. I was like...
928
00:48:35,996 --> 00:48:39,666
I was literally crying last night because
I didn't know how to prep for this.
929
00:48:40,042 --> 00:48:44,713
So I just didn't. But I don't think
anyone can prep for this.
930
00:48:45,047 --> 00:48:48,342
You know, I dressed up as Ms. Marvel
three years ago for Halloween
931
00:48:48,425 --> 00:48:50,552
and I was like looking at those pictures.
932
00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:54,014
It's insane, the difference.
933
00:48:54,431 --> 00:48:58,393
First of all, I thrifted that whole thing
and got my grandma to help me
934
00:48:58,477 --> 00:49:01,521
sew the lightning bolt on
and it was like a whole moment
935
00:49:01,605 --> 00:49:05,776
and then, now I'm wearing it
in a freaking Marvel Universe
936
00:49:06,276 --> 00:49:12,032
which is... I can't even put it into words
how cool this is.
937
00:49:12,616 --> 00:49:15,619
It's very... My heart is very full.
938
00:49:20,123 --> 00:49:22,125
AMANAT: In a lot of ways, this is really
939
00:49:22,209 --> 00:49:25,921
the essence of the Kamala Khan
origin story from the comics
940
00:49:26,004 --> 00:49:29,508
but it's also very, very different.
It's a true adaptation in every way.
941
00:49:29,633 --> 00:49:32,260
The thing I gravitated towards the most
942
00:49:32,344 --> 00:49:34,012
was this idea of family lineage
943
00:49:34,137 --> 00:49:37,599
and the power that is passed on
from one to the other.
944
00:49:37,683 --> 00:49:40,352
I can't do stars, Nani,
but I can do circles, okay?
945
00:49:42,020 --> 00:49:47,317
VELLANI: Basically, Kamala has the ability
to manifest hard light or Noor.
946
00:49:47,401 --> 00:49:50,821
And she uses it to make platforms
and you know,
947
00:49:50,904 --> 00:49:52,656
she can embiggen her fists.
948
00:49:52,864 --> 00:49:56,576
So we got that going for us.
It's very different from the comics.
949
00:49:57,452 --> 00:49:59,705
In the comics,
Kamala could like shapeshift
950
00:49:59,788 --> 00:50:03,709
and just grow in size
and also get really small.
951
00:50:04,710 --> 00:50:06,128
I think there was a conscious effort
952
00:50:06,211 --> 00:50:11,800
to not have her feel like Mr. Fantastic
or Elastigirl.
953
00:50:11,925 --> 00:50:14,803
There were some early concepts
before I got on that had this idea
954
00:50:14,886 --> 00:50:18,849
that she could manifest armor
or parts of her body
955
00:50:18,932 --> 00:50:20,142
in this protective element.
956
00:50:20,225 --> 00:50:22,227
And so I saw this as an opportunity.
I mean, how often
957
00:50:22,310 --> 00:50:25,564
do you get to come into the MCU
and make up a power from scratch,
958
00:50:25,731 --> 00:50:28,150
which is to me, the most exciting,
959
00:50:28,233 --> 00:50:29,860
the most fun thing you could do.
960
00:50:30,527 --> 00:50:33,697
So, you know, I love this idea
that she was able to manipulate
961
00:50:33,780 --> 00:50:35,449
this energy from another source.
962
00:50:35,615 --> 00:50:36,908
You know, Sana described it as,
963
00:50:36,992 --> 00:50:40,120
imagine it if you were like to look
at a lens flare and you trap that,
964
00:50:40,412 --> 00:50:43,582
you harden a lens flare that you see
with your eye or through optics.
965
00:50:43,915 --> 00:50:45,876
That was an interesting way
of describing it.
966
00:50:46,001 --> 00:50:49,171
So I then started building ways
967
00:50:49,254 --> 00:50:51,089
of making what she's building,
968
00:50:51,590 --> 00:50:54,468
this energy that she can create
or channel through herself
969
00:50:54,551 --> 00:50:57,888
manifest in our dimension
as these objects.
