We can count on Mark Ruffalo to be there as Bruce Banner for as long as the character is around in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Edward Norton originally played the green-hued superhero in The Incredible Hulk, the role was recast with Ruffalo making subsequent appearances in the MCU, starting with 2012’s The Avengers. He still appears in Marvel movies, which includes a cameo in last year’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Ruffalo’s Hulk can currently be seen in the new Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
In a new interview with Variety, Ruffalo touched on his future as the Incredible Hulk. For his part, Ruffalo says he is still surprised every time Marvel Studios gives him the call to return for another appearance as Bruce Banner. He admits he’s pretty much waiting for the next person to take over but says he’ll keep doing it as long as Marvel and the fans are still happy with him in the role. As Ruffalo puts it:
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With that said, Ruffalo can’t help but think about doing a movie many years in the future about an older version of the character. Using the comic books as a reference, the actor says it would be interesting to see a grizzled Hulk film, and hopes that things are still going well by that point so that he could take on that role.
Mark Ruffalo Has Grown With His Journey as Bruce Banner
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Mark Ruffalo also touched on his journey as Bruce Banner, saying how he saw himself as “kind of a kid” at the start. He has gotten more successful in the years since and comes to the Bruce Banner role with a different perspective as an actor. Ruffalo praises the people at Marvel for allowing him to grow as an actor alongside his character, developing both Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk during the process.
You can catch Ruffalo as Bruce Banner in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+.
