Published 17:03 IST, October 19th 2020

Tatiana Maslany denies playing She-Hulk in Marvel's series for Disney Plus

Tatiana Maslany was confirmed to star in the titular role in Marvel's 'She-Hulk' series. Now the actor has denied being part of the project. Know more

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She-Hulk is an upcoming Marvel series that will stream on Disney Plus. development on show was catching pace as reports of Tatiana Maslany essaying titular character of Jennifer Walter was making rounds. However, actor has denied news of essaying Marvel comics character.

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Tatiana Maslany denies being She-Hulk in Marvel series

In a recent interview with Sudbury Star, Tatiana Maslany was questioned about portraying She-Hulk in forthcoming Marvel series for Disney Plus. She replied that news of her portraying She-Hulk is "t a real thing" and it is like a press release that went out of hands. actor stated that it is “totally t” real and mentioned that although press has gotten onto it, but “unfortunately” it is t actually a thing. news broke out on popular news outlets and even MCU star like Mark Ruffalo, who plays Bruce Banner/ Hulk, congratulated her. But Maslany denied all such speculations of portraying She-Hulk on-screen.

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Before Tatiana Maslany, re were several actors who have denied being a part of Marvel projects, even though y were actually cast in Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Paul Rudd repeatedly refused reports of playing Scott Lang / Ant-Man until studios confirmed news. A similar thing happened with Brie Larson who claimed in a 2015 interview with MTV UK that she had “ idea” about her current MCU character Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel. Academy Award-winner even confused it with Chris Evans’ Captain America.

w Tatiana Maslany’s statement has made fans think again if she will be portraying She-Hulk or t. Marvel Studios has neir denied r confirmed news. series is currently in early development st. As it moves forward, fans would get a clear picture.

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Kat Coiro has been hired to direct pilot episode along with several ors. Rick and Morty writer Jessica Gao serves as head writer on project. Or She-Hulk cast and plot details are t revealed yet. series is expected to commence production in early 2021. It could show Jennifer Walters’ legal fights as a lawyer and also showcase her fighting crime as a superhero. Mark Ruffalo in his MCU role as Bruce Banner / Hulk is also said to make an appearance in show. Marvel series is speculated to air on Disney Plus in late-2021 or straight 2022.

17:03 IST, October 19th 2020