The following contains spoilers for Ms. Marvel Episode 1, "Generation Why," now streaming on Disney+.

Ms. Marvel directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah recently revealed that the first episode's AvengerCon scene used real cosplay artists.

The filmmaking duo discussed the memorable scene in Episode 1, "Generation Why," during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "Well, it was inspired by the real Comic-Cons, and it was the most fun set that we’ve ever been on," El Arbi said. "The extras, actually, were real fans. There were real cosplay artists." Added Fallah: "We also did a lot of research on Comic-Cons, so we found a lot of cool costumes we wanted to incorporate."

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Ms. Marvel establishes that AvengerCon is a fan convention dedicated to Earth's Mightiest Heroes and built on Camp Lehigh, Steve Rogers' training ground in Captain America: The First Avenger. The event offers fans a rare glimpse at how the general public views the Marvel Cinematic Universe's superhero community, given their limited knowledge of each movie and TV show's events. This is reflected in a variety of Easter eggs peppered throughout the AvengerCon sequence, such as the revelation that The Guardians of the Galaxy have different names on Earth.

AvengerCon almost included even more MCU Easter eggs, according to Ms. Marvel head writer and executive producer Bisha K. Ali. In a recent interview, Ali confirmed that a character from Thor: Ragnarok (or someone posing as them, at least) almost made an appearance at the convention. "At one point, there was a guy dressed in full Korg cosplay and he couldn’t get through the security barriers," she said. "That was in a very early draft that no longer exists."

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Ms. Marvel includes several other nods to MCU canon outside the AvengerCon scenes. Most notably, "Generation Why" reveals that Ant-Man took part in a podcast titled "Big Me Little," produced by This Powered Life (a reference to Serial producer This American Life). Ali recently expressed interest in making this fictional podcast a reality. "I'm desperate to listen to this podcast and desperate to make it. Like, also, why shouldn’t the [Marvel Cinematic Universe] expand into podcasting? Like fiction podcast? I mean, [Ant-Man star] Paul Rudd, what’s up? Let’s do it," she said.

The Disney+ series also contains a shout-out to Hawkeye in its closing credits. As the credits roll over footage of the New Jersey streets, eagle-eyed viewers will spot a van bearing the logo for the Trust a Bro moving company. Trust a Bro is a front for the Tracksuit Mafia, the criminal organization that plagued Clint Barton and Kate Bishop throughout Hawkeye's six-episode run.

Ms. Marvel is now streaming on Disney+ with new episodes arriving every Wednesday.

Source: THR