The Incredible Hulk
A sneaky easter ball inThe Incredible Hulkalludes to the existence ofWolverine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . WhenThe Incredible Hulkcame out in 2008 , a cinematic crossover between two comic Scripture heroes was just beginning to become a reasonable possibility , but take Wolverine in the same picture universe as Hulk was extremely unbelievable . While the MCU was laying its foundations to become a decade - span franchise full of non - mutant superheroes withThe Incredible HulkandIron Man , Hugh Jackman ’s Wolverine was over at Fox , getting make to appear in the first episode of his own spinoff trilogy -X - Men Origins : Wolverine- set to be loose the following year .
The Incredible Hulkhas some important liaison to other MCU eventsand some subtle setups for future movies despite being the least interlink film in the enfranchisement . For instance , the sonic weapons that the military uses to subdue the Hulk are manufactured by Stark Industries , and one of the most distinctive element the movie sets up is how Hulk is the result of a failed attack at recreating the Super Soldier Serum that give Captain America ( Chris Evans ) his office . These two connection also come together to skid in a consultation to Wolverine and possibly pave the room for his introduction by and by down the line .
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When Thunderbolt Ross ’s ( William Hurt ) need to capture the Hulk come across Emil Blonsky ’s ( Tim Roth ) hungriness for powerfulness , the challenging general provides the soldier with a modify version of theSuper Serum normal . A brief look at the case shot let on the point of its fabrication , which include Stark Industries as the producer and Dr. Reinstein as the developer . " Josef Reinstein " is the alias of Dr. Abraham Erskine ( Stanley Tucci ) , the scientist who create the unrepeatable Super Soldier Serum inCaptain America : The First Avenger . A more furtive detail , however , is that the name of the platform is labeled " Weapons Plus " , which suggest at the clandestine program that gave Wolverine his iconic Adamantium skeletal coating .
The Weapon Plus programwas earlier introduced inNew X - Men#128 as a collection of all the try at recreating unexampled Super Soldiers . It comprises mostly failed projects that range from Weapon I ( a.k.a . Captain America ’s Project Rebirth ) to Weapon XVI , and even admit way-out entries such as Weapon Infinity and the Hulk - Wolverine hybrid Weapon H. However , the most famous one will always be the 10th attempt , or " Weapon X " , with Wolverine as its principal subject . Weapon X specifically shoot for to genetically engineer living artillery . In Wolverine ’s face , it cover his skeleton with Adamantium and disturbed his idea even further . Other notable subjects related to the program let in Deadpool , X-23 , and Fantomex .
ForTheIncredible Hulk , the MCU did n’t count with the rights to include any hearty connection to theX - Men , but this tiny reference to Wolverine ’s origin , as well as thealternateIron Manpost - credits scenethat referenced mutants and"radioactive bug sharpness " , managed to give Marvel a glimpse of what its cinematic futurity could depend like . Now , there ’s no longer any obstacle that impedes the MCU from takingThe Incredible Hulk ’s easter egg as the ground for a faithful adjustment of the Weapon X experimentation . This could be a logical overture to Wolverine ’s highly - anticipated intromission .
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