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August shows feature inspiring female athletes, a superhero lawyer and a return to a mythical world
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
SHE HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
II, while their wives build the aircrafts
jump from clone to superhero in She Hulk.
dive back into the mythos of the Game of
they fly in. Some were even selected to
Her ability to play infinite carbon copies
Thrones phenomena. The realm of royal
play professional baseball. Batter up:
with different personalities in Orphan Black
politics made famous by George R. R.
A League of Their Own. This baseball
makes her the perfect person to take on
Martin books has turned people around
comedy shot in Evansville in the early
the titular role of the hulk's cousin who gets
the world into die-hard fans. The HBO
90s is being turned into a television
her powers after a blood transfusion gone
show based on his novels turned into a
series - just in time for the film’s 30th
wrong. Or right if you want to turn green
cultural sensation, popularizing everything
anniversary. It's pitch-perfect timing.
and grow to 6’7". It’s been long overdue
from Direwolf mugs to Dothraki tattoos.
As a woman who's always been more
for more Marvel female characters to get
It turned actors like Sophie Turner, Maise
posh than sporty, this movie was truly
their own starring roles and Disney+ is
Williams, Emilia Clarke and Kit Harrington
impactful on my childhood. Watching
finally catching up, recently churning out
into household names - the latter of which
Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell, and
several female-centric shows and films from
is getting his own spin-off, a little whisper
Madonna play these fierce baseball
Wanda Vision to Ms. Marvel. Here, Maslany
told me. HBO first tried to release a prequel
players in a man’s world made me feel
plays Jennifer Walters, a lawyer by day and
starring Stranger Things' Jamie Campbell
like I could swing a bat - and I'm passing
green-skinned, butt-kicking superhero
Bower, but strangely, it was pulled. Matthew
that gift of female empowerment down
at night. Mark Ruffalo also drops in his
Smith and Olivia Cooke are now getting
to my daughter who recently saw the
cerebral Bruce Banner while The Good
the chance to take us back to Westeros,
film for the first time. The new series is
Place's Jameela Jamil turns evil as her rival
showing the beginnings of the Targaryen
produced by Broad City's Abbi Jackson,
Titania. Soon we'll find out if She Hulk can
Civil War. Will this second attempt at a
who also stars in it. Get ready to step up
win her case in court and help save the
prequel work? Will it be any match for the
Men go off to fight and die in World War
to the plate! Amazon Prime 8/12
The versatile Tatiana Maslany is making the
world. Disney+ 8/17
It’s finally time to take a gold-dipped sword
original? Only the Mad King can tell us. HBO MAX 8/21
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