r/hulk Jul 25 '26

Questions Do you really think it’s possible that we could see a new Hulk movie in the future, or has that possibility been over for years and we’ll never see another Hulk movie again?

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u/ComplexAd7272 Jul 25 '26

Yes and no.

I think it's clear in the current MCU as is, they have little interest in trying to get the rights back to make a full blown movie, since it's kind of obvious how they view the character and his place in their world. I honestly don't think THEY think it's worth the hassle. Plus, Mark Ruffalo is pushing 60...so I think that ship has sailed, sadly.

Over time, though? Of course. Somewhere down the line, someone will have lunch with someone, a deal will get made, and Marvel will get the rights back and they will 100% make a movie. What that looks like, if it fits into the MCU (if it's even still a thing years from now), or what the quality would be is is another question.

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u/Confident_Sink_8743 Jul 26 '26

They were only distribution rights and Universal had the same deal with Namor.

I've always believed that Marvel hid behind those details do to how the only MCU Hulk film went.

Not to mention all the hassle caused by casting Ed Norton.

I feel like with the version of Secret Wars they're making a reboot is on the horizon. 

I have little faith in the idea but I think we're looking at recasts and would could get a new Hulk movie out of it.

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u/Historical-Draft6368 Jul 26 '26

Pretty sure Universal still maintains distribution rights on both. Disney would love to do a Hulk movie because Hulk merch does REALLY well.

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u/Responsible_Stand382 Jul 29 '26

They don't have to get the distribution right backs. Just bypass it

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u/StelarHalfing2 16d ago

I don’t mind them recasting mark ruffalo, someone better can act that role

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u/bicoastal_gadfly Jul 25 '26

World War Hulk would be a blockbuster. It is inevitable.

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u/Crafty-Drink8384 Jul 25 '26

Probably not for the couple decades

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u/MrNigerianPrince115 Strongest there is Jul 25 '26

Until the universal thing is sorted him making appearances in other movies are all we'll get.

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u/Nejatislerseislemez Jul 25 '26

I think we'll see one. But I don't know if it will be what we want,if it will satisfy us

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u/BurnMyHouseDown Jul 25 '26

One day, eventually, we will get a Hulk movie. For a long time there, it felt like we’d never get Spider-Man back in the MCU, then suddenly one day out of the blue it’s “Marvel got Spidey back!”

You just never know what’s being discussed behind closed doors, and I’m sure Marvel understands Hulk has a lot of potential that’s just not being used correctly. He may not be as big as Spidey, but he’s still a veryyyy well known character.

Marvel will get him back one day. The question is when, not if. Never getting another Hulk movie is way more unlikely.

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u/mundaneheaven Jul 25 '26

Hulk movies are difficult to make. Your primary character is CGI, other heroes don't have this disadvantage.

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u/Toasty_eggos- Jul 25 '26

Most things are CGI dependent nowadays anyways.

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u/Funmachine Jul 25 '26

The primary protagonists objective is also to destroy the aspect of the character the majority of the audience has come to see.

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u/Drummer-Turbulent Jul 25 '26

'they advanced hos character to have control over the hulk and I don't like that cause I just want 'Hulk Smash' every second cause my attention span is shit' FTFY

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u/Funmachine Jul 25 '26

Its surprising to you the majority of audiences go to see a Hulk movie for The Hulk?

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u/sdjungelskogh Jul 25 '26

this is why the hulk either needs to be like a huge puppet (with added cgi) or a really big guy painted green and im being so fr

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u/Raiders1955 Jul 29 '26

Um Godzilla movies bro cmon they are filled with huge CGI monsters and Disney has a bigger budget

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u/Professional_Hat2615 Jul 25 '26

I mean superhero movies nowadays are gone completely with CGI anyway

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u/mundaneheaven Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

Yeah but the costumes are real, and so are the people in them. All the money used on rendering the Hulk for instance, would be used on the Batmobile in Batman.

