Mark Ruffalo Says The Hulk Looks Just Like Him Only Bloated And Green

Mark Ruffalo Says The Hulk Looks Just Like Him Only Bloated And Green

EW sat down with Mark Ruffalo to talk about his up coming movie Sympathy For Delicious as well as preparing for The Avengers.

By WaylonJones - Apr 29, 2011 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers
Source: EW



Entertainment Weekly caught up with Mark Ruffalo to talk about his new movie Sympathy For Delicious. He was also asked some questions about his up coming portrayal of Bruce Banner/ The Hulk in Marvel's The Avengers.


On when he stars on the Avengers:

I actually start the day Sympathy For Delicious (April 29th) opens.


On his preparation for the role:

I’ve been working with (director/co-writer) Joss Whedon quite a bit on developing it, my portion of it. I’ll be working with Robert Downey, and I’m already doing the motion capture stuff. I’m excited.


On performing as both The Hulk and Bruce Banner:

I’m the first actor to do both. It’s really cool. I was surprised by how well my theater training played into the motion capture thing, because it’s all your imagination. When he moves across the ground, I want him using all fours, using his arms as much as his legs to move from here to there. I’d like to capture some of the primitive aspect of him.


On if he sees The Hulk as a kind of hunched, gorilla-type:

Not so much hunched, but the low center of gravity, and the flailing of the arms sometimes.


On what the Hulk will look like:

He looks just like me, but bloated and green. And big! He looks like me 40 pounds ago.


On not having to get in shape like the other cast members:

It’s not a bad deal! The more of a difference there is between Mark and the Hulk, the happier everyone seems to be. I was like, ‘So do you want me to get ripped up?’ And they went, ‘No, no, no, no, no, no! Nice and trim. We want you nice and trim.’ They said, ‘We want you to look good with your shirt off, but we don’t want you strapped.’ I can live with that. And so can my wife!


The Avengers opens on May 4, 2012

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AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 4/29/2011, 7:10 AM
At least he's not mentioning Hamlet!!
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 4/29/2011, 7:12 AM
I hope Marvel knows what they're doing. When I think of the Hulk, I don't picture Mark Ruffalo's face on him.
axiouz
axiouz - 4/29/2011, 7:36 AM
someone should do a proper photoshop of his face with hulk, can't imagine his face as hulk otherwise >.>
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/29/2011, 7:39 AM
@ indoraptor12

i know what you're saying,but i think it'll still look like the hulk.

have faith in marvel,they don't do much wrong.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/29/2011, 7:52 AM
@ zeroethic

its happened 3x this week to me,you have to sign in & out a couple of times to sort out the problem.
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 4/29/2011, 8:05 AM
I have to admit I rewatched The Incredible Hulk last night and I did try and picture Ruffolo delivering the lines and coming across as a genuine geeky scientist dealt a duff card. And without being a Nortonist I have to admit I found it tough. Norton really nailed the Banner side of the personality and Ruffolo is going to have a tough job recreating persona. It's all well and good talking about Hulk as a character continuously but Banner is the core of this hidden rage. If Ruffolo can't convey that then walking around like a gorilla isn't going to help anything. Everything worked in TIH so trying to the character at this point the already constructed MCU is a thinker to me.

CASEY HEYNES SMASH!
kurekurcubic
kurekurcubic - 4/29/2011, 8:32 AM
thor opened huge overseas on thursday
here is the link www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thor-grosses-8-million-internationally-183679

maybe some of you can post it on main page since i dont know how...
TyrannicalOverlord
TyrannicalOverlord - 4/29/2011, 9:17 AM
Hulk walking on all fours? Hmm...



JohnnyKrypton
JohnnyKrypton - 4/29/2011, 9:35 AM
"When he moves across the ground, I want him using all fours, using his arms as much as his legs to move from here to there."

I am less than enthused :P
RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 9:38 AM
I hope Marvel knows what they're doing. When I think of the Hulk, I don't picture Mark Ruffalo's face on him.
@indoraptor12 -

Hulk (2008) looks more like Ruffalo than Norton anyway:


Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 4/29/2011, 9:39 AM
Ruffalo can say what he wants about Hulk but at the end of the day Whedon and Fiege (Marvel) will keep things on par with Norton's Hulk in order to keep that continuity. They may change the face some but the color and overall look of his body should be maintained.
gambgel
gambgel - 4/29/2011, 9:45 AM
All the respect to Ruffalo...

but Norton was the best choice between them. I think Ill miss him.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/29/2011, 9:55 AM



RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 9:56 AM
I only hope that they keep Mark Ruffalo's Avatar Hulk's green skin color and the Hulk's physique (beyond perfect with zero bodyfat) consistent with The 2008 Hulk
Fonzieismypal
Fonzieismypal - 4/29/2011, 9:57 AM
@TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY

