Tatiana Maslany Calls Out 'Strong Female Lead' Label & Says It's 'Irritating'

Gina Prince Bythewood’s period film The Woman King opens with an incredible action sequence with General Nanisca (Viola Davis) of The Agojie army approaching a village of men holding their women hostage. Men are getting sliced, diced and tossed across the screen by these mighty warrior women. After they arrive back in the Dahomey kingdom victorious, the story introduces Nawi (Thuso Mbedu), an unmarried young woman deemed worthless because she has no husband. She’s taken to the palace and introduced to Izogie (Lashana Lynch) and Amenza (Shiela Atim), Dahomey’s top soldiers in the King Ghezo Royal guard. Women in the army are respected, and when they pledge to service, they take an oath of celibacy and childlessness to be accepted and train.

Alessandra Ambrosio looked the part as she celebrated Brazil’s independence day. The model wore a stunning green dress as she took photos atop of the Empire State Building, in New York.Alessandra Ambrosio shares gorgeous photos at CannesBrazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio & her most stunning Cannes looksAmbrosio wore her hair loose and paired her outfit with green heels and some jewelry. The dress was closely fitted and showed off She posed in different locations, standing by the building’s observation deck and indoors.Ambrosio playfully smiled for the camera, waving a small Brazilian flag, as the building was lit in green and yellow in commemoration of the date.

The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s really beautiful that we’re in a place where the idea of a female filmmaker doesn’t make you roll your eyes or think as skeptically as it once was,” Swift said.Swift’s potential as a filmmaker comes in large part from her music video background. Over the years, her videos have become more and more layered, revealing Easter eggs on retrospective watch that reference a time in her life, a past music project, lyric or symbol, and even most times — a future project in the works.“I didn’t go to film school.

Written and directed by Kugali co-founder Ziki Nelson, “Iwaju” is set in a futuristic version of Lagos, Nigeria and follows two kids, Tola and Kole, who grow up on opposite sides of a city sharply divided by the haves and have-nots. Their friendship is tested by Bode, a tech pioneer whose futuristic advances hide a criminal underworld he runs with an iron fist.

Beanie Feldstein is heading back to the big screen.

Gigi Hadid gave a rare look into the life of her 2-year-old daughter Khai in an interview with Sunday Today.

Barry Jenkins will be directing Mufasa: The Lion King, the upcoming prequel to the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.

Disney has shared a first look at its upcoming new animated sci-fi series Iwájú at the D23 Expo in California.The event is taking place this weekend (September 9-11) at the Anaheim Convention Center and unveiling many new films and TV series from the studio.Among them was Iwájú, which was created by Ziki Nelson. The comic-style series will be set in Lagos and will explore class, innocence and challenging the status quo.During D23, Disney unveiled the first-look image from the show and announced that it will arrive on Disney+ sometime in 2023.

Boris Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to "Elizabeth the Great" as politicians remembered Queen Elizabeth in the House of Commons in London on Friday (09. 09. 22) The former UK Prime Minister – who left office earlier this week – reflected on the life of the late monarch after her death at the age of 96 on Thursday (08.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were furious after details of the dancing partnerships were published online ahead of its glossy launch. The flagship BBC programme, which sees celebrities pair up with professional dancers and try to score a perfect 10 from judges, is returning for its 20th season. The celebrity line-up, which has been officially announced, includes Helen Skelton, Matt Goss, Fleur East and Kaye Adams, with the stars spotted outside a rehearsal space earlier this week.

how good of a manager Kris Jenner is for her famous family. She’s helped all six of her children become entrepreneurs — with Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner earning billionaire status — and kept her family relevant in pop culture for over a decade.

the movies that she chooses don’t challenge her too deeply (cough cough Noelle) or ask her to show that much range. Sometimes, as in say the Pitch Perfect movies, she’s playing a variation of the personality we often see from Kendrick on late-night talk shows or red carpet interviews. Snarky.

King Charles has admitted to Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss he had spent his life dreading the moment of his mother Queen Elizabeth’s death. He made the admission as he met the nation’s newly anointed Conservative leader at Buckingham Palace for the first time on Friday. (09.

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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.

Tatiana Maslany and Mark Ruffalo are both weighing in on the end credits scene from the first episode of their Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Tatiana Maslany is opening up about her character.

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.

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.

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.

told Entertainment Tonight at the Hollywood, California, Disney+ premiere of the MCU show on Monday that she did her own stunts as Titania, a social media influencer with super-human strength who ends up as She-Hulk’s (Jennifer Walters) rival. “I was hurting in places that I really didn’t know exists,” Jamil said about her action scenes and stunt sequences.“Like, you’ll probably have to bleep this out, but I pulled a muscle in my a–hole,” she added. “I didn’t know that was possible.”“I just felt my publicist’s heart stop beating next to me,” Jamil added after laughing off the reveal.

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.The Emmy winner spoke with ET ahead of the Aug. 18 premiere of the new Marvel/Disney+ series, , and opened up about what she found so appealing about the role.«I was laughing on every page and I found it so relatable and kind of embarrassingly human,» Maslany says of the show, which is, structurally, more of a lighthearted legal comedy with an MCU twist. «That, to me, is where some of the great comedy comes from -- these very real characters who are, like, on this backdrop of a huge Marvel universe.»In keeping with the meta tone of some fan-favorite comic runs, sees its protagonist frequently breaking the fourth wall to speak directly to the audience -- another unique storytelling device for the Marvel narrative — and also deals with the «mundane and small» moments of her life, like online dating, in contrast to its epic, MCU-level action.«That collision of superhuman and just, like, regular dude is really fun,» Maslany shares.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticNo one is more annoyed by the derivative moniker of “She-Hulk” than Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk herself. In a stark departure from her brooding cousin Bruce (“Avengers” veteran Mark Ruffalo), the lawyer turned reluctant superhero (played by “Orphan Black” star Tatiana Maslany) approaches her life with a winsome grin and “let’s get this over with!” sigh.

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.

Tatiana Maslany is sharing how her latest character is different from other Marvel heroes. ET's Matt Cohen spoke to the 36-year-old actress at the premiere of  on Monday, and she praised the Disney+ series for how it promotes a different type of body than other superhero projects.«I think that there's a cultural obsession with the certain physique that goes along with these movies sometimes,» Maslany tells ET.

She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany has criticised the “reductive” strong female lead trope, describing it as “frustrating”.In a recent interview with The Guardian, The Orphan Black Emmy winner and star of Disney+‘s upcoming Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, hit out at the apparent need to place labels on female characters.Specifically critical of the “strong woman” tag, Maslany argued that it has become an unhelpful trope within film and TV shows.“It’s reductive,” she said. “It’s just as much a shaving off of all the nuances, and just as much of a trope.

Tatiana Maslany is celebrating the imminent launch of her new Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law!

Tatiana Maslany isn’t a fan of the “strong female lead” label.

Tatiana Maslany had some breaking news to share with Stephen Colbert: The  alum is married!During an appearance on  on Thursday, the 36-year-old actress revealed she secretly wed boyfriend Brendan Hines. «I married a wonderful guy named Brendan,» she said.

Tatiana Maslany has secretly tied the knot with her boyfriend Brendan Hines. The Orphan Black star announced that she was married to the Locke & Key actor during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday. "My actual big news is that I got married," she said, before joking, "Nobody knows! So don't tell anyone!" Calling Brendan "a wonderful guy", the 36-year-old explained why she hadn't revealed her happy news before: "There's certain things you wanna kinda keep private.

Tatiana Maslany is married!