Farhan Akhtar to debut in MCU with ‘Ms. Marvel’

Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar joins the Marvel family with ‘Ms. Marvel’, Disney Plus’s upcoming series. Akhtar joins with teen actor Iman Vellani, a Canadian born to Pakistani immigrants, who will play the role of the shape-shifting superhero in the Disney+ TV series and will also reprise the role in the second Captain Marvel movie, titled The Marvels.

Created by Bisha K. Ali, the series also stars Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Laurel Marsden, Adaku Ononogbo, Laith Nakli, Travina Springer, and Aramis Knight.

While details of Farhan’s role in the series are under wraps at the moment, it is said that the star will be making guest appearances on the show.

Ms. Marvel is all set to premiere on Disney+ on June 8.