"Was laughing a lot": Marvel Studios executive talks about a "comedic" MCU cameo in Daredevil: Born Again

The first two episodes of Daredevil: Born Again will be accessible to viewers in less than a week. A Marvel Studio executive involved with Born Again teased the role of a comedic cameo in the series. We will get to see the character of Kamala's father, Yusuf Khan. Played by Indian actor Mohan Kapur, this character was first seen in the 2022 pilot of Ms. Marvel.

Liam Crowley from ScreenRant recently interviewed Sana Amanat, an executive who began her career with Marvel in the comics side back in 2009. She explained how Kamala's father fits into the series:

"It was such a fun challenge, I have to say. I was laughing a lot because I do think that's the most MCU-aspect of a cameo like that is that we brought some of that comedic energy that the MCU is known for with Yusuf Khan."

Amanat also teased the fans in this interview, confirming that Daredevil: Born Again will also have shoutouts to Iman Vellani's Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan. These teases have hyped up the fans for the two-episode premiere of Born Again next week.

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Sana Amanat's comments regarding Yusuf Khan's role in Daredevil: Born Again explained

Sana Amanat sat down for an interview with ScreenRant's Liam Crowley on February 26, 2025:

"The challenge is we're not living in the Ms. Marvel world or corner. We're living in the Daredevil corner, so just making sure that the tone compliments Matt Murdock. I think, actually, we found a lot of richness in that because Yusuf Khan's actually familiar with superpowered beings. Even though he does not know who Matt Murdock is, it was really fun to see his reactions because he wasn't actually as shocked as you might've thought. There are a couple of cool moments that we got in there that were a bit of a wink to Ms. Marvel, so hopefully, I think people are going to really enjoy that episode."

Based on Amanat's comments, we can ascertain that Yusuf's presence won't affect Daredevil: Born Again despite being set in the same universe as Ms. Marvel, Thor, and Spider-Man, i.e., characters lighter than The Punisher or Daredevil. This may feel jarring for some, but long-time readers will know that Daredevil books, like every other comic, can have a wide range of tones.

Ever since his appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have been hoping for a Spider-Man and Daredevil team-up in live-action. Marvel Executive Brad Winderbaum was asked about the Wall-Crawler's appearance in Daredevil: Born Again in a podcast. Here is his response:

"You know. I’m not sure exactly what the rules are, but I think [Sony] have long-form television rights, I don’t know if that means he can show up. You can do, like, 30-minute animation, I think."

While we may or may not get a Spidey Daredevil team-up, we probably get a team-up between Daredevil and Ms. Marvel.

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Daredevil: Born Again will begin streaming on Disney+ on March 4, 2025.