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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot elements from Episode 2 of Marvel Studios’ “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,” currently streaming on Disney+. Mark Ruffalo barely hesitated when Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and co-president Louis D’Esposito asked him if he’d be willing to appear on the Disney+ series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Large” as Bruce Banner and his giant green alter ego, Smart Hulk. During his interview with Variety, Hulk’s future within the Marvel Cinematic Universe seemed to be weighing on Ruffalo’s mind. The 54-year-old has been playing the character since 2012’s “The Avengers,” when he took over the role after Edward Norton parted ways with Marvel Studios following 2008’s disappointing “The Incredible Hulk.” Since then, Hulk has fought alongside Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) — all of whom have since departed from the MCU. Ruffalo’s Banner, however, has thrived, tussling with Thor on the trash planet of Sakaar in 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” melding his Banner and Hulk selves into Smart Hulk in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” and welcoming Shang-Chi to the MCU circus in the post-credits scene of 2021’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.”

Chris Evans has definitely watched the first episode of ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law,’ which included a joke about his famous character Captain America, making fans ask themselves if Steve Rogers in fact died a virgin or not.During a conversation between Jennifer Walters, played by Tatiana Maslany, and cousin Bruce Banner, played by Mark Ruffalo, the two characters talk about the fan-favorite superhero.“Steve Rogers did so much for his country, and he never got to experience sex. Did you see that ass? Like, that ass did not deserve to die a virgin. It’s, like, so sad,” Walters says to Banner, who had previously said that he “obviously” died a virgin.And while the pair have a more serious business to check in the middle of the conversation, later in the episode Banner declares that “Steve Rogers is not a virgin.

Marvel’s “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” debuted this week on Disney+ and introduced Tatiana Maslany into the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing Jennifer Walters, aka, She-Hulk, the lawyer cousin of Bruce Banner.

Chris Evans isn’t spilling the beans on Captain America’s sex life.

“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” star, 54, apparently forgot to warn his “Avengers” co-star Chris Evans that his new Marvel Disney+ show revealed a tidbit about his character Captain America’s virginity secret.Warning: Spoilers ahead for the first episode of “She-Hulk.”“She-Hulk” — which premiered on Thursday — follows Ruffalo’s Hulk/Bruce Banner’s cousin Jennifer Walters’ (Tatiana Maslany) life as a lawyer and as the titular superhero.A frequent joke in the series sees Walters gossiping to her friends that Captain America/Steve Rogers died a virgin, a theory that has long floated in the Marvel fandom.By the end credits of the premiere episode, all had been revealed. The scene showed Walters drunk-calling Banner, saying Captain America did not deserve to die a virgin.But an eye-rolling Banner had enough of her rant and told her the truth.

Chris Evans has reacted to the TV series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law revealing when his former Marvel character Captain America first had sex. In the first episode of Marvel's new TV series, which premiered on Thursday, Tatiana Maslany's character Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk discusses her theory that Evans' character Steve Rogers/Captain America died a virgin. In a post-credits scene, Bruce Banner/Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo, reveals that her theory is incorrect and Captain America was not a virgin when he was last seen as an elderly man in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.

MCU character, Captain America, isn’t a virgin.The actor, who has played Captain America across 12 separate Marvel films, was responding to chatter around a scene in the new MCU series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law in which the sexual experience of Captain America, aka Steve Rogers, is confirmed by his friend The Hulk, aka Bruce Banner (played by Mark Ruffalo).It has ended fan speculation about if and when Captain America lost his virginity before returning to the past to find his true love Peggy Carter. It’s a decision that Captain America makes at the end of Avengers: Endgame.In a mid-credit sequence on She-Hulk, which premiered Thursday (18 August) on Disney+, The Hulk says Rogers lost his virginity on a USO Tour.She-Hulk, played by Tatiana Maslany, says to her cousin Bruce Banner that Captain America was too busy saving the world to have sex.Banner responds: “Steve Rogers is not a virgin.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterTatiana Maslany knows from playing multiple roles on the same TV series. From 2013 to 2017, she embodied over a dozen clones on the sci-fi series “Orphan Black,” and won an Emmy for it in the process.On the new Marvel Studios series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Large,” however, Maslany tackled a new challenge: Transforming from the capable-if-neurotic Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Walters into her green, six-foot-seven alter-ego known as She-Hulk.

SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains details of the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law that debuted today on Disney+.

