Captain America: Brave New World
Summary
One major charge aimed at Bruce Banner ’s Hulk in theMCUcould be solved if one Marvel Comics account is adjust for Phase 5 ’s upcomingCaptain America : Brave New World . before long after the finale of 2021’sThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier , which assure Anthony Mackie ’s Sam Wilson finally fit up as the MCU ’s newfangled Captain America , Marvel Studios confirmed that Sam Wilson would be return in his debut solo movie as the star - spangled man - with - a - plan . release on February 14 , 2025,Marvel Studios’Captain America : Brave New Worldeven has the unusual opportunity to arise the report of the MCU ’s Hulk .
Despite being focus on Sam Wilson ’s phylogeny as Captain America , Phase 5’sCaptain America : Brave New World’scastfeatures several Hulk - related characters . This includes Harrison Ford ’s Thaddeus Ross , recast after William Hurt ’s passage , Liv Tyler ’s Betty Ross and Samuel Sterns , with Tim Blake Nelson bring back from 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk . At the end ofThe Incredible Hulk , Sterns was exposed to Bruce Banner ’s Vasco da Gamma - irradiated stock , which catalyze his transformation into the Leader , one of the Hulk ’s most prominent adversaries in Marvel Comics , and theLeader ’s return inCaptain America : Brave New Worldcould card a major change for the Hulk .
Captain America 4 will introduce several big changes to the Captain America series and the MCU , including one tweak that has n’t been done in decades .
The Hulk Needs To Turn Savage Again In The MCU
to begin with portrayed by Edward Norton in 2008’sThe unbelievable Hulk , Mark Ruffalo assumed the role of Bruce Banner from 2012’sThe Avengersonwards . Ruffalo has now made nine appearances asBruce Banner ’s Hulk in the unrecorded - action MCU , and has perhaps undergo the biggest shift of any superhero in the MCU , though these change have n’t always been well - received.2019’sAvengers : Endgamesaw Banner merge his human and Hulk personas into one body , Smart Hulk , but this transformation received some critique , as it take place wholly off - screen during the five - year - long radar target , and has significantly weakened the Hulk in the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga .
Marvel Studios still has n’t explored a major part of Bruce Banner ’s tarradiddle as the MCU ’s Hulk , but What If … ? season 2 may have revealed young details .
Although Mark Ruffalo ’s portrayal of Bruce Banner and the Hulk has systematically been praised , many are hoping the Hulk will revert to his original savage country in the MCU ’s futurity . With recent venture that Marvel Studios may be developing anadaptation of Marvel Comics’World War Hulk , this could happen presently , despite there being no official confirmation . The last time the Hulk showed off his savagery was during 2015’sAvengers : Age of Ultron , which find out the Hulk rage through the street of Johannesburg . Since then , the Hulk has been comparatively subdued , but this could interchange in the MCU ’s Phase 5 .
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The Leader Unlocked The Savage Hulk In Marvel Comics
The introduction of the Leader inCaptain America : Brave New Worldcould bring about this next big transformation for Bruce Banner ’s Hulk , as the supervillain has proven himself adequate to of unleash the Hulk at will in the pages of the Marvel Comics source material . Samuel Sterns ' Leaderdebuted in 1964’sTales to Astonish # 62 , build him one of the Hulk ’s longest - running game and most formidable opposer . Since he has interchangeable gamma radiation syndrome enhancement - though is gifted a superhuman mind rather of superhuman military capability - the Leader know a large deal about the Hulk , including how to quickly loose the beast .
During 1970’sThe unbelievable Hulk ( Vol . 2 ) # 124 , the Leader interrupts the marriage ofBruce Banner and Betty Rossby enkindle a potent gamma ray at Banner , causing his transformation into the Hulk . Instead of changing into a fairly - healthy Hulk , however , the Hulk retrovert to his original brutish land during this shift , and battle the Rhino , whom the Leader had enhanced . In his savage nation , the Hulk destroys General Ross ' home , and bruise the General , causing public perception of the Hulk to sour again . A story such as this could very easily play out inCaptain America : Brave New World.
Captain America 4 Can Set Up The Hulk’s Next Big Transformation
Despite so many Hulk - related character being confirmed to be returning inCaptain America : Brave New World , Mark Ruffalo ’s Bruce Banner is not expected to be appearing . This means that this Marvel Comics plot in all probability wo n’t be explored immediately , but it could be set up for the future . Betty Ross ' return inCaptain America : Brave New Worldcould hint at a reunification between her and Banner , and potentially their future wedding ceremony , reserve this narration to be explore . The Leader ’s succeeding afterCaptain America : Brave New Worldis undecipherable , but he could be the key to bringing back the much - want barbarian Hulk .
Captain America : Brave New Worldis schedule for release on February 14 , 2025 , as part of the MCU ’s Phase 5 .