970
00:50:58,305 --> 00:50:59,556
Wow, that's...
971
00:51:00,599 --> 00:51:01,600
amazing.
972
00:51:02,642 --> 00:51:03,810
How does it feel?
973
00:51:05,979 --> 00:51:07,314
Like an idea come to life.
974
00:51:07,647 --> 00:51:11,443
RAHHALI: Platforms allowed her to get
to places that you wouldn't be able to.
975
00:51:11,526 --> 00:51:13,945
Like she can't fly but she can certainly
run off a building
976
00:51:14,029 --> 00:51:16,490
and continue running across it
to another building
977
00:51:16,573 --> 00:51:18,366
or get down to the street level.
978
00:51:18,533 --> 00:51:22,079
She can create walls or shields
979
00:51:22,162 --> 00:51:25,373
and eventually she's able to do things
like her embiggened fists,
980
00:51:25,457 --> 00:51:28,668
which are complete... I wanted to pay
an homage to the comics there.
981
00:51:33,381 --> 00:51:35,008
Episode six is the last act,
982
00:51:35,092 --> 00:51:38,428
so it's basically
the third act of a movie.
983
00:51:38,512 --> 00:51:41,014
It's gonna have action
and passion and drama
984
00:51:41,098 --> 00:51:42,808
and it's gonna go, you know, to a buildup,
985
00:51:42,891 --> 00:51:44,643
it's gonna go crescendo,
crescendo, crescendo,
986
00:51:44,726 --> 00:51:46,603
you'll be on the edge of your seat
and then...
987
00:51:46,686 --> 00:51:47,687
BOTH: Boom!
988
00:51:49,981 --> 00:51:53,110
So, today we're gonna do
like a super cool explosion stunt
989
00:51:53,360 --> 00:51:57,322
with our actors in real life,
where we're gonna duck behind the corner
990
00:51:57,447 --> 00:52:00,200
and then there's gonna be a explosion.
991
00:52:00,450 --> 00:52:03,286
So hopefully, it all pans out
'cause can only do it once.
992
00:52:03,411 --> 00:52:05,080
-(CHUCKLES)
-Yeah!
993
00:52:07,415 --> 00:52:08,458
MAN: Yes! Yeah, yeah, yeah!
994
00:52:08,542 --> 00:52:10,335
Nice, nice, nice!
995
00:52:11,795 --> 00:52:12,838
Any questions?
996
00:52:14,131 --> 00:52:15,298
Why is hero spelled wrong?
997
00:52:15,382 --> 00:52:17,342
LINTZ: Aamir sneaks in on the plan
998
00:52:17,926 --> 00:52:19,427
and scares everybody to death.
999
00:52:19,553 --> 00:52:22,931
And now, Aamir's a part
of the great Kamala Khan plan.
1000
00:52:23,014 --> 00:52:26,226
That's what I do, you know.
I just kinda swoop in
1001
00:52:26,393 --> 00:52:29,813
and take control.
Or at least, I think I'm taking control.
1002
00:52:30,230 --> 00:52:32,315
-But really I have nothing under control.
-WOMAN: Stop lying.
1003
00:52:32,399 --> 00:52:33,567
(LAUGHS)
1004
00:52:33,650 --> 00:52:34,860
That's exactly what happens to Aamir.
1005
00:52:34,943 --> 00:52:36,695
(CLEARS THROAT) Yeah, it's okay
'cause it's just in his head.
1006
00:52:36,778 --> 00:52:39,364
You know, as long as he's
happy and confident in himself,
1007
00:52:39,447 --> 00:52:40,907
you know... We've got that.
1008
00:52:40,991 --> 00:52:42,868
Yeah. I'm always happy and confident
in myself, you know.
