Why is it called She-Hulk: Attorney at Law when the series was originally announced as simply She-Hulk? The answer has been revealed. Debuting on Disney+ on Aug. 18, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law stars Tatiana Maslany as the titular lawyer/superhero. The show was created by Jessica Gao who serves as head writer.
In a new interview with Lifehacker, Gao commented on the show’s title situation. She revealed that the title change came about after Marvel boss Kevin Feige happened to be watching some footage with the crew. When Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner uttered the phrase, it clicked with Feige that it would make for a good TV show title, and from that point on, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law stuck.
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“We always had the line in the show where Bruce says ‘She-Hulk attorney at law, it’s got a nice ring to it’. And one day we were watching cuts and when it got to that scene Kevin just said ‘that’s a great title for a show, that should be the title of the show’. And that’s it. You know when the golden tongue of Kevin Feige speaks then it becomes canon and that’s really how it happened."
Jessica Gao Had a Good Feeling About She-Hulk as a Comedy Show
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As for what really had Jessica Gao wanting to pursue a She-Hulk series, that can be traced to the comic book run with John Byrne. Gao really enjoyed those comics and found it to be different enough from other superhero fiction that she thought it would make for good inspiration for a comedy series.
Gao also noted how the show’s writing comes from a staff that is mostly made up of women, each of them contributing to the story based on their own personal experiences.
You can find She-Hulk: Attorney at Law streaming on Disney+.
