When you thought life within the Marvel Cinematic Universe could not get any higher after it was introduced that Natalie Portman would play The Mighty Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder, properly do now we have some information for you. Emmy-winning icon and sestra queen Tatiana Maslany is now becoming a member of the MCU as She-Hulk for the Disney+ sequence announced last year, per Deadline.
The Orphan Black star will play Jennifer Waters, the cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), aka The Hulk, within the new sequence. An emergency blood transfusion from Bruce provides her an analogous set of Gamma radiation powers to Bruce’s, besides Jennifer maintains her character and intelligence even when she Hulks out. So she’ll begin on the level-headedness that Bruce did not obtain till Avengers: Endgame.
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The brand new sequence shall be led by Rick and Morty author Jessica Gao with Kat Coiro directing a number of episodes. Marvel has not introduced even a tentative date for She-Hulk, however has Disney+ sequence together with Loki and Hawkeye slated to launch via late 2021. It stays to be seen how the corporate’s launch schedule will change as a result of COVID-19 manufacturing shutdowns.
Maslany’s casting comes after the actress wrapped the primary season of HBO’s Perry Mason reboot reverse Matthew Rhys. She beforehand broke into the mainstream taking part in a number of clones on BBC America’s critically acclaimed sequence Orphan Black, for which she received an Emmy. Now she’ll be part of fellow feminine badasses Brie Larson, Tessa Thompson, Scarlett Johansson, and extra combating unhealthy guys within the MCU.
TV Information reached out to Disney Studios for affirmation however didn’t hear again at press time.
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