When will Mark Ruffalo stop playing The Hulk?

Mark Ruffalo is keen to play Bruce Banner / The Hulk for as long as Marvel will have him.

After the disappointment that was The Incredible Hulk movie, Edward Norton was replaced in the role by Ruffalo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Ruffalo made his first appearance in The Avengers and has gone on to play the role several more times in the MCU. He currently plays The Hulk in the Disney+ series, She-Hulk, starring Tatiana Maslany.

While several of his Avengers co-stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have retired from their roles as Ironman and Captain America respectively, Ruffalo isn't looking to move on from Hulk just yet.

"I don’t know! I’m always surprised that I’m still here," he told Variety when asked how much longer he will play Banner.

"I mean, me and Ed Norton joke that the Hulk is like our generation’s Hamlet — we’re all going to get a shot at it. I keep waiting for the next version of it. I mean, I’ll probably do it as long as they’ll have me, if people are interested, and I can bring something that’s interesting to me to it, and interesting to the fans.

"But I have no idea. I mean, you know, when you look at the comics, there’s some pretty grizzled, old versions of him. I’m like, OK, the 67-year-old Hulk, that would be interesting — if all of us are still here making movies and there’s a world that allows for us to do that anymore.

"With what we’re living in and heading towards, the future feels more precarious than any other time. So I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself.

"But I hope I’m still around to do it."