Fans of Marvel Comics know that body-swapping shenanigans are nothing new for the superhero Marvel family. But we’re seeing it happen for the first time in the MCU in The Marvels, which features fun, cosmic action with Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, and Photon.
Iman Vellani brings her Kamala Khan character from the Ms. Marvel series on Disney+ onto the big screen, joining Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris. As seen in the new clip, alien Kree wackiness caused by villain Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton) has caused the trio of super-ladies to swap bodies anytime they use their powers. That leads to a ton of confusion when Captain Marvel ends up fighting bad guys in Ms. Marvel’s home, while Kamala battles baddies on a space station with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). No sign of Photon, sadly. Not in this clip, anyway.
Freaky Friday, Marvel style? Did I mention that Photon is one of my all-time favorite Marvel characters and seeing her in such a prominent role makes me very happy?
Here’s the synopsis: Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
The Marvels opens in theaters on November 10th, directed by Nia DaCosta. This is not only a major film for her, but for Marvel Studios as they weather an unexpected storm. Things have not been smooth sailing for Marvel of late, and Disney is starting to crack down. Captain Marvel earned $1.1B in 2019 yet nobody expects this one to come close to that.