Mark Ruffalo Says Another Hulk Solo Film Will Not Happen
Despite portraying The Incredible Hulk/Bruce Banner for over 12 years, Mark Ruffalo has never gotten to star in a Hulk solo film.
While rumors have circulated over the years that a Hulk film was in the works and Ruffalo has publicly campaigned for a solo outing, nothing has ever materialized.
In a new interview with Variety, Ruffalo gave a behind-the-scenes look at the process behind Hulk’s character arc and finally admitted that a solo movie will likely not happen.
“Yeah, I mean, [Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said], ‘What would you like to do?’ And he said, ‘What would you do if you had a stand-alone Hulk movie?’” Ruffalo recalled.
“And I said, ‘Well, I’d like to take him from this raging maniac to kinda this integrated character.’ And he’s like, ‘Okay, we’ll do that over the course of four movies. We’ll never give you a stand-alone Hulk…’ I don’t mean to burst anyone’s bubble, but that’s not happening.”
Will Hulk Appear in ‘Brave New World’?
While Ruffalo seemed adamant that a Hulk movie was not in the works, he then changed his tune a bit and seemingly left the door open.
“I mean, I could talk more about it, but I’ve been told not to,” he explained.
If he won’t be starring in his own movie, the question turns to where we will see the Hulk appear next. The most obvious candidate for the character to pop up in would be Captain America: Brave New World, which will see the return of Hulk antagonist Thunderbolt Ross and Banner’s former love interest Betty Ross.
In his interview with Variety, Ruffalo initially seemed to confirm that he would, in fact, be appearing in Brave New World.
After the interview grabbed headlines, however, Marvel clarified that this was not the case.
According to multiple sources, Ruffalo misspoke and thought he agreed that Brave New World was one of Marvel’s next films.
If that is indeed the case, then the Hulk’s next appearance remains a mystery. With Avengers 4 and Avengers: Secret Wars on the horizon, however, we have likely not seen the last of The Incredible Hulk.