Never Have I Ever's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Is Not Interested in Playing Ms Marvel in MCU - Here's Why
While speaking to ET Online, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan said, "If there was a Tamil superhero, I wouldn’t want to see a Pakistani girl playing (her). I would say, ‘Really? You couldn’t find anybody who was Tamil?’ So why would I want to do that to the Pakistani community? That wouldn’t be fair."
Marvel Studios have announced the inclusion of Kamala Khan aka Ms Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year. The superhero will make her debut in a web-series that will drop on Disney Plus. There has been no update on this front. Fans are now pushing for Netflix's Never Have I Ever breakout star, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, to play the fictional 16-year-old Pakistani-American character. But Maitreyi has no intentions of doing that. Ms Marvel: All You Need to Know About Kamala Khan, the New Superhero Set to Make Her Debut on Disney Plus.
While speaking to ET Online, she said, "If there was a Tamil superhero, I wouldn’t want to see a Pakistani girl playing (her). I would say, ‘Really? You couldn’t find anybody who was Tamil?’ So why would I want to do that to the Pakistani community? That wouldn’t be fair."
"Trust me, I’d love to be a superhero. I love Marvel so much. I could be the daughter of Deadpool or his apprentice or something. Maybe Deadpool adopts a South Asian girl. It would make sense, Ryan Reynolds and I would both make the Canadian jokes," she further added.
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Earlier, when the announcement about the web-series was made, fans pushed for Priyanka Chopra to play the role. The online campaign got pushback from Marvel fans who thought casting Priyanka, an Indian, won't be a justified representation. Although, Priyanka has voiced for MS Marvel in a video game. But, she won't fit the age bracket, so casting her is out of the question.
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