Due to the fact that Marvel doesn't have have any more Hulk movies planned, the Green Goliath has to finish up his storyline in the fourth Avengers film.
In
Avengers: Infinity War, the Hulk briefly appeared and was quickly decimated by a power stone wielding Thanos. As a result, the "strongest there is" refused to show his face for the rest of the film.
Mark Ruffalo (via the The Marvelists podcast) spoke on the decisions that were made and revealed that he and the directors actually went back and forth, deciding how to end the film with Banner and the Hulk.
"We went back and forth a lot on how to end the movie with Banner, and do we repeat the Hulk coming at the last minute or do we try something new? And I think at that point we were all thirsting to have Banner be his own hero for once."
After reiterating that the Hulk/Banner conflict has been brewing since
Avengers: Age of Ultron and took a significant step in
Thor: Ragnarok, the 50-year old actor expressed what he'd think would be the "ultimate" ending for the two characters.
"I want to see this conflict carried out and see where that takes us and see, can they come to terms with it? Do they get a moment? I always thought it would be great to see them in some sort of subspace where they get to battle it out with Banner’s brains as some sort of his own superpower, like psych weaponry or psi weaponry against Hulk’s brute strength and have these two characters battle it out. I always thought that would be the ultimate comic book ending or something, opening to these characters."
Seeing the Hulk and Banner battle it out in some shape or form would certainly be intriguing for most moviegoers. When the dust settles though, there is a good chance that Banner and the Hulk will be split into two separate beings at the end of their chapter. Nevertheless, we never know what twist and turns the Russo brothers will throw at us before we get there.
Avengers 4 is a little less than eight months away. How would you like to see them put a lid on Banner and the Hulk's story? Share your thoughts below.