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. “But it was during that time that I actually developed a lot of my pitch.”That time to fully develop her vision for the show proved crucial for the veteran director, who has helmed episodes of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Modern Family,” “Dead to Me” and “Girls5Eva,” as well as the recent Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy “Marry Me.” Because while the Marvel Cinematic Universe has always included comedic moments since its inception with 2008’s “Iron Man,” “She-Hulk” marks the first outright TV comedy ever attempted in the MCU. “There’s a reason that so many comedies are very lo-fi,” Coiro says. “They’re just about the joke, and they’re not about the visuals.”By its very premise, however, “She-Hulk” was always going to be an extremely visually driven show.
It follows mild-mannered lawyer Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany), who becomes a Hulk after she’s exposed to blood from her cousin, Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), in a car accident.
Unlike Bruce — who spent years integrating his consciousness with his Hulk persona prior to the events of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” — Jennifer is able to fully inhabit her She-Hulk persona from the start.
So for Coiro, the issue was how to honor the subtle, everyday comedic beats of the show but also “have it fit into this world that is very, very visual and grand.”“I come from a background of straight comedy,” she says.
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