Marvel fans aren't impressed with Abomination on 'She-Hulk'
With just days before the premiere of Disney+'s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, viewers are getting a glimpse of what returning characters will be like and they're, well, not that impressed.
Actor Tim Roth is returning to the role of Emil Blonsky/Abomination, an antagonist who first appeared in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk. The titular Hulk defeated Abomination in that movie, and then he wasn't seen on-screen again until 2021's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Fans noticed that Abomination was different in Shang-Chi than in The Incredible Hulk, not just in looks but also demeanor. This iteration looked more like a fish than a Hulk-ish rock formation. He was also more chill, Screen Rant noticed, perhaps as a pre-cursor to his character on the comedic She-Hulk.
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Indeed, She-Hulk's Abomination has fans surprised from the trailer:
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This Abomination has the same Shang-Chi look and seems to have a human voice, nothing like the computer-generated monster gruff of 2008. Fans already asked why show creators didn't use the same "filter":
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The quote tweets are even less kind, with fans already proclaiming that Marvel "ruins everything" and that Abomination is himself an abomination:
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Maybe the trailer just doesn't do the character justice, but that remains to be seen. She-Hulk drops on Disney+ on August 18.
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