She is NOT making this an iota easier for any of us in the press.
Tatiana Maslany currently appears in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as the mother of cadet Caleb Mir. And while her screen time has been incredibly limited throughout the first four episodes, Anisha Mir remains an integral part of the new streaming series because her son, Caleb, is obsessed with finding her. However, Marvel fans hoping to find Maslany in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday film as She-Hulk shouldn’t get their hopes up, regardless of whether she really turned down the role or not.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Maslany was clearly evasive when asked if she, in fact, turned down the opportunity to return for the highly anticipated MCU installment as Bruce Banner’s super-powered cousin, Jen Walters. Was the actress kidding or being serious when she last addressed the issue (per ScreenRant)? Well, Maslany said when asked (per ET), “You’ll never know,” whether she was being serious about turning down an opportunity to come back as She-Hulk for Doomsday.
Okay, I personally believe that there probably wasn’t enough room for Maslany’s She-Hulk character to appear in Doomsday, and that she was not asked back by Marvel Studios. Give the actress credit, though, because she knows how to work the press for extra publicity.
Fan-favorite Marvel staples like Thor (Chris Hemsworth — Star Trek alum) and Chris Evans’ version of Captain America are already confirmed to return for Doomsday, as is another popular Star Trek actor, Sir Patrick Stewart of The Next Generation fame.
Plus, the big draw is obviously Robert Downey Jr. returning, but not as Iron Man (I’ll believe that when I see it). Yes, he is officially playing Doctor Doom but don’t let the Russo brothers fool you. Doomsday and its follow-up, Avengers: Secret Wars, sound like the perfect opportunity to bring Tony Stark (RDJ) back from the dead.
Honestly, I’m much more interested in seeing Maslany’s mysterious story as Anisha Mir play out on Starfleet Academy. Why won’t she respond to her son’s communication attempts? Is she somehow still wrapped up in criminal activities with Nus Braka (Paul Giamatti), even though we didn’t see her when the half-Klingon, half-Tellarite attacked the USS Athena in the first episode of the series?
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