Unfortunately, Mark Ruffalo has confirmed that there are no plans for a standalone Hulk movie.
For The Avengers in 2012, Ruffalo was cast as Bruce Banner/Hulk, with the character previously being portrayed in movies by Eric Bana and Edward Norton.
Hulk played a major part in the Infinity War saga, though he and Hawkeye are the only two of the original Avengers yet to receive their own movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ruffalo recently revealed that Marvel executive Kevin Feige informed him that Hulk would not get his own standalone project.
"Kevin (asked me) 'What would you like to do?' He said, 'What would you do if you had a standalone Hulk movie?'" the actor said at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
"And I said, 'Well, I'd like to take him from this raging maniac to kind of this integrated character.' And he said, 'Okay, we'll do that over the course of four movies. We'll never give you a standalone Hulk, let's just get that – I don't mean to burst your bubble… but that's not happening.
"So, we'll do it over four movies, how's that sound?'"
Hulk did indeed go through some characterisation in the MCU, as he ended up as the polarising 'Smart-Hulk'.
Is Hulk in Captain America: Brave New World?
While other stars like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have retired from their roles as Iron Man and Captain America respectively, the door has always been open for Ruffalo to return as Bruce.
And, it seems like it might happen in Captain America: Brave New World.
When asked by Q&A moderator Anne Thompson at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival if he would appear in the MCU feature, Ruffalo nodded his head and said, “Yeah.”
“Are you allowed to talk about that?” Thompson asked.
“Yeah,” Ruffalo said. “It’s going to be great!”
Now, it should be noted that representatives from Marvel have said that Ruffalo actually won't be appearing and that he was confused by the line of questioning. The "yeah" was simply an acknowledgement of the movie rather than a confirmation that he would appear.
However, it would make sense for Hulk to appear in Brave New World, as there is speculation that Harrison Ford's General Thaddeus E. 'Thunderbolt' may turn into the villainous Red Hulk.
Ruffalo has received heat from Marvel before for accidentally revealing spoilers, such as the conclusion of Avengers: Infinity War.
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