She-Hulk: Attorney At Law writer Jessica Gao reveals that she had pitched a Black Widow movie that included Jennifer Walters to Marvel Studios. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, She-Hulk is the eighth MCU television series to release on Disney+ and the first since Ms. Marvel which concluded in July. The story of the series revolves around Jennifer Walters, as she navigates her life as a lawyer who specializes in cases involving superhumans, while also operating as the green superhero She-Hulk. She-Hulk will be the last TV series of the MCU's Phase Four.

Phase Four started in 2021, following numerous delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first movie in the phase was the long-awaited Black Widow solo film, which operated as a prequel filling in gaps of Natasha Romanoff's story. Following Black Widow's MCU debut in 2010's Iron Man 2, there was much interest in seeing the character headline her own solo vehicle. However, Marvel spent years developing the project, meaning it likely went through several iterations before the studio settled on the final movie. One version of Black Widow saw Natasha cross paths with Jennifer Walters.

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While promoting She-Hulk: Attorney At Law in a recent interview with SlashFilm, Gao revealed that she pitched multiple ideas to Marvel, including an appearance from Jennifer Walters in a Black Widow solo movie. The writer mentioned that it was "the very first project" that she pitched for the studio giants, but it was rejected as they felt that the focus of the proposed story was too prominent on She-Hulk than on Widow. However, she stated that the experience made her realize that she just "really wanted" to work on a She-Hulk project. Check out her full quote below:

"I was elated 'cause it was a dream job, But also, I'd been rejected by Marvel three times on previous projects. So, I was like, "I guess fourth time is the charm. The very first project that I pitched at Marvel was for the 'Black Widow' movie. And I had She-Hulk in my pitch, but so much of She-Hulk in my pitch that somebody actually commented, 'It kind of feels like you're pitching a She-Hulk movie with Black Widow in it. Clearly, there was a reason why I didn't get that job. I really do believe that all of that was for a reason, because ultimately, at the end of the day, the thing that I really wanted was 'She-Hulk' and those other projects weren't 'She-Hulk."

Tatiana Maslany transforming into She-Hulk

The final version of the 2021 Black Widow film that was written by Eric Pearson based on a story by Ned Benson and Jac Schaeffer took years to come to fruition. It's unclear when Gao exactly made her pitch, but the fact that it fell through makes sense given the grounded approach to the film's story that audiences ended up witnessing, which is precisely what Kevin Feige and his supporting creative minds behind the MCU were looking for. While She-Hulk's introduction in Black Widow doesn't sound like a bad idea, it would've proven to be a step too far as it would have taken the focus away from Natasha Romanoff and her family.

Black Widow did manage to introduce a couple of new characters to MCU fans, with Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova being the most noteworthy of the bunch. The film saw Scarlett Johansson pass on the Black Widow mantle to the English actress. With Maslany expressing an interest in working with Pugh, the possibility of the two characters interacting is highly likely, given that they were introduced in the franchise in Phase Four. Daredevil's appearance in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law and Belova's recurring presence in last year's Hawkeye series show that Marvel can unite their more grounded superheroes with superhuman ones. While Gao didn't get the chance to pair the above-mentioned heroes in her initial Black Widow pitch, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law could provide her with the platform to eventually pair up Walters and Belova and bring her initial vision to life, albeit differently.

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