1009
00:52:42,951 --> 00:52:46,746
Yeah. So this plan is getting unfolded,
as you see, there's a chalkboard.
1010
00:52:47,205 --> 00:52:49,958
We're supposed to stop Damage Control
with softballs?
1011
00:52:50,083 --> 00:52:53,211
No. We are going to stall Damage Control
with softballs.
1012
00:52:53,753 --> 00:52:57,340
The real plan is (WHISPERS) Zoe.
1013
00:52:57,549 --> 00:53:03,013
LINTZ: We got all sorts of gadgets
and traps and Zuzu system.
1014
00:53:03,138 --> 00:53:04,723
The Zuzu system's here.
1015
00:53:04,806 --> 00:53:07,142
And also, I got my brain.
1016
00:53:07,851 --> 00:53:10,729
Okay. Actually, I think it's more
Bruno's brain but it's okay.
1017
00:53:11,062 --> 00:53:12,105
You got my beard.
1018
00:53:12,981 --> 00:53:14,024
Let's move on!
1019
00:53:17,444 --> 00:53:18,653
You're doing your own stunt.
1020
00:53:18,862 --> 00:53:20,113
VELLANI: I know. I'm so excited.
1021
00:53:21,281 --> 00:53:24,117
It was built up in our heads
for a long time
1022
00:53:24,201 --> 00:53:27,537
so I think, all of us were like, "God,
I hope it meets our expectations,"
1023
00:53:27,954 --> 00:53:30,165
and it not only met them,
but surpassed them.
1024
00:53:30,248 --> 00:53:32,792
MARSDEN: I certainly could not grasp
1025
00:53:32,876 --> 00:53:34,878
the scale of a project like this.
1026
00:53:34,961 --> 00:53:38,340
It is truly astounding
what they are able to do.
1027
00:53:38,423 --> 00:53:40,675
And obviously
seeing it in person is even cooler.
1028
00:53:40,759 --> 00:53:41,801
DIRECTOR: Action!
1029
00:53:42,594 --> 00:53:47,349
Just like cuts. So, we go from
"it's working" to smack on the ground.
1030
00:53:47,432 --> 00:53:48,433
It's working.
1031
00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:55,565
And we're following the storyboards.
1032
00:53:59,069 --> 00:54:01,446
This is the finale of episode six.
1033
00:54:02,239 --> 00:54:05,075
So there's a lot that happens
between Kamran and Kamala.
1034
00:54:06,701 --> 00:54:09,871
She slowly starts to find her way
a bit more
1035
00:54:09,955 --> 00:54:13,083
and she slowly starts
to control those powers.
1036
00:54:15,043 --> 00:54:18,463
SHAH: With Kamran, it's overwhelming
and it's spilling out of him
1037
00:54:18,546 --> 00:54:23,551
and it's kind of like a raging river
to the point where,
1038
00:54:23,718 --> 00:54:25,428
you know, he goes nuclear and he pulses
1039
00:54:25,512 --> 00:54:28,139
and he's hurting people
he doesn't even want to hurt.
1040
00:54:30,267 --> 00:54:31,893
We're building up the scene where
1041
00:54:31,977 --> 00:54:35,563
the SWAT team kinda storm in
and they take a shot at Kamran
1042
00:54:35,814 --> 00:54:39,025
and that's why this wall over here
that you see is blown up.
1043
00:54:40,277 --> 00:54:43,321
And then, this is just the scene
we've just shot is moments after that
1044
00:54:43,405 --> 00:54:46,449
when Kamala's basically
just looking at Kamran
1045
00:54:46,533 --> 00:54:48,785
and begging him not to do
what he's about to do.
1046
00:54:48,910 --> 00:54:53,665
And that's when he kind of just says,
"Screw this," and steps back out
1047
00:54:53,748 --> 00:54:58,420
into the line of fire and really uses
his powers in full force
1048
00:54:58,503 --> 00:55:01,840
and all the lockers come flying off
and it was awesome.
