'She-Hulk' introduces modern dating, 'female gaze' to Marvel universe

Marvel is finally tackling the personal and professional lives of a 30-something woman, who happens to be a 6-foot-7 muscular green powerhouse and one heck of a lawyer.

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“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” breaks the mold of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a female superhero who becomes famous due to her sudden (and unwanted) powers.

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But the powerful woman would rather just do her day job and find love

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Jennifer Walters, who is played by Tatiana Maslany, learns the ups and downs of her new superhero powers.

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"There's something about the duality of a woman occupying two different bodies,” says Maslany

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After accidentally being exposed to the blood of her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), aka the Hulk, Jen gains similar transformative abilities and becomes a bit of a celebrity.

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Her firm assigns She-Hulk to head up a new superhuman law division, representing colorful MCU clients including monstrous Hulk foe Abomination and magic man Wong.

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She-Hulk definitely attracts male attention, and Maslany adored that: Dating "allows Jen to be a different person and to be seen differently. (Yet) at the same time, there's a fraudulence to that, so Jen can't ever totally enjoy it."

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“She-Hulk” by design emphasizes a more grounded look at superhero life that audiences rarely see in the high-stakes Marvel movies.

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