The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulkwas the second film made by Marvel Studios , but after more than a decennary , only one actor keeps it link to MCU canyon . At this later degree , the Marvel Cinematic Universe operates like a well - oiled automobile , outside of rare singultus likeJames Gunn getting fired and rehired . Basically everything Marvel Studios touches turns to gold , at least when it comes to box part grosses and critic reviews . It ’s now attend as a foregone conclusion that an MCU movie or two will be at or near the top of the annual chart as well .
With that in mind , it ’s loose to blank out that the MCU was originally quite the gamble by Marvel Studios , then a recently formed companionship . The rights to top Marvel heroes like Spider - Man and the Adam - Men were n’t yet usable , so the MCU had to make due with stagily untested graphic symbol like Iron Man and Thor , and tarnished stalwarts like Captain America and the Hulk , who had control unsatisfying solo filmdom adaptation in the past .
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Iron Man , gratefully , proved to be a big hit out of the gate , but the crowing greenish guy rope was n’t so lucky . The Incredible Hulkwas a loge berth dud , and at this point has been almost altogether blank out by the MCU , outside of one man .
The Only Actor Connecting The Incredible Hulk to MCU Canon
The character of Thaddeus " Thunderbolt " Ross , bring by William Hurt , is the single thread remaining that bind the current MCU canyon back toThe Incredible Hulk2008 . Edward Norton , who played Bruce Banner in that pic , was recast with Mark Ruffalo begin with 2012’sThe Avengers . Betty Ross , then play by Liv Tyler , has never appeared in another MCU project . Tim Roth ’s villain Emil Blonsky and his monster manikin Abomination , has also never returned , and neither has Tim Blake Nelson ’s Samuel Sterns , despite intelligibly being setup to become The Leader in a future MCU flick . for sure , Tony Stark appears inIncredible Hulk ’s post - credits aspect , but that scene could easily be erased without really effecting the MCU ’s eventual canon , had Hurt ’s Ross not also been part of it .
Thunderbolt Ross has so far seem in three additional films , having been promoted from General to U.S. Secretary of State by 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War . Ross then made a brief visual aspect to threaten Steve Rogers ' fleeting squad in 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War , and again in 2019’sAvengers : Endgame , attending Tony Stark ’s funeral . Ross will next call on up in 2020’sBlack Widowsolo film , although it ’s unclear what the extent of his function in the story will be . As it ’s set betweenCivil WarandInfinity War , it name common sense for him to show up though , peradventure on the hunt for Black Widow herself . If Hurt were to ever be recast as Ross though , one could pretty safely exciseThe Incredible Hulk2008 from the MCU legacy if they desire .
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