THE MARVELS Star Iman Vellani Reveals Another Alternate Ending; Addresses Box Office Struggles And Toxic Fans

THE MARVELS Star Iman Vellani Reveals Another Alternate Ending; Addresses Box Office Struggles And Toxic Fans

The Marvels star Iman Vellani has revealed another of the sequel's alternate endings and talks candidly about the movie's struggles at the box office and what she thinks about the toxic side of MCU fandom.

By JoshWilding - Nov 18, 2023 01:11 PM EST
Filed Under: The Marvels
Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Love or hate The Marvels, it's clear that an awful lot of the movie was left on the cutting room floor. We're not entirely sure why that happened, but Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani has now revealed the Captain Marvel sequel once featured a vastly different ending. 

Talking to Yahoo Entertainment, the actress confirmed that Kamala Khan and Carol Danvers once helped Monica Rambeau close the tear leading to a parallel universe. And, right before Monica got trapped in another reality, the plan was for her to officially be named "Photon."

"It was a cool moment, but I think they took it out for a good reason," Vellani tells the site. "It wouldn't make sense tonally if Monica is about to sacrifice herself and we're like, 'But your code name!'"

"You don't even need the words - she was Photon in that moment," she adds. "And I don't think Captain Marvel was even called Captain Marvel in her own movie!"

It's a fair point, and Marvel Studios has frequently decided against blatantly using a character's superhero code name in its movies and TV shows. Still, Vellani's comments may speak to bigger issues with the movie's pacing and tone, perhaps explaining why so much was ultimately cut. 

In the same interview, she was asked about Stephen King recently defending the movie from fans taking great delight in The Marvels' box office failings. "Having Stephen King in anyone's corner is pretty awesome," she said before diplomatically tackling what many have singled out as a toxic sect of the fandom responsible for delcaring the sequel too "woke" to succeed.

"I had a lot of experience in high school alone when I would share my excitement with someone, and then they'd immediately shut me down for being so excited," Vellani recalls. "I would hate to see that within the fan community as well, because it does feel awful. If people are excited about something, let them be excited about it. And if you have constructive criticism, voice it - but never be the wet blanket on someone else's excitement."

"I don't want to focus on something that's not even in my control, because what's the point?" she added when asked about the movie's disappointing opening weekend. "That's for Bob Iger. [The box office] has nothing to do with me."

"I'm happy with the finished product, and the people that I care about enjoyed the film. It's genuinely a good time watching this movie, and that's all we can ask for with these films. It has superheroes, it take place in space, it's not that deep and it's about teamwork and sisterhood. It's a fun movie, and I'm just so happy that I can share it with people."

It's always great to hear from the actress and, as Vellani is a fan herself, there are a lot of very compelling insights here. The way she handles questions which the interviewer must have known could see her receive backlash from some people online is also admirable, and this role is clearly one she cares deeply about.

The Marvels is now playing in theaters. 

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KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 11/18/2023, 1:38 PM
Damage control. But no qualms with her. She's just a kid who tried her best.
CoHost
CoHost - 11/18/2023, 2:11 PM
@KingLeonidas - Kid? She's old enough to drink.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 11/18/2023, 5:44 PM
@CoHost -

to grandpas;
21 are kids

just sayin'....
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 11/18/2023, 1:38 PM
She deserves the world. That being said, she does have a good point. Fandom has gotten worse to the point where it's not even fun to talk about anything anymore. Might be naive, but I hope that with the rest of Phase 5 and all of Phase 6, the conversations will be more uplifting.
DanFlashesShirt
DanFlashesShirt - 11/18/2023, 3:08 PM
@MCUKnight11 - at some point all these comic book adaptions startes being held to the standard of if it’s not the best one yet “it’s terrible and if you like it you’re part of the problem!”
Origame
Origame - 11/18/2023, 1:39 PM
F@#$ off! You don't want hate, make good products.

And don't think I'm ignoring you, Josh. The whole reason this is written is because you want us to shut up on the hate. Meanwhile you're consistently hating on madame web, the flash, and black Adam. On top of that calling for avi Arad to be fired (even though he has nothing to do with madame web). You're the toxic fan. Not us.
FASELI
FASELI - 11/18/2023, 2:14 PM
@Origame - What a horrible bag of shit you are.

And I think Josh Wilding at best is talentless, but he got you here interacting because "hate" currently provides clicks. So he's got your rather limited number on speed dial.
Origame
Origame - 11/18/2023, 2:20 PM
@FASELI - ...so you're admitting he's a hypocrite for his insistence on wanting positivity yet clearly insisting on hating on films like madame web and the flash?

God forbid I just want to freely express my opinion on a movie I'm expected to pay to see as a fan of the franchise.

But no, you guys can't let that happen. You're all such insufferable idiots that can't handle someone hates what you like.

