The Incredible Hulk
If you ask Marvel Studios party boss Kevin Feige , Avengersstar Mark Ruffalo , orGuardians of the Galaxywriter - manager James Gunn about the potential for aPlanet Hulkstory in the Marvel Cinematic Universe they will say ( and haverepeatedly say ) the same matter ; There areno programme for Planet Hulk / World War Hulkadaptations , nor are there architectural plan for a young standalone , solo Hulk movie .
So where is Bruce Banner a.k.a . Hulk going at theend ofAvengers : Age of Ultronand what ’s next for the character ? hearsay indicated that the original plan was to see Hulk fly off at the last of theAvengerssequel in the team ’s Quinjet into space but that turned out not to be the case so he ’s seemingly somewhere on Earth , hide in isolation . As we learned this hebdomad however , when Hulk return it will be in a story off - Earth .
Mark Ruffalo hasfour more movie on this contractwith Marvel but pronto take on it could be extended . It was substantiate last week that he ’s currently finalizing his deal to appear inThor : Ragnarokwhere - as also reported last week - he ’ll have amajor role in a cosmic buddy risky venture with Chris Hemsworth . And he ’ll be on a satellite that we understand is neither Asgard nor Earth …
Does that mean he ’s on some sort ofPlanet Hulkstyle disaffect world or but another one of the Nine Realms from Marvel ’s take on Norse Mythology ? That ’s question one . doubt two is how and why Hulk arrive there .
We suspect the story ofThor : Ragnarok -which reportedly will have another novel writer joining the originative squad to lighten its tone because it ’s apparently too dismal - will be mostly set off - Earth . And afford the moving-picture show title and effectuate it ’ll have on the MCU as delineate by Marvel Studios knob Kevin Feige , we should be seeingMuspelheim , plate of Surturand the Fire Demons who are integral to thestory ofRagnarok . But how does Hulk get involved in that pickle ? Here ’s what the basic options boil down to :
ForThor 3to bring back patronage shape members Jane Foster ( Natalie Portman ) , Darcy Lewis ( Kat Dennings ) , and Erik Selvig ( Stellan Skarsgård ) , portion of the film must bring the titular hero back to Earth . return the all - see powers of Asgardian precaution Heimdall ( Idris Elba ) , Thor could potentially seek his assistance in locating Banner to bring in him up off - reality that way , perhaps even extend to help Banner in his seeking of distance himself from region populate with innocent lives where he could be a risk .
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Given how much of a smackdown Hulk laid upon " puny god " Loki at the end of the firstAvengersmovie , and knowing Loki is pose on the throne of Asgard in camouflage as Odin , we can also visualise a scenario where Loki , keep to abuse his great power , has take in Hulk and placed him into some unsafe arena ( sort ofPlanet Hulkstyle ) for his amusement and retaliation . If you call back , Thor : The Dark Worldfeatured a major Hulk Easter Egg by includingPlanet Hulk’sKorg in its opening fight sequence . And the major planet wherePlanet Hulktakes place in the strip is home to the Sakaraan , the adversary ground forces feature inGuardians of the Galaxy .
The last , and perhaps most unlikely choice , is that someone on Earth helps Banner get off - domain . Someone likeDoctor Strange(Benedict Cumberbatch ) who will be introduced in his own movie next dip has the might to do so . There are ties to a certain artifact inOdin ’s vault on Asgardto the mystical power of Strange so we can see a scenario where Doctor Strange pops up inThor 3too . After all , Hulk serve with Strange in the originalDefendersteam in the comics and the two fought against each other in theWorld War Hulkstory .
When wespoke with Kevin Feigearound the release ofAvengers : Age of Ultronat the origin of summertime we postulate him what ’s next for the Hulk and he played coy , saying he does n’t know . When we keep abreast up looking for hints on if he leave Earth Feige replied"We will have to see . We will have to see . "
Planet Hulk’s Korg in Thor: The Dark World
It ’s difficult to have intercourse at this point how long Hulk ’s role in a thirdThormovie was part of the Phase 3 programme , especially given that the character was originallyset to appear inCaptain America : Civil War . But with Hulk now spiel a lead inThor : Ragnarok , we can only hope to see the picture show take some cues from the comics where Hulk starts to sport weapons and armor as part of thePlanet Hulk / World War Hulkstories . Marvel Studios could even pull back some stirring from the more late " Fear Itself " crossover voter event in Marvel Comics where Hulk is one of several case to peck up and handle a Mjolnir - like mysterious artillery that drive him mad , but also enhances power and indestructibility .
Anything to keep Hulk interesting … and to keep selling those plaything . How and why do you think Hulk shows up inThor 3 ?
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Captain America : Civil Warwill tone ending on May 6 , 2016 , followed byDoctor Strange- November 4 , 2016;Guardians of the Galaxy 2- May 5 , 2017;Spider - Man- July 28 , 2017;Thor : Ragnarok- November 3 , 2017;Black Panther- February 16 , 2018;The retaliator : Infinity War Part 1- May 4 , 2018;Ant - Man and the Wasp- July 6 , 2018;Captain Marvel- March 8 , 2019;The Avengers : Infinity War Part 2 – May 3 , 2019;Inhumans – July 12 , 2019 ; and as - yet untitled Marvel movies on May 1 , July 10 and November 6 , 2020 .
Planet Hulk’s Korg in Thor: The Dark World
