A few weeks ago, the new Marvel series she Hulk It was heavily criticized on social media for its special effects considered unsuccessful. The show’s creative team decided to respond to the negative reviews.
Director Kat Coiro notably defended the decision not to feature a bodybuilding version of She-Hulk, played by Tatiana Maslany, in the series. “These criticisms are linked to the fact that our society believes it owns the body of women,” she explained to the press on Wednesday, reports the hollywood reporter.
“I think a lot of the criticism stems from the fact that a lot of [d’hommes] they feel like they can tear this 3D woman to pieces. We think a lot about her body and take inspiration from Olympic athletes, not bodybuilders. If we had chosen this second option, we would also have been criticized. It is very difficult to win on this issue.”
“We stay together”
The special effects teams of Marvel productions have also been very critical in recent weeks of the American studio’s working methods, which according to several testimonies published in the American press frequently request last minute changes. A situation that gives rise to special effects that are not always successful in movies.
The team of she Hulk also responded to this controversy. “It’s a great project to have a series where the main character is in 3D,” said screenwriter Jessica Gao. “It’s terrible that so many artists are forced to go fast and feel like the workload is too much. We stick together.”
Marvel’s first romantic comedy
After the successes of wanda vision, Falcon and the winter soldier either Loki Y moon knight, she Hulk billed as Marvel’s first romantic comedy. The series follows a female version of the MCU’s famous green giant, a character created in 1980 by Stan Lee and John Buscema.
It consists of nine episodes, she Hulk features Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany, seen in Orphan Black), a lawyer specializing in cases involving superheroes. Thanks to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), also known as the Hulk, he too can transform into a superpowered creature.
Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo will play Tim Roth, back at the UCM to play Emil Blonsky, alias Abomination, a supervillain who appeared in The incredible Hulk (2008), then very briefly last year in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Broadcast scheduled for August 17 on Disney +.
Source: BFM TV