Why Mark Ruffalo's Hulk Didn't Appear In Captain America: Brave New World
This article contains spoilers for "Captain America: Brave New World."
"Captain America: Brave New World" may have been Sam Wilson's (Anthony Mackie) first feature-length foray as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it also felt an awful lot like a sequel to 2008's "The Incredible Hulk." That strange outlier of the otherwise interconnected MCU feels different, doesn't quite fit, and in many ways was left behind for years. Even its titular character was recast as Edward Norton's moody, skulking Hulk was abandoned for Mark Ruffalo's more upbeat, chummy Avengers alternative.
The fourth "Captain America" film flipped the script by integrating Sam's first world-saving adventure as Cap into a continuation of multiple storylines that directly connected to that second-ever MCU movie. Despite the cameos and connections, however, Ruffalo's Hulk never made an appearance. Why? "Brave New World" director Julius Onah recently explained Mr. Green's omission...
"Captain America: Brave New World" may have been Sam Wilson's (Anthony Mackie) first feature-length foray as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it also felt an awful lot like a sequel to 2008's "The Incredible Hulk." That strange outlier of the otherwise interconnected MCU feels different, doesn't quite fit, and in many ways was left behind for years. Even its titular character was recast as Edward Norton's moody, skulking Hulk was abandoned for Mark Ruffalo's more upbeat, chummy Avengers alternative.
The fourth "Captain America" film flipped the script by integrating Sam's first world-saving adventure as Cap into a continuation of multiple storylines that directly connected to that second-ever MCU movie. Despite the cameos and connections, however, Ruffalo's Hulk never made an appearance. Why? "Brave New World" director Julius Onah recently explained Mr. Green's omission...
- 2/27/2025
- by Jaron Pak
- Slash Film
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