A She-Hulk show image includes a new glimpse at the titular heroine, who still looks noticeably computer-generated. The upcoming Marvel Studios series will introduce Emmy-winner Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk, bringing the character into the MCU and portraying her in live-action for the first time. Officially titled She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the show will premiere on Disney+ August 12.
While the announcement of the series generated a tremendous amount of excitement, the general feeling has grown far more skeptical in recent weeks. The first She-Hulk show trailer revealed special effects for the hulked-out character that struck many as unusually rough, causing trepidation over whether the TV project could match the impressive VFX for characters like Hulk and Thanos that fans have grown accustomed to in the feature films. While Disney+ has since released an improved version, and Marvel audiences are aware that CGI is worked on until the very last minute, prospective viewers are nervous about what the final product will look like.
Now, Empire shares a new She-Hulk: Attorney at Law image that won't exactly quell those fears. The frame depicts Maslany in She-Hulk form attending some formal event, wearing a sparkly, silver dress and looking noticeably taller than the humans surrounding her. While viewers got to see this outfit in a shot from the trailer, the character still looks very much like something added in during post-production.
It is generally true that CGI elements are more noticeable in still images than in motion, so Marvel fans shouldn't really take this as a sign of the VFX team's progress. However, as the studio's marketing department must know, many will anyway, and it's somewhat surprising they would release something that wasn't 100% solid following the She-Hulk show trailer backlash. This is especially so considering they could focus more on Maslany's human Jennifer Walters, since the actor brings with her plenty of goodwill from her acclaimed performances as several clones throughout Orphan Black.
Also, while the She-Hulk CGI will continue to be the main story leading up to the show's premiere, there are other interesting elements that could be highlighted instead. The series will follow up on the surprising Abomination cameo in Shang-Chi, with Tim Roth returning to his The Incredible Hulk character after many elements of that early MCU film were seemingly ignored in subsequent phases. Additionally, the trailer depicted Bruce Banner as Professor Hulk after the Shang-Chi post-credits scene showed he later returns to human form, so fans will be looking for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law to explain that transition.
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