Trivia / She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

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• Acting in the Dark: Though he did some voice work for the Abomination during the character's return in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Tim Roth had not seen actually seen the film before coming to work on this show, meaning he didn't know about Emil's relationship with Wong, nor that they had fought in a fighting ring during the film.
• Actor-Shared Background: Nikki has a Philippines flag pin, indicating she has Filipina ancestry just as Ginger Gonzaga does.
• Approval of God:
  • Chris Evans found the first episode's joke regarding Captain America's virginity status to be hilarious.
  • Steven DeKnight, the showrunner on Daredevil, wrote multiple tweets about how much he enjoyed Matt Murdock's guest appearance, including thanking the crew for "taking such fantastic care of the character!"
  • She-Hulk (2004) writer Dan Slott also tweeted praise for the series, calling it his "favorite [Marvel Studios] show" and "the MOST comic book accurate show in the MCU."
• Awesome, Dear Boy:
  • Tim Roth was eager to reprise his role as Emil Blonsky / Abomination for this show after merely doing some voice work for the character in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He noted that returning to the MCU brought out the anarchy in him, and that he loved his career being chaos.
  • Griffin Matthews was very enthusiastic about joining this show and the MCU at large, noting how it was a franchise he never thought he'd be able to become part of. He also was really happy with how much creative freedom the series gave him, noting he was allowed to "be himself".
  • Though he had previously appeared in the MCU proper back in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Charlie Cox was very excited to don Daredevil's cowl in this show, noting that it felt like he "got invited to the party [he's] always wanted to be invited to".
• Colbert Bump: The song "Say My Name" by Tove Styrke received a bump in popularity after appearing in the credits of Episode 5. You can see Styrke's reaction here.
• Content Leak: The plot for the Season One finale, "Whose Show is This?", was leaked◊ two days before the air date.
• Creator Couple: Rhys Coiro (Donny Blaze) is director Kat Coiro's husband.
• Crosscast Role: The 'Savage She-Hulk' who appears in the finale's spoof of The Incredible Hulk (1977)'s opening is actually a man.
• Defictionalization: Titania's Instagram account is real, and it's frequently updated with in-character posts that line up with the events of the show.
• Development Gag:
  • The logo for GLK&H is based on the logo used in early promotional materials for the show, as seen below in Early Draft Tie-In.
  • The plot point that Titania has trademarked the She-Hulk name and is now suing Jen over it likely refers to the fact that She-Hulk was created in the comics to prevent just such a dispute from arising with Universal Studios in case they created a She-Hulk character in their The Incredible Hulk (1977) show.
• Early Draft Tie-In: Certain tie-in merchandise, such as Funko Pops◊ or shopDisney doll, use the old second logo She//Hulk, rather than its finalized She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
• Executive Meddling:
  • In response to fan complaints about She-Hulk looking too scrawny, one of the people who'd worked on the VFX for the series took to Twitter and revealed that She-Hulk had originally been buffer but they'd gotten repeated requests to tone her musculature down.
  • While the writers of the show were free to use Daredevil for any story-related and character development purposes, Jessica Gao noted that the higher-ups at Marvel mandated the design of his new costume.
  • It was revealed the drastic change from Bruce giving Jen a blood transfusion was done because the "higher ups" didn't want to include the mob.
• Executive Veto: The original look of K.E.V.I.N. the AI in Episode 9 included a black baseball cap. Kevin Feige vetoed it, saying a robot would have no reason to wear a hat, so it was instead incorporated as a built-in visor.
• Fake American:
  • Jennifer Walters, a lawyer based in Los Angeles, is played by Canadian Tatiana Maslany.
  • Pakistani-British Jameela Jamil affects an American accent as Titania.
• Inspiration for the Work: In addition to the comic book source material, Ally McBeal (for the premise of a young female lawyer dealing with a variety of clients) and Fleabag (for the irreverent humor and delivery of fourth-wall-breaking) were cited by the creators as inspiration for the tone and setting. Furthermore, American Crime Story provided inspiration for depicting in and out-of-court character writing, alongside Better Call Saul.
• Lying Creator: Prior to the official announcement of her casting, Tatiana Maslany denied reports that she was given the lead role, even when Mark Ruffalo congratulated her on her casting.
• No Stunt Double: Much like in his own show, Charlie Cox did all of his own stunts as Daredevil.
• The Other Darrin:
  • In the Japanese dub, Shin-ichiro Miki replaced the late Tomoyuki Dan as the Abomination.