I'm "high on Norton" because the Hulk is my favorite character and Norton made a more traditional approach to the character look cool (which means a lot when you consider how much the Eric Bana movie sucked). The reason it frustrates me that he won't be in the Avengers is that the overarching continuity was the most exciting thing about this movie. You got RBJ, Hemsworth, and Evans all coming together from iconic movies they've done alone. Not only does this continuity make the Avengers look sweet, it makes the characters seem a lot more... valuable, if you will. The audience has every right to feel less excited about the Hulk because even though they take place in the same cinematic universe his appearance doesn't mark the epic return of Norton's Hulk. RBJ, Hemsworth, and Evans will get all the non-comic readers excited, but Ruffalo will just make them wonder whether or not the Hulk is as important as the other three... So, that's what grinds my gears. lol
hulkdestroyer951
hulkdestroyer951 - 4/29/2011, 9:59 AM
eh i knda dnt see him in an angry mood i guess we will just have to give it a chance n hope for the best hope they dnt f*** it up
drfate
drfate - 4/29/2011, 10:03 AM
HULK DOES NOT WALK ON ALL FOURS!!! Marvel, do NOT let this idiot walk on all fours!!! C'mon, you're Marvel for cryin out loud, you know what these characters are. DO NOT LEAVE THE INTERPRETATION TO SOME HACK, NON-COMIC BOOK READING ACTOR! Ruffalo, ya gotta go!

Then again, karma is a bi_tch, Marvel screwed Ed Norton, Ruffalo is gonna screw Marvel!
dmm5
dmm5 - 4/29/2011, 10:10 AM
Damn...........
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 4/29/2011, 10:14 AM
IN LETERRIER’S INCREDIBLE HULK, HIS VERSION WAS A BIT BETTER BUT IT DIDN’T STAY TRUE TO AARON SIM’S CONCEPT FOR THE FILM, WHICH WAS AMAZING. IN FACT, HIS FACE SEEMS TO CHANGE COMPLETELY FROM SHOT TO SHOT...
Ethic
Ethic - 4/29/2011, 10:15 AM
@DrFate
"HACK, NON-COMIC BOOK READING ACTOR?"

You're a fool, Ruffalo is a hell of an actor.
Jesus you'd swear reading comics makes you higher class.
He's already a Hulk fan, and he's got Marvel Studios to give him all the info he needs.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 4/29/2011, 10:38 AM
the hulk in the last film was sooooooooooooooooo much better than the first one. cant wait to see ruffalo's take on it!!
RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 11:00 AM
Just how many different types of Hulk are there?????
Hulk of many colors, shapes and sizes. This one looks familiar.

TheAmazingSmitty
TheAmazingSmitty - 4/29/2011, 11:11 AM
I don't think it's going to be nearly as bad as some people are making it out to be. Sounds like he's just giving the Hulk a more primal and untamed edge.
AC1
AC1 - 4/29/2011, 11:13 AM
I've never seen Ruffalo act, but I'm starting to warm to him, sure I'll miss Norton, but the guy is so excited about all this, I cant help but kinda like him in the role. As long as theres a big contrast between Banner and Hulk (Banner being quite slim and gaunt, Hulk being... well, hulking) then I'll be happy.
No to Hulk walking on all 4s though, he's got good coordination skills, he's a brute, but he's not a Neanderthal (maybe if he's running at top speed into a sharp turn, but even then he should only use his hand(s) to steady himself briefly). And they should keep the Hulk from the last film anyway for continuity's sake, maybe tweak the face slightly to look more like Ruffalo but dont start from scratch again, the Hulk's body in that film was freakin perfect!

Guys, please check out my new fan fic if you have time X-Men Origins Magneto
Northstar
Northstar - 4/29/2011, 11:17 AM
@TheGODDAMNSUPERGUY Norton Was Not actin like a baby about it, Marvel Is Fucckin Cheap Why u Think Terrence Howard Was Let Go, Norton Helped Screen write the incredible hulk
RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 11:46 AM
Marvel was cheap about what? Paying Norton more $$$. How much did Norton make for Hulk? $5 million? $10 million?
ManThing
ManThing - 4/29/2011, 12:01 PM
@ Gauson: awesome. mega comic book nerd kudos
Ethic
Ethic - 4/29/2011, 12:06 PM
@Northstar

Riiiight, so they were able to sign
Robert Downey Jnr,
Scarlett Johansson,
Hugo Weaving,
Tommy Lee Jones,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Anthony Hopkins etc etc
But were too cheap for Edward Norton and Terrance friggin' Howard?

Logic at it's finest.
BrotherFromAnother
BrotherFromAnother - 4/29/2011, 12:06 PM
Mark says some weird stuff sometimes but under the right direction he is a good actor. Marvel aint gonna screw this up. Probably won't see him much as Banner anyway,
its more about the Hulk.
RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 12:07 PM
On what the Hulk will look like:

He looks just like me, but bloated and green. And big! He looks like me 40 pounds ago.

Ethic
Ethic - 4/29/2011, 12:09 PM
@Hulk2008
He was obviously kidding bout the 40pounds lol
FanBoyBlack
FanBoyBlack - 4/29/2011, 12:13 PM
Well... he just deflated my excitement about this film by about 25%!!!

ONLY 40lbs??? What's with the small ass hulk. Don't call it HULK if it really isn't a HULK...

And WTF is up with the knuckle dragging??? The Hulk does NOT drag his knuckles!!!!

GET IT RIGHT MARVEL!!! Don't frick up this golden opportunity.
RaMan
RaMan - 4/29/2011, 12:15 PM
@ZeroEthic

Its not the 40 lbs Im worried about..its the Hulk being bloated. Hulk is pure muscle, zero fat (just like 2008 Hulk)...not bloated.

Eric Bana's Hulk looked waaaaaaaay too bloated!
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