Ginger Gonzaga and Jameela Jamil are two of the female forces behind the new MCU series,, and they couldn't be more thrilled to be a part of the girl-powered project!«It feels really good to have so many women in front of the camera and behind the camera in control, in power, having their opinions heard,» Jamil tells ET ahead of the Thursday premiere of the new Disney+ series. «And also, it's a really interesting story!» stars Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as the titular Marvel hero, aka Los Angeles attorney Jennifer Walters, who inadvertently receives her transformative Hulk strength after becoming infected with her cousin, Bruce Banner's (Mark Ruffalo), gamma-radiated blood.

Owen Wilson has learned his lesson.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is available for streaming weekly on DisneyPlus. Visit www.disneyplus.com.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Marvel is back with another comic book adapted series, this time based off of the beloved lawyer-turned-superhero Jennifer Walters played by Tatiana Maslany.The series, whose first episode arrived on Disney+ this morning, follows Walters as she transforms into the 6-foot-7-inch She-Hulk after getting cross-contaminated with the blood of her cousin (The Hulk) played by Mark Ruffalo.

Disney+ for a fun, feisty and fantastic opening to what can only be described as Marvel's best series yet.Continuing Marvel's expansion of the comic book universe, the phenomenal Tatiana Maslany is perfectly cast as Jennifer Walters, a.k.a She-Hulk, who balances her life as the superhero with being a deputy district attorney.As soon as Tatiana steps onto the screen as She-Hulk, she becomes an instant favourite and makes the role her own - and I just cannot get enough of her sassy, quick witted character.READ MORE: How does She-Hulk fit into the Marvel universe and who will cameo in Disney+ series?So where does she fit into the Marvel Universe? Here's a little overview.Taking a nod from the comic books after her on-screen colleague Nikki tells her to "hulk out" if an upcoming court case becomes tricky, Jennifer Walters breaks the fourth wall by talking to the viewers and explaining her backstory as She-Hulk - with a little help from a familiar face.We're then whisked away to months earlier, where Jennifer and her cousin Bruce Banner, also known as The Hulk, are involved in a car accident (no spoilers here as to why) - with Jennifer finding her blood infused with Bruce's.After she wakes-up in a lab, Bruce tries to help Jennifer control her transformations - leading to a fun, almost eighties film-esque training montage that leaves you grinning from ear to ear.The series also stays faithful to the comic books, and sees Jennifer travel back home after managing to take control of her powers.Jameela Jamil makes a powerful impression as a superpowered influencer who busts into the courtroom, only for Jennifer to showcase her superhuman strength - before stepping back into her shoes to finish her closing arguments in court.It is

Disney+ Thursday, addressed pop culture’s infatuation with heroes being super muscular, telling Entertainment Tonight she loves “She-Hulk” because “she represents a different body and a different perception from the outside.”“I think that there’s a cultural obsession with the certain physique that goes along with these movies sometimes,” Maslany, who plays lawyer and She-Hulk herself Jennifer Walters, said. “I certainly fell prey to that idea, and I definitely don’t think it’s a thing that we should be pursuing because it’s just these weird standards that none of us can actually keep up with unless we’re going to the gym 1,000 times a week.”The 36-year-old, who has appeared in “Orphan Black” and “Parks and Recreation,” said that she loves her character since “how people see her is so much a part of her story.”“That to me is really exciting conversation that can happen around this, which is: How do we look at someone differently depending on the body that they inhabit?” she said.

SOPHIE inspired her dual roles in the new Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.The show, which premiered on Disney+ today (August 18), sees Maslany star as Jennifer Walters – the cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) who transforms into She-Hulk after receiving an emergency blood transfusion.During a new interview with Variety, the actor talked about the parallels between the late experimental artist/producer’s music and playing the two roles on She-Hulk.“Musically, SOPHIE just lives in this place that I always want to live in, but there’s a poppiness and femininity combined with these clashing industrial sounds,” Maslany explained to the outlet.“Her music video [for 2018 single] ‘Faceshopping’ was all about skin, commodification of body and being separated into different parts, and that all felt thematically and spiritually connected.”SOPHIE died on January 30, 2021 following an accidental fall in Athens, Greece. She was 34 years old.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe first day Kat Coiro met with Marvel Studios to discuss potentially directing episodes of “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” was the same day the world shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic.“So, you know, there was a little pause,” she tells Variety.

Tatiana Maslany is finally joining the MCU as one of the most powerful female heroes in the comic universe – and yet, it’s the humanity of Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, that she finds most relatable.

As its title suggests, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is a subversive delight.