Whereas Mark Ruffalo’s Unbelievable Hulk has turn out to be an necessary a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the truth that the one standalone Hulk film within the MCU was one of many franchise’s uncommon misses meant that these storylines and characters obtained left behind, and seemingly forgotten. However lately we’ve seen a few of them come again, and now we all know Liv Tyler can be again as Betty Ross, marking at the very least the third character from The Unbelievable Hulk to return…in a Captain America film?
It was one factor once we discovered that Tim Blake Nelson could be returning in Captain America: New World Order to reprise his function from the Hulk movie and take his place as The Chief, a sequel tease from the second-ever MCU film that by no means went anyplace. Then we discovered that the newly recast Thunderbolt Ross, which sees Harrison Ford takeover after the demise of William Damage, would additionally seem. And now Liv Tyler is again. So followers have one query: Is that this truly a secret Hulk film? As one individual shared on Twitter:
MCU once they make a Hulk film with out getting rights and simply title it Captain America: pic.twitter.com/Lb4uMbkRIGMarch 27, 2023
Whereas Disney no has the rights to just about all Marvel characters following the acquisition of Fox, there are nonetheless a few heroes excellent. Sony nonetheless has the rights to Spider-Man, and the 2 studios have agreed to work collectively on these initiatives, however Marvel doesn’t have the same take care of Common Photos, with whom they share the rights to Hulk. Marvel could make motion pictures that Hulk is in, however they will’t make Hulk motion pictures with out Common.
Sam Wilson on this Hulk film pic.twitter.com/FDq6RFjGpAMarch 27, 2023
And it appears to a number of followers like Marvel is perhaps making an attempt a bizarre finish run to make a Hulk film with out calling it that. Whereas Mark Ruffalo himself is just not presently confirmed to be a part of the forged of Captain America: New World Order, there are a number of different characters from that unique film that now are, and it simply appears odd that all of them can be returning in a special nook of the franchise.
So this actually is gonna be a Hulk film in disguise huh https://t.co/W8zv6N4cxVMarch 27, 2023
All of the information that we’re listening to concerning the new Captain America film has to do with these Hulk characters and as such Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson is beginning to really feel like an afterthought in what is meant to be the character’s big-screen debut as the brand new Captain America. One actually hopes he received’t actually be overshadowed in his personal story.
Hulk followers seeing Hulk characters in Captain America: New World Orderpic.twitter.com/CNiUOtPEiwMarch 28, 2023
In fact, even within the comics, there have been numerous instances when a hero would tackle a villain that was typically related to a special hero, and that appears to be the form of factor that we’re right here. The title of the brand new film itself has a really political bent, and that’s very a lot the purview of Captain America greater than the Unbelievable Hulk, so in the long run we must always count on it will nonetheless be a Captain America film. Nonetheless, as CinemaBlend’s own Eric Swann factors out, if we’re bringing again characters from The Unbelievable Hulk, let’s simply go all out.
So now that The Unbelievable Hulk’s Liv Tyler, William Damage, Tim Roth and Tim Blake Nelson both have returned or can be again within the MCU, I suppose there’s only one extra forged member who’s but to get the decision… pic.twitter.com/m5F00zXKMiMarch 28, 2023
Captain America: New World Order continues to be greater than two years away, so there’s doubtless much more concerning the movie that we’ll be taught as manufacturing will get underway, which is prone to be taking place very quickly. Followers who’ve puzzled what occurred to characters like The Chief or Betty Ross will discover out quickly, and even when they don’t cross paths with the Hulk right here, maybe the brand new Captain America film will arrange that risk down the street.