1049
00:55:01,923 --> 00:55:05,302
The stunt team just did an incredible job
of somehow not getting crushed.
1050
00:55:06,469 --> 00:55:08,388
SHAH: I lost my balance.
(LAUGHS)
1051
00:55:08,471 --> 00:55:10,932
Oh, no! They're gonna have to die again.
1052
00:55:13,768 --> 00:55:17,314
WOMAN: Fire! One, two, three! Freeze!
1053
00:55:17,814 --> 00:55:20,650
We are here now,
in the exterior of the high school,
1054
00:55:21,151 --> 00:55:24,696
where you have
the epic finale ending of episode six.
1055
00:55:24,988 --> 00:55:29,284
We have the characters of Kamran
and Kamala and all the kids,
1056
00:55:29,367 --> 00:55:31,453
they are outside and it's like,
basically a stand-off.
1057
00:55:31,536 --> 00:55:32,620
Fire!
1058
00:55:36,041 --> 00:55:38,877
FALLAH: Lot of superpower,
lot of coolnessness.
1059
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:42,881
I think it's also the real moment
Kamala Khan becomes Ms. Marvel.
1060
00:55:42,964 --> 00:55:45,633
She becomes embiggened
and we see her in the full form
1061
00:55:45,717 --> 00:55:48,887
and we see the real deal,
what she really is.
1062
00:55:49,304 --> 00:55:51,598
AMANAT: She effectively,
you know, armors up.
1063
00:55:53,058 --> 00:55:54,684
All this hard light
that you've been seeing
1064
00:55:54,768 --> 00:55:56,853
pockets of throughout the entire show,
1065
00:55:56,936 --> 00:56:00,023
encases her entire body
and she becomes even bigger.
1066
00:56:00,106 --> 00:56:01,816
Bigger than she can ever imagine.
1067
00:56:01,941 --> 00:56:03,109
(PEOPLE SCREAMING)
1068
00:56:04,361 --> 00:56:07,614
This was a big stunt,
some practical effects,
1069
00:56:07,697 --> 00:56:12,118
and story-wise, it is when Kamala,
first time is gonna be embiggened.
1070
00:56:12,577 --> 00:56:15,997
She jumps and crashes
to take out that sonar gun
1071
00:56:16,122 --> 00:56:19,959
and her impact causes the cars
to fly away.
1072
00:56:20,043 --> 00:56:22,170
It's a memorable hero moment.
1073
00:56:25,507 --> 00:56:26,508
ALL: Whoa!
1074
00:56:26,591 --> 00:56:27,634
Yeah!
1075
00:56:31,930 --> 00:56:34,766
AMANAT: This world has a way
of making people feel small
1076
00:56:35,100 --> 00:56:39,020
and so it's on Kamala
to take up more space
1077
00:56:39,104 --> 00:56:41,731
and to really bring out more
and more of herself
1078
00:56:41,815 --> 00:56:45,485
and that's really why we decided to have
this moment at the end of six.
1079
00:56:45,568 --> 00:56:48,530
VELLANI: You know, it's this giant
culminating thing where we get to see
1080
00:56:48,696 --> 00:56:50,740
all of our Jersey City characters.
1081
00:56:50,907 --> 00:56:54,619
Everyone from the gyro stand guy
to people at school.
1082
00:56:54,702 --> 00:56:58,289
Everybody comes together
and it's a really empowering moment.
1083
00:56:59,958 --> 00:57:01,835
(SCREAMING)
1084
00:57:04,921 --> 00:57:06,047
(GRUNTING)
1085
00:57:06,131 --> 00:57:07,173
Kamran.
1086
00:57:07,799 --> 00:57:09,300
(KAMRAN GROANS)
1087
00:57:11,803 --> 00:57:13,388
VELLANI: Kamala and Kamran get trapped
1088
00:57:13,471 --> 00:57:17,725
in this giant dome bubble thing
of light power
1089
00:57:18,017 --> 00:57:20,395
and they have
this whole conversation about how,
1090
00:57:20,603 --> 00:57:23,064
you know, you're allowed
to be more than one thing
1091
00:57:23,148 --> 00:57:26,609
because there's...
