Marvel: AvengerConĪlthough Iman Vellani is a passionate Iron Man fan, it wouldn't make sense for the series to showcase tons of references to Robert Downey Jr.'s Marvel hero. Ultimately, we just see her become a badass superhero." Where Iron Man Fits in Ms. For me, it’s also my family and my friends. Her family is her rock and her friends in Bruno (Matt Lintz) and Nakia (Yasmeen Fletcher) in the show are the people that she goes to where she can be herself and where she can get her confidence from. With Kamala and me, we have a wonderful support system. The MCU hasn’t seen a character like this before. "Being the first of anything is very scary. Marvel actress also unveiled the fact that "the MCU hasn't seen a character like this before" while also discussing Kamala's "wonderful support system" in the series: It’s like I was given the ultimate key, so I was dealing with a lot of imposter syndrome." I came from high school to the Marvel Universe. It’s a really fun thing to play because I was on a very similar path. "Kamala has a lot of self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Vellani also discussed Kamala's "imposter syndrome," admitting that she had a similar path "from high school to the Marvel universe:" This is something new for the MCU and it’s also a side of the MCU we haven’t seen before, the perspective of a teenage kid who’s obsessed with these Avengers." "Honestly, it is very fun to just create this story. The up-and-coming star also shared that it is "very fun" to create Kamala's story, teasing that "this is something new for the MCU:" Any big milestone we would hit in the show, whether it was filming the scene where Kamala gets her costume or her powers, I would watch Iron Man. "It was my reminder that this character exists in the same universe as Tony Stark, which was just the coolest thing in the world for me." "The first thing I did when I got cast was watch Iron Man again. When asked if she revisited 2008's Iron Man to prepare for Kamala's origin story, Vellani revealed that the first thing that she did when she was cast was to watch the movie, saying that she does that whenever "any big milestone" happens in the series: In September 2021, the MCU newcomer shared an adorable short film featuring Iron Man, with a description expressing Vellani's love for Robert Downey Jr.: "Rdj if u see this ily." This isn't the first time that Vellani has been vocal about her love for Iron Man.
Like, 'I think she needs an Iron Man action figure, more Iron Man.' There was a point where we got to too much Iron Man, that was the note from Kevin!" I know Kamala is more Captain Marvel, but I was very much asking for more Iron Man references in there.