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The First Trailer For “She-Hulk” Starring Tatiana Maslany Just Dropped, And Some Fans Aren’t Impressed With The CGI
Twitter is having a bit of a field day right now.

The First Trailer For “She-Hulk” Starring Tatiana Maslany Just Dropped, And Some Fans Aren’t Impressed With The CGI

Millions of people have already watched Tatiana Maslany transform in the trailer for She-Hulk, an upcoming series from Marvel Studios that dropped its anticipated first preview yesterday.

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Despite the hype — and soaring view count — She-Hulk‘s new teaser left fans unimpressed, as many criticized what they felt were noticeably sloppy visual effects.

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Folks online had a lot to say about this, and Twitter quickly erupted with memes and critiques of She-Hulk’s digitally-altered appearance.


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For the most part, skeptical social media users pointed out that Tatiana’s She-Hulk character looked unfinished.

Sage Hyden / Just Write @sagehyden

she-hulk cgi lookin like

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There were Shrek jokes…

wiLL @willfulchaos

she-hulk seeing people say her cgi looks like a live action background character from shrek

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…and a resurgence of memes featuring Adele at the NBA All-Star game.

adina™ @shehulkism

me pretending i don’t notice the bad cgi in she-hulk

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“Please fix the CGI in She-Hulk,” one Twitter user wrote, alongside a photo of a lime-green character from the ’90s animated series ReBoot.

My Hero Macademia @sweetlysourdork

Please fix the CGI in She-Hulk.

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“Reminder that each episode of She-Hulk has a budget of 25M,” another said. “What the hell happened to the CGI?”

Home of DCEU @hodceu

Reminder that each episode of She-Hulk has a budget of 25M. What the hell happened to the CGI?

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Exactly how much each episode of She-Hulk cost to make is unclear, although we do know that Disney+ spent between $15 and $25 million on other Marvel projects like The Mandalorian, WandaVision, and Hawkeye. Reports published ahead of She-Hulk‘s production placed the budget somewhere between $10 and $15 million per episode, but suggested the number could ultimately be higher.

Negative reactions to the CGI in She-Hulk‘s trailer were accompanied by some positive ones, too. “The CGI for She-Hulk should not be that much of a concern considering it is three fucking months away,” another user wrote on Twitter. “It will probably look fine by the time it comes out.”

Alice.?? @AerithsSeat

The CGI for she-hulk should not be that much of a concern considering it is 3 fucking months away it will probably look fine by the time it comes out

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The type of visual effects required for films and shows like She-Hulk are notoriously time-intensive and difficult to create, since they task artists with tweaking live actors’ physical traits while also splicing them with bodies that are entirely imagined. Films that reaped acclaim for these feats — Avatar and Avengers: Endgame are two prominent examples — took years to produce, and those were just a few hours long.

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Obviously, technology has advanced since both movies were released. But, with 10 full episodes slated to premiere in August, the graphics specialists behind She-Hulk clearly took on quite the challenge. We’ll see how it all pans out this summer!