  • The Abomination also has a voice change in Brazilian Portuguese: Sérgio Stern replaces Márcio Simões in the role, probably because Simões already voices Nick Fury in the MCU, besides Sam Raimi's Sandman in his brief visit to MCU main universe. While Fury and Sandman didn't appear in a same work and the latter appearance in MCU was meant to be an one-shot, Abomination is an MCU native and he's more likely to appear in a work Fury's in.
• Promoted Fanboy:
  • Jessica Gao grew up a fan of She-Hulk, and after her pitch of Black Widow (2021) was called out as a Backdoor Pilot for the character, she told Marvel to call her if they ever wanted something with Shulkie.
  • Rhys Coiro had all the original comics in his parents' home, providing much research material for himself and director wife Kat.
• Queer Character, Queer Actor: Nikki implied in episode 4 that she was queer by the quip, "Oof, hetero life is grim", with it being confirmed by her actress Ginger Gonzaga. Gonzaga herself is bisexual.
• Reality Subtext:
  • Tatiana Maslany is a huge fan of Megan Thee Stallion in real life, so Jennifer's eagerness to celebrate with her after winning the Runa case had some genuine excitement in it.
  • Jen's comments about how Episode 8 should have been "over" after sleeping with Matt is actually much more than fourth wall breaking fun. The episode actually was supposed to end right when the two had sex, only for the episode to be extended to include the Gala at the last minute.
• Refitted for Sequel:
  • There were plans for Wong to have a girlfriend in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but all references to the fact ended up getting cut from the final film. In Episode 4 of this show, Wong ends up accidentally hooking up with a Hard-Drinking Party Girl during some magical legal shenanigans, which starts off frosty, but seems to be going somewhere in The Stinger.
  • Mr. Immortal was supposed to make his MCU debut in the ill-fated New Warriors series that was cancelled after they were unable to find network/streaming service for it, now the character finally makes his MCU debut here albeit played by a different actor.
• Release Date Change: A rather miniscule example: initially slated to premiere on August 17, 2022, it was then pushed back a day to August 18, presumably to avoid competition with I Am Groot. This also resulted in new episodes premiering on Thursdays, rather than the usual Wednesdays.
• Scully Box: Tatiana Maslany is 5-feet-4-inches tall playing a character who is 6-feet-7-inches tall. To achieve the proper eyelines with her co-stars, Maslany will either stand on large platforms on set or wear a She-Hulk cut-out affixed on a pole while walking on the floor.
• Spoiled by the Merchandise: Though the backside of She-Hulk was teased in the series' Disney+ Day teaser, her front was leaked early by Thermos listings on March 10, 2022. Viewers wouldn't get an official look until first proper trailer in May.
• Teasing Creator: Kevin Feige teased that, given Jennifer Walters' role as a lawyer in the MCU, other characters could possibly appear.
• Technical Advisor: Charles Soule was hired as a legal consultant for the series, due to being a comic book writer with a lawyer background. It helps that he also wrote runs for She-Hulk and Daredevil, which was crucial for Episode 8.
• Throw It In!:
  • Bruce noting that he was a completely different person when he last fought the Abomination was an improvisational moment from Mark Ruffalo.
  • Megan Thee Stallion was only supposed to have a blink-and-you-miss-it courtroom cameo. But Tatiana Maslany is a huge fan and wanted to share a proper scene with the rapper, so the dancing stinger was scripted and shot in the short time Megan Thee Stallion could be on set (hence why she's wearing the same clothes in both scenes).
  • Wong and Madisynn riffing about cocktails wasn't scripted. Benedict Wong and Patty Guggenheim gelled so well together that they were simply sat down on set and left to improv while cameras rolled.
• Troubled Production: As shown in an article by The Hollywood Reporter, there was more behind-the-scenes drama on this show than was expected. Jessica Gao, head writer for the show, was sidelined in favor of giving director Kat Coiro more creative control. However, like with most projects of the 2020s, the series' production took a big hit due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which resulted in Gao being brought back to oversee post-production.
  • In 2024, the show became a part of a bigger discussion about how bloated the budgets of Marvel projects had become, including the Disney Plus shows. Tatiana Maslany revealed the show had a high price tag ($220 million), which made Disney hesitant to greenlight a second season.
  “I think we blew our budget, and Disney was like, ‘No thanks!’”
• What Could Have Been:
  • Gillian Jacobs, Betty Gilpin, Zoë Chao and Alison Brie were considered for the role of Jennifer Walters before the casting of Tatiana Maslany. Brie was originally considered the "archetype" for the character during the casting process.
