Mark Ruffalo Teases Hulk Role In Thor: Ragnarok

 

The inclusion of Hulk in a Thor film is cause for excitement. The two characters have a lot of cross-over in the comic book source material, and the pairing of Hulk and Thor opens up story-telling possibilities far beyond the realms of Earth – which is as it should be for Bruce Banner and his anger management problem.
The current holder of the Hulk title Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo recently teased the role of Hulk in Thor: Ragnarok, in an interview with E! Online, while promoting his latest film, Now You See Me 2.
He said “It’s an intergalactic buddy road movie with Banner and Thor. I think it will be smashing. You’ll see a lot more Hulk. The Hulk gets Hulk-ier. The Hulk Hulks out. Hulk-ier and bigger”.

With Taika Waititi at the helm, we can certainly expect a significant element of humour. The director previously delivered the hilarious What We Do In The Shadows, and the character of Thor has always provided a great deal of levity to the MCU. But, as is often the case with Marvel movies these days, Thor: Ragnarok will not be all about Thor. Apart from the fabulous Hulk, we will see the return of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Heimdall (Idris Elba), as well as the mighty Odin (Anthony Hopkins). New faces joining the venture will be Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Skurge (Karl Urban), Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum), and – most excitingly – Hela (Cate Blanchett) as the villain of the piece.

The move to introduce Hela – the Goddess of Death, and frequent opponent of Thor in the comic books – is a notable one for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As a franchise, it has historically marginalized all of its female characters – including Black Widow – and has certainly never featured a woman as a main villain. Thor: Ragnarok will go some way to correcting both of those mis-steps, and Mark Ruffalo is also excited to see what Blanchett will be bringing to the table.

A cinematic pairing of Thor and Hulk with comedic elements, a script written by a woman, the introduction of Valkyrie, and an epic female villain – now that this is how Thor: Ragnarok is shaping up, its release date of July 28th 2017 simply cannot come fast enough.