Why Mark Ruffalo thinks a stand-alone ‘Hulk’ movie is never going to happen

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Mark Ruffalo believes that the odds of getting his own stand-alone film as the Incredible Hulk are slim to none.“I’d love to do a stand-alone Hulk, I just don’t think that’s ever going to happen,” Ruffalo, 56, told GQ for its cover story on Wednesday. “It’s very expensive if you did a whole movie, which is why they use the Hulk so sparingly.“I priced myself out,” the actor jokingly added.

Ruffalo, who appeared as Dr. Bruce Banner/Hulk in 2012’s “The Avengers,” took over the role from Edward Norton, who played the not-so-jolly green giant in Marvel’s 2008 film.

The “Now You See Me” star reprised the destructive role in eight films, with his most recent appearance being in the Disney+ miniseries “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.”“I think the expansion into streaming was really exciting,” Ruffalo said of Marvel balancing both films and short-term projects. “But the thing about Marvel movies is you had to wait three years and that created a mystique. “These corrections could be really positive things,” he added. “Will it be what it was?

I don’t know.”Luckily, Ruffalo’s Marvel status hasn’t stopped him from taking on more serious roles. “I’ve sat in movie theaters with the movies I’ve done with big directors,” he told the outlet. “I’ve also experienced these Marvel movies with an audience and the amount of community and expression … it touched every single emotion. “That means something to me,” he said. “I don’t look down on it.”Despite Marvel having two more “Avengers” films — set to release on May 1, 2026, and May 7, 2027 — it is unclear what role Ruffalo will play … if any at all.