Every minority deals with this thing.
1092
00:57:26,693 --> 00:57:30,029
Where like, for example,
if I go to Pakistan, I'm too Canadian,
1093
00:57:30,113 --> 00:57:32,073
if I go to Canada, I'm too Pakistani.
1094
00:57:32,282 --> 00:57:36,077
But you're allowed to have
this in-between and be both.
1095
00:57:36,161 --> 00:57:38,037
Kamran's part Djinn and part human.
1096
00:57:38,121 --> 00:57:39,998
Kamala's part Djinn and part human.
1097
00:57:40,248 --> 00:57:44,502
And they're together just finding
this happy in-between.
1098
00:57:45,086 --> 00:57:47,672
What am I supposed to do now?
How can I be normal?
1099
00:57:49,090 --> 00:57:50,508
There is no normal.
1100
00:57:52,218 --> 00:57:55,388
There's just us and what we do
with what we've been given.
1101
00:57:55,972 --> 00:57:57,182
I'll buy you time.
1102
00:58:01,269 --> 00:58:04,647
AMANAT: I just feel very, very lucky
that I get to be here,
1103
00:58:04,772 --> 00:58:06,983
that people fell in love with Kamala,
1104
00:58:07,066 --> 00:58:09,068
that they understand
what she stands for.
1105
00:58:09,152 --> 00:58:12,864
I just hope that people know that we have
put our blood, sweat, and tears
1106
00:58:12,947 --> 00:58:15,450
in one of the most chaotic times
in human history
1107
00:58:15,909 --> 00:58:18,870
to tell a story that is really meaningful
to a lot of people
1108
00:58:18,953 --> 00:58:20,580
and that's really important.
1109
00:58:22,624 --> 00:58:23,666
And we meant it.
1110
00:58:32,133 --> 00:58:35,470
I've been thinking a lot
about the beginning of the comic
1111
00:58:35,845 --> 00:58:39,349
and issue number one
and the pitch of this story
1112
00:58:39,474 --> 00:58:42,769
and then to be here in Thailand
and looking all around me
1113
00:58:42,852 --> 00:58:45,855
and all of the people
who have brought this story to life
1114
00:58:45,939 --> 00:58:49,108
who I didn't know a year ago,
five years ago,
1115
00:58:49,192 --> 00:58:51,986
and certainly not seven years ago
when we put this story together
1116
00:58:52,070 --> 00:58:54,531
and put this character together.
It's really momentous.
1117
00:58:54,822 --> 00:58:56,824
We all just tried to get in the last shot.
1118
00:58:57,242 --> 00:58:59,536
BERGER: They cut us out.
MENON: We weren't very successful.
1119
00:58:59,702 --> 00:59:02,622
Everyone's so committed
to being a part of this
1120
00:59:02,705 --> 00:59:06,209
and everyone realizes
how special of a project that this is
1121
00:59:06,543 --> 00:59:08,169
and honors that every day.
1122
00:59:08,586 --> 00:59:10,672
OBAID-CHINOY: Years from now,
I'll look back at this
1123
00:59:10,755 --> 00:59:13,424
and know that we did something
that mattered,
1124
00:59:13,591 --> 00:59:17,220
that was important, and it was
the right time to tell this story.
1125
00:59:17,554 --> 00:59:20,932
And that in doing so, we will, hopefully,
1126
00:59:21,099 --> 00:59:24,644
enable many, many young women
around the world
1127
00:59:24,727 --> 00:59:27,438
to become superheroes
in their own communities.
1128
00:59:28,439 --> 00:59:31,401
BERGER: We're entering
a new point of the MCU
1129
00:59:31,484 --> 00:59:35,321
and I think audiences are really ready
to see different kinds of superheroes.
