‘She-Hulk’: Marvel Hires ‘Love Life’ Director Anu Valia For Disney+ Series

Another interesting Marvel tidbit announced from the Disney Investor Day events last week is that the She-Hulk series has officially added director Anu Valia. Some of Anu’s credits include Love Life, A.P. Bio, Mixed-ish, and Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens. She also recently worked on the series Love, Victor.

Kat Corio had been previously named as one of the directors as well and was announced by Marvel.

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She-Hulk, a new comedy series coming to Disney+, stars Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who specializes in superhuman-oriented legal cases. She-Hulk will welcome a host of Marvel characters to the series.

Kevin Feige confirmed during the Marvel presentation that the cast will include Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, and the return of Tim Roth‘s Emil Blonsky aka The Abomination. Roth previously playing the villain in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk and there had been previous rumors that Blonsky could be part of a Thunderbolts project.

Did he also tease that characters like lawyer Matt Murdock aka Daredevil or potential client Peter Parker aka Spider-Man might be showing up in the series? Check out the brief hint Kevin made below.

FEIGE: “And since Jennifer Walters is a lawyer that specializes specifically in superhero oriented legal cases you never know what Marvel characters might pop-up from episode to episode.”

I guess we’ll have to wait and see what characters he is actually teasing here.

However, it is worth mentioning that Spider-Man 3 director Jon Watts is working on a Fantastic Four film and She-Hulk at one time was a member on that roster, making her a strong contender to play a role in the MCU reboot alongside Spider-Man. Tom Holland’s Peter Parker originally made his comic book debut in the pages of Fantastic Four. However, if Holland’s finally MCU film is the Doctor Strange sequel it might be unlikely we’ll see him show up.

Filming on She-Hulk was reported to begin this March in Atlanta, Georgia which would suggest the series is heading towards a release in 2022 on Disney+.

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SOURCE: DISNEY

Marvel Studios Hires ‘Orphan Black’ Star Tatiana Maslany To Play ‘She-Hulk’

Marvel Studios has reportedly hired Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany to play Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk in the upcoming Disney+ series according to Deadline.

The Canadian actress is coming off an Emmy win for her work on Orphan Black and most recently had a supporting role in the HBO series Perry Mason.

Jennifer Walters is the lawyer cousin of Avengers member Bruce Banner and during a blood transfusion is given her own set of powers becoming the heroine She-Hulk. The character has been part of the ranks of both The Avengers and The Fantastic Four.

Mark Ruffalo confirmed talks with Marvel about joining the series and reprising the Smart Hulk/Banner role but his deal has yet to be made official.

Kat Coiro (The Mick, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) is in talks to direct multiple episodes with Rick & Morty’s Jessica Gao set as the show’s head writer.

Filming may begin next year in Atlanta.

She had previously tested for lead roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi but didn’t land the parts.

Tatiana might end up being a supporting character in other feature films once her series is released.

SOURCE: DEADLINE

Marvel In Talks With Kat Coiro To Direct ‘She-Hulk’ Series Pilot and Multiple Episodes – Will Also Executive Produce

Deadline reports that Marvel Studios is in talks with Kat Coiro to produce and direct multiple episodes of their upcoming She-Hulk series with Kat expected to start with the pilot (first episode). Her credits include Shameless, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Mick, Modern Family, It’s Always Sunny Philadelphia, and Dead To Me.

Jessica Gao from Rick & Morty is leading the group of writers working on the Marvel show.

Recent rumblings from both The Direct and The Illuminerdi are suggesting that filming could begin as early as February in Atlanta, Georgia. Which would suggest both had access to the same production grid, which may or may not be accurate given that’s five months from now and production dates aren’t terribly reliable these days given COVID-19 can ruin any sort of plans this far out.

Mark Rufflao is expected to reprise the role of Hulk/Smart Hulk in the series but has yet to be officially confirmed by Marvel Studios.

It has yet to be revealed who will be playing Bruce Banner’s cousin Jennifer Walters, a lawyer who becomes the female superhero known as She-Hulk.

SOURCE: DEADLINE