The 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…
