How Megan Thee Stallion Joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe

When a Marvel charactercameos in another part ’s movie , Marvel fans get excited . But when one of medicine ’s biggest superstars does the same thing ? The cosmos gets worked up . That ’s what happenson this week ’s episode of She - Hulk : Attorney at Lawwhen Grammy - award win knocker and icon Megan Thee Stallion makes a surprise appearance . But the role was n’t always Stallion ’s , because the She - Hulk team never even thought it potential .

In the new She - Hulk episode , there ’s a plot line about a former colleague of Jen who ’s suing his ex-wife - girlfriend for fraud . The girlfriend is a shape - budge Asgardian elf who direct the attorney believe she was Megan Thee Stallion . The rapper appears in a few quick clipping used as evidence , in one hilarious remuneration off shot , and then in a fun end credits sequences . ( Read our full recap here . )

“ When we pen the hand , all we knew was we needed to have a female fame who was very illustrious , very successful , and very beautiful . But we did n’t know if it was go to be an actress , or a model , or a musician , ” head writer Jessica Gao toldEntertainment Weekly . “ And depending on who it was , we knew we ’d probably have to tweak the story a little number to fit whoever we end up casting . ”

Megan Thee Stallion cameos on She-Hulk.

Megan Thee Stallion cameos on She-Hulk.Screenshot: Disney+/Marvel Studios

Several name calling were thrown around but it was co - star topology Jameela Jamil who mentioned the euphony superstar , since the duad previously work together on a show called Legendary . “ Jameela one day floated the idea of Megan , ” Gao said . “ And the mo she sound out that , and the here and now we realized that that could be a possible action , we were like , ‘ Stop everything . That ’s it . The conversation ’s done . We only care about Megan now . And if Megan will do it , then that settle it . ’ ”

Turns out , getting the rapper was n’t too difficult . She was seemingly already a big rooter of Marvel and superheroes — and before they have it off it , Megan Thee Stallion was on the solidifying of She - Hulk . One job though : She - Hulk herself , Tatiana Maslany , was the musician ’s biggest fan and did n’t have a shot with her . That ’s where the unrelated ( but hilarious ) end - credits scene came to be .

“ Tatiana really want a scene with Megan and we saw how fun that vim would be and how it would be a missed opportunity not to have them on screen together , ” theatre director Kat Coiro toldEW . “ And we also learned that She - Hulk ’s a great twerker , which was a surprise to all of us . ”

Graphic: Jim Cooke

The rapper and the lawyer.Screenshot: Disney+/Marvel Studios

In fact , the filmmakers knew that dance with Stallion would be such a cock-a-hoop deal for the mega fan , they did n’t separate Maslany about the scenery they ’d write until only two days before film . “ [ Gao ’s ] like , ‘ I do n’t call back we would get any filming done if you were cognisant that this is what was give way to happen , ’ ” Maslany say . “ Because I would pass out . It was a dream . She ’s such an amazing individual . She ’s so game for just play . ”

Will Megan Thee Stallion keep playing in the MCU ? It seems improbable , but her appear at all is already that . Check her out in the latest installment of She - Hulk on Disney+ .

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The rapper and the lawyer.