Tatiana Maslany Fires Back at ‘Reductive’ Strong Female Lead Trope: ‘As If We’re Supposed to Be Grateful’ - IndieWire

Tatiana Maslany doesn’t need a trendy label to know she plays strong female characters.

Maslany stars as the titular “She-Hulk” in the Marvel series co-starring Mark Ruffalo, reprising his “Avengers” role of Bruce Banner, She-Hulk’s cousin.

And part of why Maslany signed on to join the MCU was in part because of how not strong She-Hulk is at times…because, well, she’s human (or at least is half of the time).

That word is often used as a derisive term, but to me there’s a celebration of female friendship in She-Hulk that’s really fun.”

“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” marks the fourth Disney+ Marvel series with female characters as leads, behind shows like “Hawkeye” and “Ms

Marvel.” As for Marvel’s standalone female-fronted films, Brie Larson made history as the first MCU actress to lead her own superhero movie in 2019 with “Captain Marvel.” Sequel film, “The Marvels,” is currently underway, tying in with Disney+ series “Ms