  • Prior to this series, She-Hulk was intended to appear in The Death of the Incredible Hulk, and then her own solo film during the 1990s, with Brigitte Nielsen cast in the part for the latter. Despite doing promotional work for it, including an appearance of Nielsen in costume, nothing ever materialized.
  • The series was announced and initially advertised with the title of simply She-Hulk before the release of the first trailer added the Attorney at Law subtitle. Due to the turnaround time, some merchandise for show (such as the Marvel Legends figure from Hasbro) was released with the original title and logo.
  • The current series logo evolved from two different forms. Its original logo◊ had a bold, painted look with a purple She over the corner of the green HULK. The second logo◊ had a clinical silver look, more reminiscent of other lawyer shows like Law & Order. The final logo is a hybrid approach of these two.
  • Back in January 2021, Kevin Feige revealed that series would be ten episodes. Ultimately, in May 2022, it was slightly reduced to nine.
  • Head writer Jessica Gao wanted to include Spider-Man and some of the characters associated with him in a minor role, but she was ultimately unable to do it due to contractual issues with Sony.
  • The first episode wasn't originally going to delve into She-Hulk's origin story, and in fact much of the scenes shown there were part of Episode 8. It eventually became more expository due to Jessica Gao realizing that people would want information about Jennifer and her backstory sooner rather than later, and so repurposed most of what was shot for Episode 8 for Episode 1 instead.
  • During a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Jameela Jamil revealed that she originally wanted to have She-Hulk dispatch Titania at the end of the first episode by punching her in a more... sensitive area, wanting equality for all the times male characters have taken blows to the groin. A take of this was actually filmed, but Jamil conceded that the cut in the final episode was the right call.
  • Emil Blonsky's trial was originally going to be an actual trial in a courtroom and would have been a season-long event. According to Jessica Gao, it got condensed down to what it is now due to the writers having difficulty creating engaging trial scenes for one long case like American Crime Story.
  • Before deciding to make K.E.V.I.N into a machine, he was initially conceived as a Sharp-Dressed Man possibly played by someone like George Clooney or Jon Hamm in a bit of Stunt Casting. Once K.E.V.I.N's appearance was decided, he almost wore a similar cap to Kevin Feige; Feige thought that wouldn't make much sense, so K.E.V.I.N. was altered to have a protrusion above his "face" that, along with part of a panel, suggested the shape of a cap instead.
  • Director Kat Coiro wanted Kevin Feige to voice K.E.V.I.N himself, but he declined due to wanting to keep himself separate from a fictional creation.
  • Jessica Gao initially envisioned the finale of the show to have a big final battle much like the other endings of Marvel's Disney+ shows. It ultimately changed to the fourth-wall breaking madness it was after Kevin Feige suggested to do something completely different than usual.
  • The scene of Daredevil doing the walk of shame after sleeping with Jennifer was initially going to be The Stinger of Episode 8, rather than being incorporated in the episode proper. This is because the episode was intended to end during the Sexy Discretion Shot at the end, but had to be extended to include the Gala scene. As such, the walk of shame was moved up so as to not invoke Mood Whiplash.
  • Early concept design for Skaar shows he was originally going to have more of an emo-like appearance, with jet-black hair.
  • Kat Coiro briefly considered trying to bring Edward Norton back as The Original Darrin for a brief gag, but it was ultimately dropped, due to Norton being considered a Persona Non Grata at Marvel Studios.
  • In an earlier pitch for the show, Jessica Gao had suggested that The Leader be reintroduced in this show. This idea eventually was put on the wayside as the series gradually began to evolve into what it became, though The Leader is set to reappear in Captain America: Brave New World.
  • Runa was originally envisioned as looking like a twentysomething, but Kat Coiro revealed that after a dream where Kevin Feige and Taika Waititi said she'd be perfect for the role, she decided to go for an older actress.
  • After seeing how much of an impression Patty Guggenheim made as Madisynn, the producers wanted to find ways to include her in further episodes. However, the season was shot out of order (in fact, the finale was the first episode completed) and "Is This Not Real Magic" was completed in a later shooting block so there was no time and money to make the edits that would have been necessary to bring the character back.
• Word of God: According to Kat Coiro, Jennifer's Cosmic Retcon of the series finale also deleted the "blood plot" that was foreshadowed in the later episodes of the series.
• Working Title: "Libra and Clover".
• You Sound Familiar: Brian T. Delaney, the voice of K.E.V.I.N, previously replaced Chris Pratt as Peter Quill in What If.

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