‘It Was My Dream Job’: As She-Hulk Keeps Getting Criticized, Show’s Editor Says She Was Rejected From 3 Previous Marvel Projects Before Landing The Gig

MCU’s Phase Four lineup is almost at its wit’s end with She-Hulk: Lawyer. The Disney+ series is expected to incorporate some form of closing statement with its characters including those new to the universe as well as several veterans and being the latest MCU Phase Four series, it will definitely come out with a bang.

She-Hulk stars Tatiana Maslany as lead character, Jennifer Walters
The Disney+ series stars Tatiana Maslany as the title character, Jennifer Walters

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The series builds a cast that features Tatiana Maslany and Jameela Jamil in the MCU alongside veterans like Mark Ruffalo, Tim Roth, Benedict Wong, and Charlie Cox in their Marvel-appointed roles.

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She-Hulk The writer talks candidly about his work at Marvel

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the biggest and most successful film and TV franchise to date and it all started with Kevin Feige’s vision and promotion in 2007. However, it wasn’t just a mighty dream. who makes his efforts succeed, but the spirit to execute him. vision with decisions based on intelligence, logic and insight.

She-Hulk Writer Jessica Gao
Series Head Writer Jessica Gao

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The final part of the job was to make decisions that might be the end of one person’s dream job in favor of seeing the bigger picture. That’s exactly what happened She-Hulkhead writer, Jessica Gao, in the past when she applied three times to be the writer on Marvel projects. However, unfortunate circumstances caused her to be discarded in favor of others better suited to the project underway at the time.

Jessica Gao recently commented on her past encounters with the studio and how she learned she had finally received a call confirming her hiring by Marvel..

“For me, I mean, I was thrilled, because it was a dream job, but also, I’d been rejected by Marvel three times on previous projects. So I was like, ‘I guess that the fourth time is the charm. It worked!’ It was the right project. I’m glad they rejected me so many times.

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Jessica Gao’s Knowledge of the Marvel Universe

When it comes to She-Hulk, Jessica Gao is the kind of superfan who challenges Kamala Khan’s love for Captain Marvel. There’s no one better equipped to handle the storyline of superhero inclusion in the current timeline of the Marvel Universe, but given how much critical bombardment the series has received over its entire first week of release, it becomes confusing whether his hiring was the right call from the studio.

She-Hulk's lawyer
She-Hulk with Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo

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However, Gao was supported by many, including actor Ginger Gonzaga who went so far as to say “The universe was waiting for the right one for you.” In an interview with Slash Film, the writer further revealed,

“The very first project I pitched to Marvel was for the movie ‘Black Widow’. And I had She-Hulk in my pitch, but so many She-Hulks in my pitch that someone actually commented: “It’s kind of like you pitching a She-Hulk movie with Black Widow in it. There was clearly a reason I didn’t get that job. I truly believe it was all for a reason, because that ultimately what I really wanted was “She-Hulk” and those other projects weren’t “She-Hulk.”

She-Hulk: Lawyer premieres on Disney+ today, August 18, and airs weekly with episodes airing every Thursday.

Source: The Direct

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