Mark Ruffalo Promises Meaner, Angrier Hulk in The Avengers 2
Mark Ruffalo once again portrays Bruce Banner and his green alter ego, The Hulk, in The Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015. The character finally got to cut loose at the end of the first movie and smash some aliens, but will we see an even more dangerous Hulk in the sequel?
Comic-Con featured the first Age of Ultron teaser trailer that indicated Hulk would lose control and fight Iron Man, presumably in his Hulkbuster armor. Screen Rant talked to Ruffalo after the Comic-Con panel and the actor promised fans would see Banner Hulk out more in the sequel. "You're gonna get a Hulk that's mean and more angry than you've ever seen," he said.
Screen Rant then asked if the Hulk could find redemption in the sequel if he loses control that much. "Uhhh...if you ask Banner, I feel like he would tell you 'no,'" Ruffalo replied. "There's only so far that he could ever go before he feels like there's no coming back and we might have crossed that threshold this time," he said with a laugh.
Robert Downey Jr. explained the Hulkbuster situation in a video interview with Entertainment Weekly at Comic-Con. "Stark has set Banner up to be able to continue his good works in Stark Tower, and Tony has a project of his own," he said. "So, it's one of those things where it's like your second development team 'Hey, how is it going over there, that looks really nice and green; can I talk to you about this other idea I have?'"
Stark's idea is to create Ultron so that the "world doesn't have to count on" the Avengers. But of course, it "winds up not being a good idea."
"Bruce is dubious as to the moral psychology of this project idea of Tony's," Downey said. "And It's nice because it sets up a little bit of tension between us."
"It sort of blows up," Ruffalo added.
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