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West Hollywood — " She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the latest Marvel Comics superhero to get the TV series treatment.
Jen Walters, starring Tatiana Maslany, struggles to accept a Hulk-like superpower and instead wants to continue her life as a high-powered lawyer.
But Maslany hopes Marvel fans won't see it as a "female superhero show" when it begins streaming on The Walt Disney Company's Disney+ on Thursday.
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"Why do you think it's like a women's series?" she told Reuters in a virtual interview. "Even when she is in combat mode, the whole idea of her existence is threatening," she added.
It features several scenes where online trolls criticize She-Hulk's very existence.
Maslany's character gets her Hulk powers from her cousin Bruce Her Banner (the original Hulk and Avenger played by Mark Ruffalo). She's also in charge of her law firm's superpower division, which allows the show to bring in a number of cameos from the Marvel Universe.
Not all.
"For me, it's like a very mundane, human moment, being able to experience someone who has superpowers that makes it so special, and I'm the most It's what I found funny and most engaging and compelling.The show was like you met Jen at a family dinner or you're trying to learn swipe dating," Maslany said. (Reporting by Rollo Ross, Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Jonathan Oatis)
