Tatiana Maslany — who starred in Orphan Black as Sarah Manning from 2013 to 2017 — denied being cast in the titular role for Disney+'s live-action She-Hulk series.
"That actually isn't a real thing and it's like a press release that’s gotten out of hand," Maslany told The Sudbury Star Thursday morning in reference to her portraying Jennifer Walters. "It's totally not — I've been connected to these things in the past and press has gotten onto it, but it's not actually a thing, unfortunately."
When pressed, Maslany continued to deny the casting. "Yeah, I don’t know how these things get — I don't know, I don't know. You know better; I have no idea."
Maslany's role as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's (MCU) She-Hulk was reported by Deadline in mid-September. Marvel did not comment on the report at the time. Her casting was celebrated by Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo, veteran She-Hulk comic writers Charles Soule and Dan Slott, artist Phil Noto and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' Simu Liu.
She-Hulk is one of the many MCU series Disney+ has in the pipeline. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was supposed to kick off the lineup in August, but, due to coronavirus delays, was pushed back to 2021. WandaVision will take its place as the first Disney+ MCU series and may premiere in November. Other series in the works include Loki, Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight and a drama centered on Nick Fury. An animated What If...? show is also in the works.
On the film side, Marvel has Black Widow scheduled to premiere on May 7, 2021. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings will follow on July 9, 2021. Eternals comes next on Nov. 5, 2021. After that will be the untitled Spider-Man 3 on Dec. 17, 2021, Thor: Love and Thunder on Feb. 11, 2022 and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on March 25, 2022.
Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, She-Hulk first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #1 in Feb. 1980. After she suffers an injury, Walters receives a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, giving her a more mild version of the Hulk's powers. This gives her superhuman strength but allows her to maintain her emotional and intellectual intelligence.
Developed for television by Jessica Gao (Rick and Morty), She-Hulk is slated to premiere exclusively on Disney+.
Source: The Sudbury Star