Get off your high horse. Like what you want, but let me hate what I do.
BlackSpider
BlackSpider - 11/18/2023, 2:44 PM
@FASELI - "What a horrible bag of shit you are."

I think that every time I see this guy on the comment section. Vile angry little pos.
DanFlashesShirt
DanFlashesShirt - 11/18/2023, 3:09 PM
@Origame - you seem like a very reasonable person.
Origame
Origame - 11/18/2023, 7:07 PM
@DanFlashesShirt - as reasonable as I can be on a site like this
grendel2017
grendel2017 - 11/18/2023, 8:03 PM
@Origame - The site is like this because of people like you. The comments section a few years back used to be just a bit of lighthearted fun banter. Now it's just non-stop griefing and trolling from you and your right-wing nutter mates. Literally any property with anyone non-straight, non-white or non-male you can count on Origami and Bob Evans and all the usual gimps to show up and crap all over it for no reason.

I have never known a fandom salivate over a movie failing like you guys with literally any Marvel property. It's pathetic.
Origame
Origame - 11/18/2023, 8:12 PM
@grendel2017 - ...a few years back? Dude, I've been here for well over a decade. I can tell you this is par for the course.

Before the marvel fanboys there were the nolanites. There's always fanboy fighting over this sh!t, with one group always having a chip on their shoulders because their chosen franchise is the popular one.

What we're seeing nowadays is essentially what happens when their big franchise falls apart knocking the fanboys down a peg because they lost that edge. Except now it's all fanboys going through that because the genre itself is crumbling.

In terms of marvel properties? Yeah, I'm gonna celebrate that a company that routinely insults their customers and call them racist, sexist, homophobic, and toxic. That's just funny to me. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

And it's really telling that you gotta make this about politics as if calling me right wing proves anything when I'm actually a registered Democrat and left leaning.
HenrySpiderman
HenrySpiderman - 11/18/2023, 11:43 PM
@grendel2017 - Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This site has seriously gone to hell.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/18/2023, 1:40 PM
She's a great actor, she needs to do some indie movies asap. Get away from this twilight zone lol. iT wAs FuNn! Lol the last 5 movies have been middle of the road movies.. nobody sees the problem with this? Marvel does lol
bobevanz
bobevanz - 11/18/2023, 1:42 PM
They need a team up movie at the end of every phase, it's how you get people in the seats. Phase 4 and 5 have been like a lost dog in a snowstorm
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 11/18/2023, 2:41 PM
@bobevanz - You think Guardians 3 was a middle of the road movie? Not trying to start shit, genuinely just asking
Taonrey
Taonrey - 11/18/2023, 9:52 PM
@bobevanz - she needs to do something besides the MCU in general, she literally hasn't done anything else.
KWilly
KWilly - 11/18/2023, 1:43 PM
Good answer. Marvel has a gem with her.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 11/18/2023, 1:44 PM
The marvels is a rude awakening for marvel.



The audience has spoken.




We don't want these characters. Keep them as supporting characters at best.




Blergh
Blergh - 11/18/2023, 2:40 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - honestly, at this point do a third Doctor Strange and a fifth Thor to redeem the series as major projects and lead into a "final" Avengers movie in Secret Wars.

Then pick projects that worked and focus on those: Shang-Chi 2, Kate Bishop-led Young Avengers.
They need to be very careful with their other properties; Blade can work if done properly.

But generally I'd say they better finish their current Avengers crop with DS3, Thor 5 and directly doing Secret Wars (bypassing Kang Dynasty; just combine Kang with the Beyonder). Then that series is "over".
Keep going with Shang-Chi, Young Avengers and Blade from there on out.
LeDiableBlanc
LeDiableBlanc - 11/18/2023, 4:52 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - I disagree, Ms Marvel deserves her own movie.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 11/18/2023, 5:08 PM
@Blergh -


No to young avengers.



Absolutely not!


This isn't 2015 anymore.



The goodwill is gone. Stick to household names to get in the fans good graces and then in the distant future think about experiments like young avengers.



Deadpool,Hulk, Thor, Dr strange, Captain America, spiderman, blade, ghost rider, Shang chi, avengers, Loki, F4 and x men is what they need to focus on.



It's time. Marvel experimented and it failed. Go back to basics.
Taonrey
Taonrey - 11/18/2023, 9:53 PM
@Blergh - young avengers isn't going to do well, none of the characters projects have done well outside of maybe Kate Bishop. Better to introduce them in kang dynasty to get people interested first
IvanBadski
IvanBadski - 11/18/2023, 1:45 PM
movie was dogshit. its not that deep
Toonstrack
Toonstrack - 11/18/2023, 9:45 PM
@IvanBadski - no its pretty good
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 11/18/2023, 1:46 PM
She's a good kid, smart and a good actress. Good for her for speaking her mind but not going political or crying about the disappointing box office. I like her
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