INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two more of the Marvel series coming to Disney Plus have lead writers in place: Moon Knight and She-Hulk
Jessica Gao, the Emmy-winning writer of Rick and Morty's memorable 'Pickle Rick' episode, will be the showrunner of She-Hulk, according to
Meanwhile, Moon Knight will be headed up by Umbrella Academy executive producer and writer Jeremy Slater, reported by the same
outlet. There was no comment from Marvel Studios or Disney on either bit of news, but both writers took to Twitter to share their feelings
on being hired to further the stories of the MCU.Story details for both Disney Plus series are thin on the ground, but Slater did elaborate
somewhat on the behind-the-scenes of the show
"And while I won’t be able tell you anything in regards to story or casting, I can tell that you we've assembled a room full of brilliant
writers who truly love this character, and we're all hard at work crafting something special for you."Neither show has a release date yet,
but we can assume they'll come to fruition at some point after the already-announced live-action Marvel series on Disney Plus
The last one of those, Hawkeye, is scheduled for late 2021, so it might be we see these series roll out in 2022, which feels far away but
will no doubt creep up on us as though no time passed at all. We'd speculate that both series will hew towards popular recent portrayals of
the characters in the comics
Over the past decade-and-a-half, She-Hulk has notably starred as a kind of superhero lawyer in her comics with a slightly lighter tone
Moon Knight, meanwhile, tends to be about character Marc Spector's fractured personalities
His best recent portrayal came in a six-part series by writer Warren Ellis and artist Declan Shalvey, where his classic cape-and-cowl
costume was traded for a more grounded suit and tie look
No doubt we'll find out more about Marvel's Disney Plus efforts at either D23 or San Diego Comic Con next year. Disney Plus, for its part,
launches on November 12 in the US, Canada and the Netherlands.