1130
00:59:35,738 --> 00:59:39,117
We're at a point where there are
such huge fans of the movies.
1131
00:59:39,534 --> 00:59:42,120
What could be more fun than seeing a girl
1132
00:59:42,203 --> 00:59:45,957
who's a huge fan of the same exact people
as we are join their ranks?
1133
00:59:47,792 --> 00:59:49,544
It's very interesting to see the parallel
1134
00:59:49,627 --> 00:59:53,172
between the character of Kamala Khan
and Iman Vellani herself
1135
00:59:53,256 --> 00:59:57,427
because Kamala Khan is this girl who never
would expect that she would be part of,
1136
00:59:57,510 --> 00:59:59,721
the superheroes, of the Avengers.
1137
00:59:59,804 --> 01:00:02,473
She's a big fan of Captain Marvel
and the other Avengers.
1138
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:05,977
But you know, she's just like
a normal Brown girl of Jersey
1139
01:00:06,060 --> 01:00:07,729
who never believes
she's gonna be part of that.
1140
01:00:07,812 --> 01:00:10,898
In the same way,
Iman's story is that story.
1141
01:00:10,982 --> 01:00:16,070
It is a girl that grew up like all of us
with the Marvel movies, Marvel Universe.
1142
01:00:16,988 --> 01:00:19,032
I'm in tears. This is so good!
1143
01:00:19,115 --> 01:00:21,326
She never believed to be
be part of that universe.
1144
01:00:21,409 --> 01:00:23,745
She never believed
she would be part of all these actors
1145
01:00:23,828 --> 01:00:25,413
and being herself a superhero.
1146
01:00:25,538 --> 01:00:30,293
So that is like a kind of
meta storytelling that we're doing.
1147
01:00:30,376 --> 01:00:34,172
We're telling the story of Kamala Khan,
and also telling the story of Iman
1148
01:00:34,255 --> 01:00:37,800
and I think you'll all feel that through
the way that she portrays that character.
1149
01:00:37,884 --> 01:00:41,346
Feels like it's destined.
It was her destiny. Unbelievable.
1150
01:00:41,512 --> 01:00:43,931
You sure are,
1151
01:00:44,015 --> 01:00:45,850
always have been
our own little...
1152
01:00:48,269 --> 01:00:49,312
Ms. Marvel.
1153
01:00:53,733 --> 01:00:56,527
I'm a superhero now. So, that's normal.
1154
01:00:58,279 --> 01:01:00,990
I'll go grab coffee
with Spider-Man tomorrow.
1155
01:01:01,407 --> 01:01:04,369
Maybe, you know,
catch a movie with Iron Man.
1156
01:01:05,370 --> 01:01:06,579
It can happen.
1157
01:01:13,503 --> 01:01:14,754
WOMAN: How do you feel? You okay?
1158
01:01:14,962 --> 01:01:15,963
VELLANI: Just like a chair!
1159
01:01:16,089 --> 01:01:17,131
-Yeah.
-(ALL LAUGHING)
1160
01:01:20,343 --> 01:01:23,179
We completely blanked on our dance moves.
1161
01:01:25,765 --> 01:01:28,434
This is aunties' chance
to hang with the cool kids.
1162
01:01:32,814 --> 01:01:33,981
(LAUGHS)
1163
01:01:39,862 --> 01:01:43,116
I haven't caused total destruction yet.
So that's good.
1164
01:01:43,241 --> 01:01:45,034
-I have but on accident.
-Yeah.
1165
01:01:45,868 --> 01:01:48,621
We have actually gone through this
like 20-plus times
1166
01:01:48,705 --> 01:01:50,456
and it's just more
and more fun every time.
1167
01:01:50,540 --> 01:01:54,168
Like, I could watch this forever.
It's really fun.
1168
01:01:57,088 --> 01:01:58,715
Done, man. I'm going pro.