'Does Anyone Really Want Another?' Marvel Star Mark Ruffalo Unsure if a Hulk Solo Movie Will 'Ever Really Come to Be, Honestly'

Marvel prima Mark Ruffalo has said he's inactive keen for a solo Hulk movie — though isn't definite if it volition ever happen.

Ruffalo has a drawstring of appearances arsenic Bruce Banner nether his change ego's oversized belt, but has ne'er starred successful his ain solo Hulk film. 2008's The Incredible Hulk is considered portion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but featured Edward Norton successful the rubric role.

Still, aft appearing successful everything from The Avengers to Captain Marvel, Thor: Ragnarok to Shang-Chi, isn't it clip Ruffalo yet got the spotlight each to himself?

"I'd emotion to person a solo Hulk movie," Ruffalo told GQ, launching into an mentation of wherefore it's been a contractually hard imaginable successful the past. "I don't cognize if you cognize the communicative of that, but [The Hulk's movie rights are] not truly owned by Marvel. It's a Universal property."

Fans person agelong known of this fact, which is believed to person analyzable ideas for a caller Hulk solo task portion astatine the aforesaid clip inactive allowing the quality to co-star successful different heroes' films, arsenic good arsenic The Avengers team-up movies. However, Ruffalo continued by saying this concern hasn't stopped Marvel discussing solo ideas.

"We support talking astir it, what it would be," helium continued. "There's been truthful galore Hulk movies already, it's like, does anyone truly privation different one? But I'd emotion one, and I bash deliberation the audiences would beryllium into it if we could ace the seed of it."

The past clip viewers saw The Hulk was successful Disney+ amusement She-Hulk, which follows the exploits of Banner's lawyer-turned-Hulk cousin, Jennifer Walters. Its play finale featured Banner revealing that helium had fathered a son, a younger-looking Hulk named Skaar — a crippled thread that the MCU is yet to instrumentality to.

Since then, Captain America: Brave New World besides featured Harrison Ford arsenic Red Hulk, meaning determination are present astatine slightest 4 Hulks moving astir determination (or stuck successful prison, until the MCU ever revisits their plotlines again). Could this extremity up starring to something? Fans person agelong hoped for an adaptation of the World War Hulk comics plotline, though to day thing much than rumors person ever materialized.

For now, Ruffalo is acceptable to instrumentality arsenic the archetypal Hulk successful adjacent year's Spider-Man: Brand New Day — though isn't yet confirmed for Avengers: Doomsday. This week, Ruffalo was spotted connected the Spider-Man: Brand New Day acceptable for the archetypal time, alongside Stranger Things prima Sadie Sink, who's been formed successful a enigma role.

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