EntertainmentPosted at: May 16 2026 4:54PM


Iman Vellani to front climate thriller 'Suffering Is Optional'

Los Angeles, May 16 (UNI) Iman Vellani, who rose to prominence with Marvel’s "Ms. Marvel", has been cast in the lead role of "Suffering Is Optional', an ambitious climate thriller directed by Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Zarrar Kahn.
Vellani will play Noor Rahman, a 20-year-old drama student who is cast in the lead role of an India-set adaptation of “Hamlet.” Pushed by an exacting director to pour her grief into the performance, she is simultaneously visited by the ghost of her deceased partner, who carries an impending climate prophecy.
Torn between artistic ambition and institutional abuse, she must find a way to contend with both. The film explores themes of power and coming of age in a corrupt society, with campus culture wars and climate grief at its center, according to VARIETY.
Kahn made his feature debut with “In Flames,” which premiered at Cannes in 2023 and was selected as Pakistan’s official submission for the Academy Awards. He developed the “Suffering Is Optional” script, drawing on the firsthand accounts of people who survived climate disasters.
Production is slated to begin in early 2027, with principal photography in Hamilton and Montreal. The film is financed by Telefilm Canada and is a co-production between CityLights Media, LBG Films, Other Memory Media, and Couronne Nord.
Vellani’s previous credits include "The Marvels", "Animal Farm" and "Tales From Woodcreek".
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