‘She-Hulk’ Star Tatiana Maslany Reveals How Late Musician Sophie Inspired the Superhero Role

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EJ Panaligan editor“She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” star Tatiana Maslany says late experimental pop musician Sophie inspired her work as the green-skinned superhero.“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 tells Variety about the parallels between Sophie’s music and playing the dual role of Jennifer Walters and She-Hulk. “Her music video ‘Faceshopping’ was all about skin, commodification of body and being separated into different parts, and that all felt thematically and spiritually connected.”The Grammy-nominated producer and musician died at 34 years old in January 2021 due to a climbing accident in Greece.

Variety caught up with Maslany and more “She-Hulk” talent at Monday’s green-and-purple carpet premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

Billed as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first half-hour comedy, “She-Hulk” follows Maslany’s Jennifer Walters as she balances her promising law career with her reluctant foray into the superhero world when she becomes She-Hulk.

Her two worlds gradually merge when she’s tapped to lead a newly-minted superhero division at a top law firm, but only as She-Hulk.Series special guest star Ruffalo shared how Bruce Banner and Jennifer’s relationship mirrored his and Maslany’s. “We just had a great chemistry and friendship, we had the same sense of humor and we were both willing to goof off,” Ruffalo told Variety. “It was a great comedic duet.”On the opposing end of She-Hulk’s superhero journey is Jameela Jamil’s Titania, a super-powered influencer villain who squabbles with Walters in court early in the series. “Titania is the biggest pain in She-Hulk’s ass,.