There hasn`t been a standalone Hulk movie in almost a decade, despite the character`s significant presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo has never been shy about commenting on that fact, and he revealed more than ever during a press conference for the upcoming Thor Ragnarok.`I`d love to do a Hulk movie, and I think we all would love to do one,` Ruffalo began, echoing sentiments that have been expressed many times before. But then he continued with a story about a conversation he and MCU mastermind Kevin Feige had over a year ago, while they were discussing Hulk`s role in the new Thor movie.`Kevin asked me to come over and have a script meeting,` Ruffalo said. `And basically he sat me down and he said, `What would you like to do if you had a standalone Hulk movie?` And I said, `I`d like to do this, this, and this, and this and this, and then this. And then this, and this, and this, and then it would end like this!` And he was like, `I love that. Let`s do that over the next three movies, starting with Thor 3, carry it out through Avengers 3 and Avengers 4.```And so that`s my standalone Hulk movie,` Ruffalo concluded. `And [Thor Ragnarok director Taika Waititi] is going to take all three of those movies and cut it into one movie. And that`ll be on the DVD. And me and Taika can own that.`That last part is a joke--probably.`That`s exactly what happened,` Feige confirmed during the press conference. `Someday a standalone I think would be great, but for the time being, Hulk`s presence in these movies and, certainly now as Mark has talked about, what we`re going to be able to do with this character arc over these three movies, is super exciting.`Ruffalo famously said earlier this year that `a standalone Hulk movie will never happen,` citing the fact that `Universal has the rights [for standalone Hulk movies], and for some reason, they don`t know how to play well with Marvel. And, they don`t want to make money.`Charting out the Hulk`s arc thro ...
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