Is a World War Hulk Movie in Development at Marvel Studios?

The Hulk could finally be getting his next solo movie if recent rumors turn out to be true. According to a new report from Geeks Worldwide, a new Hulk movie is in the works at Marvel Studios with the working titleWorld War Hulk. The report adds that production is slated to start in late 2022 and will likely be first set up by the events of theShe-Hulkseries on Disney+. This would theoretically mean Marvel/Disney acquired back the rights from Universal Pictures to develop newHulkmovies.

At this point, there’s no verification fromMarvelor Disney thatWorld War Hulkis happening, so it’s best to take the report with a grain of salt at this time. Even so, the concept of a new Hulk movie, especially with theWorld War Hulkangle, has a lot of Marvel fans intrigued. The title was trending on social media with fans expressing excitement for the new Hulk movie, which will presumably take inspiration from the comic book of the same name.

Bill Bixby played Dr. Banner andLou Ferrigno played a CGI-free Hulkin the 1970s television seriesThe Incredible Hulk. The green superhero was later brought to the big screen by director Ang Lee in 2003 with Eric Bana in the role. Later, Edward Norton played a new incarnation of Dr. Bruce Banner in 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk, which brought the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Norton would part ways with the franchise and the role was recast with Mark Ruffalo, though Hulk hasn’t had any of his own solo live-action movies since.

There have been recent acknowledgments ofThe Incredible Hulk. Tim Roth reprised his role as the Abomination for a special appearance inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. There was also apost-credit scene involving Hulkafter the movie’s credits. It’s also well known that aShe-Hulkseries is currently in development for Disney+, which will bring back Ruffalo to reprise the role of Bruce Banner. It’s set for a release in 2022.

Mark Ruffalo has also made it clear he’d love to star in his own soloHulkmovie for the MCU. Last year, the actor opened up about the possibility in an interview with Variety. Ruffalo said that he’d love to star in a prequel of sorts, showing what Hulk has been up to in between the other Marvel movies after the events ofThe Incredible Hulk.

“There’s an idea that I think could be really interesting,” Ruffalo said. “We’ve never really followed him into his life. He’s always kind of off on the side. He’s like the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the Avengers. It’d be interesting to fill in all the blanks about what happened to him in between all these movies.”

Of hisupcoming She-Hulk appearance, Ruffalo teased, “There’s nothing completely at a place where it’s a done deal [with Hulk getting his own movie]. There’s some talk of having Banner/Hulk show up inShe-Hulk. If we come up with something good, that would be really interesting. Right now that’s about it. That’s all there is on the table.”

Whether the rumors are true or not, let’s hope the fan interest helps let Marvel and Disney know that it’s time for Hulk to get his own solo movie again. This news was first reported byGeeks Worldwide.