

Banner has learned about himself in the time since The Incredible Hulk (and the time he went from being Edward Norton to Mark Ruffalo). It's a great moment, and it shows what Dr. BRUCE BANNER: That's my secret Captain: I'm always angry. Banner…now might be a really good time for you to get angry. The three-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner. But despite that fact that the Big Green Rage Machine has to compete with a lot of other characters for our attention, he's the guy who probably goes through the most growth and development.īanner ultimately accepts the Hulk, acknowledges that it's a part of him, and in so doing, gains the ability to control the change when he needs to…most impressively, during the big finale.ĬAPTAIN AMERICA: Dr. In August 2022, Ruffalo noted there had been conversations around exploring the two-year time period of Hulk arriving on Sakaar, as well as how Banner and Hulk were able to integrate to become Smart Hulk. Mark Ruffalo may be known best for playing the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the actor has a lot of other exciting projects in the works. Hyde: the mild-mannered scientists hiding a monster inside. In the meantime, he's Marvel's equivalent of Dr. That's the trick Bruce Banner needs to figure out. That puts the Hulk is an odd position: potentially more destructive than any villain, but able to do wonders when pointed in the right direction. Sadly, it's a package deal…and so they take steps to contain the Hulk if they need to. Banner, who's the only guy in the world who can help them track the Tesseract. The interesting thing is, SHIELD doesn't want the Hulk. So he's doing his best just to not get noticed, hoping that "the other guy," as he calls the Hulk, won't come thundering out to play. He probably carries more raw power than all of the other Avengers put together-some accounts hold that the Incredible Hulk is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe-but he can't control it. Banner, on the other hand, wants to find a nice, cozy rock to go live under. Black Widow wants to kick butts and take names.

Thor and Tony Stark want to be masters of the universe. Probably because Bruce Banner is a dude who also exudes an everyman good-hearted-yet-nervous energy. But Mark Ruffalo-a dude who exudes a kind of everyman good hearted-yet-nervous energy-is awesome. Sure, Edward " Tyler Dirden" Norton was good. We're just going to say it: scruffy Mark Ruffalo (Mark Scruffalo?) makes the best Hulk.
