Despite wanting the Hulk to appear inCaptain America : Brave New World , now I ’ve seen it , I ’m really glad theMCUfilm does n’t feature the character . Withthe MCU timelinecurrently in a countdown of sort to the next Avengers movie afterAvengers : Endgame , Marvel ’s upcoming moviesand shows have more of a spotlight on them in terms of how they set up for the future withAvengers : Doomsdayin sight . This is particularly pressing for characters who we have n’t see in a long time , of which there are still currently a considerable number .
One of the big characters to have remained off - screen in the mainline MCU is that of Mark Ruffalo ’s Hulk , who is not only one of the franchise’soriginal Avenger roll , but also one of the MCU ’s most muscular - and most underutilized - characters . Due to this 2d factor , I was initially bright that the movie ’s story might contain another appearance from our favorite green monster , particularly as the franchise begins to more tangibly frame-up for the unexampled Avengers . That allege , after watchingCaptain America : Brave New World , I ’m convinced it ’s for the right the Hulk did n’t make a Edgar Albert Guest visual aspect .
Captain America: Brave New World Bringing Back Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk Previously Seemed A Good Idea Based On Its Plot And Cast
With the Hulk having been off - screen for multiple years now for the principal MCU timeline , Captain America : Brave New Worldseemed to extend a potentially perfect place for the role to make a return . When the news of the picture show ’s cast announcements get down to go forth , this concept was only reenforce , as we learned both that The drawing card would be come back for the first time after his shift inThe unbelievable Hulk , and that Thunderbolt Ross would be becoming President and then take on the Red Hulk form .
WithBrave New Worldlooking to wait on as a sort of quasiIncredible Hulksequel , it seemed to make horse sense that the hoagy these character were tie in with would make some sort of appearance in the picture , if only because the joint rancor both Ross and Samuel Sterns have for the role could ’ve easily excuse a potential prior or current alliance between them . Indeed , since there had been prior program for Red Hulk to potentially come out inCaptain America : Civil War , it brook to reason the MCU could wish to capitalise on any ideas about the Hulk and Red Hulk merging at this point in time instead .
The Hulk has appeared more recently inWhat If … ?season 3 , but this was an alternating universe version of the character .
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However , these cast announcements came hand - in - hired hand with report card that neither the Hulk nor Bruce Banner would appear in the movie . While this could ’ve cease up another surprisal cameo fakeout - in the same vein asSpider - Man : No Way Hometrying to hide Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire ’s return , orDeadpool & Wolverinehiding the likes of Dafne Keen ’s return as Laura for some time -Brave New World ’s release revealed this was not the case for this picture , and not without estimable grounds .
Captain America: Brave New World’s Story Explains Why Neither Bruce Banner Nor The Hulk Appear In The Movie
First and foremost , Captain America : Brave New Worldalready runs with a story and dramatis personae lean big enough to barely have room for itself . With a range of characters who all ask their growth , several villains to press , several twist to uncover , and at least one major battle in the sky , bundling the Hulk into the already ingurgitate series of events would ’ve arguably hampered both the grapheme and the movie , since bringing either the Hulk or just Banner in his human form in without exploring his tie to the Leader , Red Hulk , and Betty Brant would ’ve made him come out weirder than depart him out all .
Similarly , even if the movie had been able-bodied to find a way to bring the Hulk into the events that unfold in a born way , it would ’ve been almost inconceivable to do so without overshadowing some of the main story threads with a major Marvel grinder ’s presence . For example , Thunderbolt Ross ' complicated bond with his daughter is one of the focal points of the story - and while it ’s informed by the fact Ross turn on Betty ’s former married person , Bruce Banner , the Hulk not being present in the movie means the story can concentrate on the two side characters themselves easier .
As it stands , I think tampering with this by infix a boastful fibre would ’ve suffer a point of the film that ’s not only crucial , but already criticized for it ’s somewhat confutative narrative manipulation in terms of give Ross and Betty a relationship that ’s given the perhaps cliché in - universe symbol of sakura trees almost only so a peak can soothe the Red Hulk . likewise , with the movie ’s villain - the Leader , Sidewinder , and Red Hulk - already have to vie for place , adding in a hero who would require more villain time from at least the Leader could ’ve been ill - advised .
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I’m Glad The MCU Saved Its Next Hulk Appearance For A Later Date
It ’s no secret that the Hulk has had one of the more complicated paths in the MCU , as the enfranchisement has in effect sideline one of its most knock-down and pop heroes for the absolute majority of his on - screen history . Mark Ruffalo ’s version of the character has never had his own solo moving picture or show , despite over a decade in the MCU and the dealership having now had a She - Hulk series dedicated to the origin story of his cousin-german Jennifer Walters . This wee-wee how other releases palm his overall electric arc all the more essential , especially with many of his grownup plotlines unexplored .
Since the character ’s narrative has been chiefly told through the backgrounds of other movies and shows , it ’s paramount that every appearance means something importantto his fib on some layer . As such , opt to keep him out of even apparently obvious cameo placement when it suits the MCU adept does sometimes make sense , and it indeed appears to here .
Though this think of it will have been longer since we ’ve see to it the green giant - and longer still since he was part of the MCU ’s central plot line - this ultimately may be a fairish interchange versus the enfranchisement render an underwhelming riposte for one of Marvel ’s heavy type . As it bear , the Hulk first recall potentially inAvengers : Doomsdayor evenAvengers : Secret Warslooks like it may pay off more dividends for the character than if he ’d appeared inCaptain America : Brave New World , in particular since much of the Hulk chronicle has been communicated throughout the premature Avengers movies to begin with .
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