Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” debuted this week on Disney+ and introduced Tatiana Maslany into the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jennifer Walters, aka, She-Hulk, the lawyer cousin of Bruce Banner.
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” team is defending criticism about the visual effects work in the Tatiana Maslany-led show, amid a recent wave of VFX artists speaking up about alleged poor working conditions for projects produced by Marvel Studios.“I feel incredibly, like, deferential to how talented these artists are and how quickly they have to work, obviously, like much quicker than probably should be given to them, in terms of like churning these things out,” Maslany told reporters during a virtual panel for the upcoming Disney+ series at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour Wednesday.Jessica Gao, who is head writer on the series, added: “It’s terrible that a lot of artists feel rushed and feel that the the workload is too massive. I mean, I think everybody on this panel stands in solidarity with all workers and is very pro-good working conditions.” “She-Hulk” director Kat Coiro noted that while she’s worked with VFX artists on the show, “we’re not behind the scenes on these long nights and days.”“If they’re feeling pressure we stand with them and we listen to them,” Coiro added.Maslany, Gao and Coiro had been asked by a journalist about their experiences with the “She-Hulk” VFX artists and “how you feel about the finished product,” noting that “there have been numerous accounts lately that VFX houses … they are feeling incredibly crushed by the studios in general and Marvel keeps getting called out.”Criticism specifically of Marvel Studios has been bubbling on the internet over the past few months, starting with anonymous posts on Reddit alleging overwhelming last-minute changes and poor pay for overtime.
Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” debuted this week on Disney+ and introduced Tatiana Maslany into the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jennifer Walters, aka, She-Hulk, the lawyer cousin of Bruce Banner.
Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo are both weighing in on the end credits scene from the first episode of their Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterTatiana Maslany knows from playing multiple roles on the same TV series. From 2013 to 2017, she embodied over a dozen clones on the sci-fi series “Orphan Black,” and won an Emmy for it in the process.On the new Marvel Studios series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Large,” however, Maslany tackled a new challenge: Transforming from the capable-if-neurotic Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Walters into her green, six-foot-seven alter-ego known as She-Hulk.
Tatiana Maslany is opening up about her character.
SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains details of the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law that debuted today on Disney+.
SOPHIE inspired her dual roles in the new Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.The show, which premiered on Disney+ today (August 18), sees Maslany star as Jennifer Walters – the cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) who transforms into She-Hulk after receiving an emergency blood transfusion.During a new interview with Variety, the actor talked about the parallels between the late experimental artist/producer’s music and playing the two roles on She-Hulk.“Musically, SOPHIE just lives in this place that I always want to live in, but there’s a poppiness and femininity combined with these clashing industrial sounds,” Maslany explained to the outlet.“Her music video [for 2018 single] ‘Faceshopping’ was all about skin, commodification of body and being separated into different parts, and that all felt thematically and spiritually connected.”SOPHIE died on January 30, 2021 following an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. She was 34 years old.
Tatiana Maslany is finally joining the MCU as one of the most powerful female heroes in the comic universe – and yet, it’s the humanity of Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, that she finds most relatable.
As its title suggests, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is a subversive delight.
Tatiana Maslany is finally joining the MCU as one of the most powerful female heroes in the comic universe — and yet, it's the humanity of Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, that she finds most relatable.The Emmy winner spoke with ET ahead of the Aug. 18 premiere of the new Marvel/Disney+ series, , and opened up about what she found so appealing about the role.«I was laughing on every page and I found it so relatable and kind of embarrassingly human,» Maslany says of the show, which is, structurally, more of a lighthearted legal comedy with an MCU twist. «That, to me, is where some of the great comedy comes from -- these very real characters who are, like, on this backdrop of a huge Marvel universe.»In keeping with the meta tone of some fan-favorite comic runs, sees its protagonist frequently breaking the fourth wall to speak directly to the audience -- another unique storytelling device for the Marvel narrative — and also deals with the «mundane and small» moments of her life, like online dating, in contrast to its epic, MCU-level action.«That collision of superhuman and just, like, regular dude is really fun,» Maslany shares.
Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticNo one is more annoyed by the derivative moniker of “She-Hulk” than Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk herself. In a stark departure from her brooding cousin Bruce (“Avengers” veteran Mark Ruffalo), the lawyer turned reluctant superhero (played by “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany) approaches her life with a winsome grin and “let’s get this over with!” sigh.
EJ Panaligan editor“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” star Tatiana Maslany says late experimental pop musician Sophie inspired her work as the green-skinned superhero.“Musically, Sophie just lives in this place that I always want to live in, but there’s a poppiness and femininity combined with these clashing industrial sounds,” Maslany tells Variety about the parallels between Sophie’s music and playing the dual role of Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk. “Her music video ‘Faceshopping’ was all about skin, commodification of body and being separated into different parts, and that all felt thematically and spiritually connected.”The Grammy-nominated producer and musician died at 34 years old in January 2021 due to a climbing accident in Greece.
Tatiana Maslany is sharing how her latest character is different from other Marvel heroes. ET's Matt Cohen spoke to the 36-year-old actress at the premiere of on Monday, and she praised the Disney+ series for how it promotes a different type of body than other superhero projects.«I think that there's a cultural obsession with the certain physique that goes along with these movies sometimes,» Maslany tells ET.
She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany has criticised the “reductive” strong female lead trope, describing it as “frustrating”.In a recent interview with The Guardian, The Orphan Black Emmy winner and star of Disney+‘s upcoming Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, hit out at the apparent need to place labels on female characters.Specifically critical of the “strong woman” tag, Maslany argued that it has become an unhelpful trope within film and TV shows.“It’s reductive,” she said. “It’s just as much a shaving off of all the nuances, and just as much of a trope.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen veteran TV writer and producer Jessica Gao (“Rick and Morty”) first came into Marvel Studios to pitch about She-Hulk — i.e.
Tatiana Maslany is celebrating the imminent launch of her new Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law!
Tatiana Maslany isn’t a fan of the “strong female lead” label.
Tatiana Maslany is calling out the strong female lead archetype.
Tatiana Maslany had some breaking news to share with Stephen Colbert: The alum is married!During an appearance on on Thursday, the 36-year-old actress revealed she secretly wed boyfriend Brendan Hines. «I married a wonderful guy named Brendan,» she said.