The Marvels' Nia DaCosta Explains Why She Made a Family-Powered Movie

Marvel Studios is tapping into the majorly cosmic powers of Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson); Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani); and Photon, Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) by fueling them with the power of family.

In a sit down interview with io9, director Nia DaCosta (2021's Candyman) discussed that above and beyond fitting into the larger scheme of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 5, the focus in The Marvels is on relationships motivating our heroes, like in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania before it. DaCosta shared, “I really wanted to make family the theme. I really wanted to ground the film emotionally inside of that framework—so the Khan family is a huge part of the movie and they are sort of a representation of what Monica and Carol could have had or what they once had. And also, again, how important family is, especially for Kamala; she’s able to do everything she can do because her family supports her 100%.”

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