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She-Hulk: Tatiana Maslany Believes S01 Budget Blew Season 2 Chances

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's Tatiana Maslany doesn't think Season 2 is happening, offering a reason why she believes Marvel isn't interested

Wow, what a difference six months makes! That was the last time that we checked in on how things were going with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law star Tatiana Maslany (HBO's Perry Mason, BBC's Orphan Black) – and it was definitely a very different time. Because we were covering Maslany's picket line reactions to Disney CEO Bob Iger calling SAG-AFTRA & WGA's strike demands "just not realistic." But that was then… now, we have film & television productions returning to work – so what better time to find out what the status of She-Hulk Season 2, right? That's exactly what the hosts on Twitch's Codenames Live! asked Maslany during their most recent show – but her response doesn't exactly ooze positivity. "I don't think so. I think we blew our budget, and Disney was like, 'No thanks,'" Maslany shared – referencing criticisms that the series received for the series budget with respect to the quality of the effects works that made it to the screen.

She-Hulk Star Maslany: Disney CEO Bob Iger "Completely Out of Touch"

"I have friends who have been doing this for 30 to 40 years and have lost their health care because the minimums are so relatively low, but wages have gone down, [and] people's quotes no longer stand for anything. It's just like we've been completely cast aside," Maslany explained when speaking with The Hollywood Reporter back in July 2023 over Iger's comments. "Having worked on a Disney show, I know where people fall through the cracks and where people are taken advantage of, and it's outrageous the amount of wealth that is not shared with the people who actually make the show. That's crew, cast, writers." As for Iger, Maslany sees it as another example of someone who is "completely out of touch" when it comes to those who contribute to making The Mouse a success. "I think he's completely out of touch. He's completely out of touch with the workers who make his shows happen, who make people watch these shows, who bring viewers to him and him money," the "She-Hulk" star added.

"It's very disturbing to me. We've talked about disruptive forces on this business and all the challenges we're facing; the recovery from COVID, which is ongoing, it's not completely back. This is the worst time in the world to add to that disruption," Iger offered CNBC's David Faber during a morning edition of CNBC's Squawk Box in the midst of the WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes. "I understand any labor organization's desire to work on behalf of its members to get the most compensation and be compensated fairly based on the value that they deliver. We managed, as an industry, to negotiate a very good deal with the directors guild that reflects the value that the directors contribute to this great business. We wanted to do the same thing with the writers, and we'd like to do the same thing with the actors. There's a level of expectation that they have that is just not realistic. And they are adding to the set of the challenges that this business is already facing that is, quite frankly, very disruptive."

Iger went on to say that although he understands the unions looking for "as much as they possibly can in compensation for their people," he believes that writers and actors must "be realistic about the business environment, and what this business can deliver." The Disney CEO continued, "It will have a very, very damaging effect on the whole business, and unfortunately, there's huge collateral damage in the industry to people who are supportive services, and I could go on and on. It will affect the economy of different regions, even because of the sheer size of the business. It's a shame; it is really a shame."

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