Ever since his portrayal of Bruce Banner became the talk of last summer’s The Avengers, fans have been wondering where Mark Ruffalo turn up next in Marvel Studios’ superhero films. The actor put an end to the speculation last night when he tweeted the following –
A lot of folks have been asking about the Next Hulk. The next time you see my Hulk it will be in the Avengers2. No plans for stand alone.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 7, 2013
I am not giving up on another stand alone HULK. But it’s not in the works right now. One never knows what the future will bring.
— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) March 7, 2013
Bad news for those hoping we would see him again at some point in Marvel’s “Phasde Two” that culminates with The Avengers 2 in May 2015. But, you’ll note that his second tweet doesn’t necessarily preclude him not having more appearances outside of the Avengers films as Phase Three goes forward in 2016.
Of course, I suppose that we could parse his statement as saying that while we won’t see Banner’s alter-ego the Hulk we could be seeing Ruffalo playing just Bruce, but I think that the actor is a bit too straightforward a guy to play such word games.
And as much as I enjoyed his work in Avengers, I think that the old showbusiness adage of leaving people wanting more is a good plan of action for right now.