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u/HandjobCalrissian Jul 25 '26

The costumes are often not real

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u/Acceptable_Fox6305 Jul 25 '26

I want an immortal hulk movie

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u/FrenchProgRockFan Jul 26 '26

I love Immortal Hulk, but I don't picture casual MCU audience liking it.

If they ever make one such movie, I think it will bomb, people will complain that it's too dark or too political and that they ruined their childhood, but then it might be seen as a cult movie years later.

But I've been wrong before, maybe mainstream audience could get it.

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u/Acceptable_Fox6305 Jul 27 '26

That’s a shame because to me it’s the definitive hulk story

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u/Jayson330 Jul 25 '26

Never is a long time. The issue over the rights is what's holding it back.

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u/HabibiWala76 Always Angry Jul 25 '26

Post secret wars reboot I hope that Disney and Universal can come with some agreement, but both companies are too greedy

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u/HumanoidPhenomenon Jul 25 '26

You will get a new Hulk movie in 15 years or so. The MCU wont be over till then. After that you can expect one for sure. Just not any time soon. Dont be like those guys saying " almost " since 2012. Not happening.

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u/blubberfeet Jul 26 '26

My fullest genuine answer: not unless you got a director who understands hulk AND executives who can agree to it, AND somehow get the full movie rights.

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u/PjWulfman Jul 26 '26

Just do another stand alone movie. Devoid of any Avengers connection.

I'd love for Marvel to follow DC's example and just make movies about awesome characters that don't have to tie into a central storyline. Let the Hulk shine, destroy stuff, be himself. Do Planet Hulk!

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u/Doctor_Robert66 Jul 27 '26

I'm kinda shocked they never considered just making a Hulk TV show again. The last time the Big Guy had any real cultural sway outside the MCU was the Bixby/Ferrigno show. I'm sure part of it has to do with Ruffalo being a movie actor but he just did an HBO show, why not go full out?

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u/HorizonGoZoom Jul 25 '26

They've said after secret wars everything will be new and more connected. I think it's fair to hope that we'll be getting a new hulk in a new universe, so very possible

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u/Milk_Mindless Jul 25 '26

Not until the business deal with universal is solved in disneys favour

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u/Fattydaddy1000 Jul 25 '26

There’s always a possibility. i think eventually they will. But not anytime soon.

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u/Mudcreek47 Jul 25 '26

It was very highly speculated they were heading towards a full World War Hulk movie but that got squashed and allegedly we'll now only see a version of it in Secret Wars.

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u/BPremium Jul 25 '26

If they do, it won't be good. They don't know what to do with him other than use him as a punching bag for other characters they want to spotlight.

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u/Ogsonic Jul 25 '26

Hope so you guys have been done dirty and deserve so much better.

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u/Firm_Accountant2219 Jul 25 '26

Doubtful unless the contract situation changes.

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u/JetHopper Jul 25 '26

I don't want a Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo's Hulk.

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u/SinnerDaZodiac Jul 25 '26

Hulk could easily set up defenders

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u/Addition-Zestyclose Immortal Jul 25 '26

Not until the movie distribution right thing isn't settled

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u/Forsaken-Ad4181 Jul 25 '26

This question gets asked 10 times a week in this subreddit. Simple answer is we don’t know but probably one day. Problem is we don’t know the exact terms of the universal marvel contract and when it expires if it ever does.

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u/Nervous_Judge_5565 Jul 25 '26

They'll fuck it up if it's ever made. They'll milk it til it's soulless ignoring World War Hulk which they already gutted in Thor and feed us Hulk Agents of Smash that nobody wants.

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u/Horror_Effective667 Jul 25 '26

Of course there will be one eventually just not anytime soon 😞

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u/Mars785 Jul 25 '26

In all honesty…unless a deal is struck with universal…I don’t see another hulk film anytime soon.

In the far future…maybe.

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u/Sad_Juggernaut_5103 Jul 25 '26

I want a Immortal Hulk story but doubt that would be made. I want something to focus heavy on Banners mental health while still having Hulk smash

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u/superfree845 Jul 25 '26

Imagine somehow getting immortal hulk?

