Mark Ruffalo Talks CIVIL WAR, SPIDER-MAN, And What's Holding Up A Solo HULK Movie
For those hoping to see a solo Hulk movie, star Mark Ruffalo has just revealed why a solo adventure for the green goliath isn't likely to happen anytime soon. He also shares his thoughts on possibly meeting Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War. Come check it out!
Want to hear the good news or the bad news first?
Good news is that the Academy Award-nominated Mark Ruffalo will be sticking around as Bruce Banner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for another four or five films, possibly even popping up in 2016's Captain America: Civil War to team-up with Spider-Man. However, the bad news is that if you were hoping to see the fan-favorite Hulk get his own solo adventure, chances are that won't be happening anytime soon as he revealed that Universal Studios still own the movie rights to a solo outing for the green goliath.
The always awesome Ruffalo does say that it's not an insurmountable obstacle to overcome, but due to the lucrative nature of a potential Hulk film, chances Universal wants to give up those rights without a fight aren't high. However, Marvel did find a way to bring Spidey home, so there's always a possibility they find a way to do the same with the Hulk.
Check out Ruffalo's comments in the video, provided by the nice folks at Collider, below or read the transcript that follows:
Collider: How many pictures do you have left on your Marvel contract?
MARK RUFFALO: I think it’s four now, but that could always go further. That could include different—I could show up in another character’s movie; I could do Avengers 3 and 4; I could do a Hulk standalone; I could do a combination of those things. That’s four or five, I think.
Collider: They are getting ready to do Civil War and Spider-Man is going to be a part of Civil War.
RUFFALO: Yeah.
Collider: I don't think you're a part of it, are you pissed off that you're not going to be able to work with Spidey until Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 or are you like 'Kevin, I can be in Civil War, there's no reason why Banner can't show up' or are you in it?
RUFFALO: I don’t know if I’m in it yet. I don’t know. Sometimes these things happen at the last minute in this world. I really don’t know where I fit in from here on out, and I’m not sure they do. As far as a Hulk movie, a standalone Hulk movie, Marvel doesn’t really have the rights to that yet. That’s still Universal’s property, so there’s that issue.
Collider: Is that for sure? Like did someone tell you that?
RUFFALO: Yeah, yeah. That’s a big impediment to moving forward with that. Now I don’t think that’s insurmountable, by the way, but I don’t know where it’s going from here for me.
What do you guys think? Would you like to see Ruffalo reprise his role in Captain America: Civil War? Or would you rather see him appear in another Marvel adventure like 2017's yet-to-be titled Spider-Man? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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Avengers: Age of Ultron features:
Director: Joss Whedon
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill
James Spader as Ultron
Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff
Paul Bettany as Vision
Don Cheadle as Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine
Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig
Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter
Idris Elba as Heimdall
Tom Hiddleston as Loki
Thomas Kretschmann as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker
Claudia Kim as Dr. Cho
Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaw
Linda Cardellini in an undisclosed role
Julie Delpy in an undisclosed role
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