In an interview, Iman Vellani talked about her reaction to knowing that she would be the first mutant in the MCU:

“I freaked out right away. I emailed Kevin Feige, I was yelling at him over emails. I was honored, I was freaking out, that's the biggest thing in the world+ pic.twitter.com/TO4nspCWtq

— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) July 13, 2022