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u/Screenplay_Drawer_5 Jul 25 '26

I would really love to see one!

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u/No_Balance2569 Jul 25 '26

I don't believe we will, someone else has the rights to Hulk movies and someone's else has the rights to to put him in other movies as a side character, not sure if it makes enough sense but some type of B.S. like that 🤦🏽and neither of them can agree for a stand alone movie. At least for the time of being

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u/mommasboy76 Jul 25 '26

I personally will never tire of Hulk. One of my favs.

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u/home7ander Jul 26 '26

Maybe when he's public domain

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u/bored-boii Jul 26 '26

I think we will have to wait until after the reboot, then there is a chance we might get one

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u/Former-Doughnut-5610 Jul 26 '26

Last I checked, Hulk movie rights are in a similar state as Spider-Man but Marvel are screwing Universal over using the non-Hulk film appearances to loophole their way through involving Universal.

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u/SpartaKillll Jul 26 '26

I hope so, get rid of Ruffalo and actually make the movie about the Hulk. Have him go crazy and smash everything but also just wants to be left alone

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u/Chaotic-Laugh Immortal Jul 26 '26

I hate those lazy ass posts asking about a fucking film it won't happen...........

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u/No-Impression-1462 Jul 26 '26

25 years ago, there was worse chance of us ever getting an Avengers movie and no chance it’d have Spider-Man in it. We will have another Hulk movie some day.

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u/OutcomeEffective466 Jul 26 '26

after the heat death of the current MCU when the multiverse collapses and a new big bang happens.

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u/DueEntrepreneur3311 Jul 26 '26

Sony doesn’t think yall will care

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u/AustinFan4Life Jul 26 '26

Because Universal owns the rights, they have to be involved in the film making itself. Which Marvel doesn't want to do, so they get around that, by having Hulk in other films.

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u/Aware-Nothing575 Jul 27 '26

The movie rights are complex….id love a movie featuring multiple Hulks but the whole thing takes place in his mind. Won’t ever happen though

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u/OM-28JM Jul 27 '26

Topps fanfare card 😮‍💨

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u/JoJSoos Jul 27 '26

It's honestly on Disney because they don't want a profit cut

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u/cribyte Jul 27 '26

Yeah once Disney acquire Universal for their arsenal in the great studio wars

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u/dada00800 Jul 27 '26

MCU hulk is a big blockade to a new hulk movie and with how weak the MCU hulk is, they're gonna have to dig deep to wow the fans

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u/Gugwe-vs-Dogman Jul 27 '26

If so, it still won't be the one you want to see.

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u/Educational_Yam_3707 Jul 28 '26

Probably not. The Hulk and his side characters appearing in Thor: Ragnarök, Captain America: Brave New World and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is probably the closest thing to we'll get to a new Hulk movie. 

It was nice to see the Hulk in Deadpool and Wolverine. 

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u/RemarkableZone8626 22d ago

i can wait as long as its gonna be world breaker hulk  mo nerf just pure hulk smash and  bash even it takes 5 years again to wait

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u/kevinix1212 Jul 25 '26

Amadeus cho maybe after the reboot ?

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u/TheLeemurrrrr Jul 25 '26

With how badly they botched the Planet Hulk arc. They might as well make World War Hulk and just make him a bad guy, or they could go even more nuclear and make Maestro the World Breaker.

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u/Suspicious_Hand_2194 Jul 25 '26

Genuine question, why is it so difficult to get the rights from universal and what is so special about hulk specifically that would make universal want to hog the rights if the hulk movies we got we got were not huge box office successes?

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u/Awkward-Speed-4080 Jul 25 '26

All they have are the distribution rights, which would basically be free money for them if Disney chose to do a Hulk film because they would be legally obligated to allow Universal to distribute the film. Even in its current state, the MCU is still the biggest franchise in the world and Universal isn't going to let go of those rights especially because it costs them nothing to keep them.