Though Mark Ruffalo has performed the Hulk in practically a dozen tasks within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he’s but to take heart stage in his personal standalone Hulk film. Though he would nonetheless “love” for it to occur, Ruffalo has begun to query whether or not it’s one thing followers really need.
“I don’t know if the story of that, nevertheless it’s not likely owned by Marvel. It’s a Common property. I don’t know if it’ll ever actually come to be, actually,” Ruffalo informed GQ. “We maintain speaking about it, what it could be. There’s been so many Hulk films already, it’s like, does anybody really need one other one? However I’d love one, and I do assume the audiences could be into it if we may crack the nut of it.“
Edward Norton performed Bruce Banner/Hulk in The Unimaginable Hulk, which was distributed by Common Photos in 2008. Ruffalo then took over the position starting with The Avengers. Though Marvel Studios owns the rights to the character, Common nonetheless holds the distribution rights for any future Hulk films, making it difficult for Marvel to get one other standalone movie off the bottom. This is the reason the Hulk typically seems as a supporting character in different films.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige even informed Ruffalo final yr {that a} standalone Hulk wasn’t an choice. “Kevin [asked me] ‘What would you love to do?’ He stated, ‘What would you do if you happen to had a standalone Hulk film?’” Ruffalo stated. “And I stated, ‘Effectively, I’d wish to take him from this raging maniac to form of this built-in character.’ And he stated, ‘Okay, we’ll do this over the course of 4 films. We’ll by no means provide you with a standalone Hulk, let’s simply get that – I don’t imply to burst your bubble… however that’s not occurring. So, we’ll do it over 4 films, how’s that sound?’”
Ruffalo’s subsequent look as Hulk will arrive in Spider-Man: Model New Day, which is at the moment in manufacturing for a July 31, 2026 launch.
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