Mark Ruffalo Says Hulk Movie Is Too Expensive to Make, Suggests MCU Had More ‘Mystique’ Before Streaming Expansion: ‘Will It Be What It Was? I Don’t Know’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Mark Ruffalo is not sure the Marvel Cinematic Universe will ever be what it once was. Over the last year, the MCU has experienced box office flops like “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “The Marvels.” The latter title became the lowest-grossing Marvel film in history with just $84 million at the domestic box office and $206 million worldwide.
The MCU has also maximized its output in recent years with an onslaught of Disney+ television series. In 2022, for instance, there were nine MCU shows and films released.
Some fans believe the franchise has became exhausting. “I think the expansion into streaming was really exciting, but the thing about Marvel movies is you had to wait three years and that created a mystique,” Ruffalo said when asked by GQ magazine about Marvel’s diminishing returns as of late. “These corrections could be really positive things.
Will it be what it was? I don’t know.” Ruffalo’s future as Bruce Banner/Hulk in the MCU remains unclear. Variety recently clarified that Ruffalo will not be reprising the role in the upcoming Marvel tentpole “Captain America: Brave New World” after the actor misspoke at a recent Q&A.
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