Mark Ruffalo holds a unique position in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it has nothing to do with the fact he replaced Edward Norton as the Hulk after the latter had already headlined the character’s first outing in the franchise. Bruce Banner has been established as a key part of the Avengers and one of the most popular figures in the shared universe, but he’ll likely never get the chance to star in a solo movie.
Universal still hold the rights to projects where the big green guy is front and center, and having watched the box office success that Marvel Studios’ agreement with Sony over Spider-Man has brought both parties, they aren’t likely to give them up anytime soon. The only way we’ll see Ruffalo get his own feature length effort is if Marvel strike a similar deal with Universal to the one they have with Sony, or the rights eventually fall back into Kevin Feige’s hands.
It hasn’t happened yet almost a decade after Ruffalo inherited the role, despite the odd rumor occasionally making the rounds. That hasn’t stopped the 52 year-old from becoming an integral part of the MCU in the meantime though, but in a recent interview he admitted that he still feels like he could be found out at any moment.
“Yeah. Every time I’m whining like, ‘God damn, how long are we waiting for the set up?’. I’m like, ‘Hey, Remember you’re not even supposed to be here’. I just remember to be grateful because I still can’t believe it. I still keep thinking, ‘They’re going to throw me out of the club. I never belonged here in the first place and they’re all going to find out’.”
Seven appearances so far isn’t a bad return for someone who won’t be getting their own movie, and it feels like just a matter of time before the eighth is confirmed as part of Disney Plus’ She-Hulk. Keeping Banner in the background has only helped increase his longevity in the MCU, although there’s every chance Ruffalo’s Hulk could soon find himself being phased out along with the rest of the original Avengers.
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