Why we don't need another solo Hulk movie
She-Hulk, ever the meta series, took the fourth-wall breaking to the next level in its second episode: they acknowledged the fact that, even though he’s been the Hulk since 2012’s The Avengers, Mark Ruffalo isn’t the only scientist who’s smashed through a wall or two.
Thanks to the introduction of the Multiverse, Marvel doesn’t really have to account for its changes in casting anymore. For example, Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland all exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man/Peter Parker – albeit as different versions that exist in separate universes. There’s room for everyone, etc.
But what about the three different actors who have played Bruce Banner? (Sorry, Lou Ferrigno, we’re only talking about feature films here.) It was pretty cool that She-Hulk acknowledged not only Edward Norton’s Hulk, but also the fact that Hulk is now "a completely different person – literally." Norton’s Hulk, which made its first and only appearance in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, doesn’t exist in an alternate universe. In fact, with the late William Hurt going on to reprise his role as Thaddeus Ross in various MCU movies and Tim Roth returning as Emil Blonsky AKA the Abomination as a major player in She-Hulk, it’s almost as if Marvel wants you to think that Mark Ruffalo has been the Hulk this entire time.
Lest we forget, Eric Bana starred as the titular hero in Ang Lee’s non-MCU version of Hulk, which, in the wake of Sam Raimi’s 2001 Spider-Man, was a pretty big deal. We hadn’t seen a live-action Hulk portrayal since Ferrigno’s incredibly campy – but well-loved – Incredible Hulk films that spanned a couple decades before. With Spider-Man being such a huge success, audiences had high expectations for another
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