She-Hulk Star Tatiana Maslany Says She Was Nervous About Entering The MCU

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Audiences are excitedly curious about the upcoming Disney Plus seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Not only will it serve as the long-awaited introduction of a beloved hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but its status as a «legal comedy» is sure to shake up the formula a bit after years of pure action and fanservice as the driving forces of the franchise.

Fans aren't the only ones enthusiastic about the possible new direction for Marvel. It turns out that Tatiana Maslany, who stars in She-Hulk as the titular hero Jennifer Walters, wasn't initially too keen on joining the MCU. In a franchise full of fantastical set pieces and adrenaline-pumping action sequences, she was concerned that her priorities as a performer might not mesh particularly well with the overall vibe of the now-decade-spanning universe. However, apparently, all the convincing she needed came from the script itself.

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In an interview with SFX Magazine, Maslany recently spoke regarding her apprehension about the project upon first being sought for the role of She-Hulk. «I've always sort of been nervous to step into a world like this because I prize character over everything, and I just didn't know how much that would exist in bigger projects,» she revealed. «But when I read the pilot [of She-Hulk], this was such an unexpected take on a superhero story. It's so human. There's really great explorations of the mundanity of life, in really great ways. And also, it's speaking to something that I'm really interested in, which is when you suddenly start getting seen as something; then you're seen as one thing, and you become commodified as that thing. What this show does, but in a funny and unexpected