Marvel Studios has been hinting that the Hulk's MCU journey could soon come to an end, and they already have the perfect character to replace him.
Marvel Studios has already teased the perfect replacement for the Hulk in the MCU's Phase 7. The Hulk is one of the MCU's oldest characters, introduced in 2008's The Incredible Hulk, originally played by Edward Norton but replaced by Mark Ruffalo from The Avengers onwards. Since his debut, Bruce Banner, a.k.a.
Hercules Replaced The Hulk After Marvel Comics’ World War Hulk Marvel Comics' Planet Hulk and World War Hulk storylines, created by Greg Pak and John Romita Jr., saw the Hulk banished from Earth by the Illuminati, finding himself launched into space where he settles on Sakaar. After building a life on Sakaar, the shuttle that the Hulk traveled aboard explodes, killing his wife, which causes the Hulk to return to Earth with a vendetta against the heroes who exiled him in the first place.
Brett Goldstein’s Hercules Can Replace The Hulk In The MCU Despite being seen as one of the weakest MCU projects in Phase 4, Thor: Love & Thunder did introduce many new characters to the MCU, including Hercules himself during the film's mid-credits scene. Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein portrayed Hercules, the son of Zeus, during Thor: Love & Thunder and is expected to appear in future MCU projects, particularly since Love & Thunder set up a rivalry between Hercules and Thor.
Hercules' debut in Thor: Love & Thunder's post-credits scene is another victim of this pattern, as the next obvious place for him to appear would be in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Avengers: Secret Wars, or Thor 5. Following Disney CEO Bob Iger's comments on shifting the MCU into "newness," it's possible that Thor: Love & Thunder will never get a direct sequel, so Hercules will need to find new projects for his story to develop.
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