Rumors: Does Marvel need George Miller to direct World Conflict Hulk? Will Hulk (and The Punisher) present up in Spider-Man 4?
What’s happening with the unimaginable Hulk within the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Though his adversaries Crimson Hulk and The Chief (in addition to his ex-girlfriend Betty Ross) are identified to be in Captain America: Courageous New World, it doesn’t appear that he’s going to point out up within the film – and if he does, it’s more likely to simply be a cameo. Final time we noticed him, he was nonetheless in “Smart Hulk” mode but in addition outfitted with a Hulk Inhibitor System that allowed him to show again into his common human kind. He served as a mentor to his cousin Jennifer Walters on She-Hulk, the place he additionally launched his son Skaar. We’re more likely to see him once more in Avengers: Doomsday (coming Might 1, 2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (coming Might 7, 2027) – however now, there are RUMORS that Marvel may be growing a World Conflict Hulk film (with George Miller within the working to direct it!) and hoping to have Hulk face off with Spider-Man and The Punisher within the fourth Spider-Man movie!
The World Conflict Hulk rumor started with a Manufacturing Weekly itemizing that claims Marvel plans to get the movie into manufacturing by the top of 2025. World of Reel‘s sources instructed them that these plans aren’t “official” but, however Marvel is certainly hoping to place World Conflict Hulk on the quick monitor. They wrote, “Mark Ruffalo is set to come back in the titular role, and his character will have a very busy year as this coming February’s Captain America: Brave New World will set up World War Hulk for him, and a few months later, Thunderbolts* will be the ‘connecting branch’ for the character’s solo MCU movie.” They added that Chris Hemsworth arrange a gathering between his Furiosa director George Miller and Marvel head Kevin Feige, placing the Mad Max franchise creator (who was connected to make a Justice League film about 15 years in the past) within the working to direct both World Conflict Hulk or Thor 5. Miller has beforehand mentioned he’s an MCU fan and watches all the motion pictures. The World Conflict Hulk comedian follows the tragic loss of life of Hulk’s spouse. A extra highly effective Hulk then vows vengeance towards the Illuminati and Earth’s heroes, and wreaks havoc towards waves of Earth’s mightiest defenders, taking out a slew of targets on his chaotic path.
Business scoopers Jeff Sneider and John Rocha mentioned the World Conflict Hulk / George Miller rumor on their podcast The Scorching Mic, and alongside the way in which, Rocha dropped a rumor of his personal: “From what I hear from a very strong source in the business, the plan for the new Spider-Man movie was Spider-Man fighting the Hulk with the Punisher. So it was going to be ground-based, but he was gonna fight the Hulk because Marvel wants to move away from the intelligent Hulk we saw in the Avengers movies and make him much more of the brutish Hulk, the violent Hulk, the rage Hulk. That seems to be the approach they want to go in.” Rocha doesn’t know if Spider-Man 4 has modified, however that was apparently the plan for it sooner or later.
We all know that Spider-Man 4 is on monitor for a July 24, 2026 launch date, with Tom Holland again because the title character, however nothing is understood for positive in regards to the plot. There have been rumors about a Daredevil team-up and a Venom crossover, there have even been rumblings about Mephisto (who is anticipated to make his MCU debut within the Disney+ sequence Ironheart, which is ready to premiere on June 24, 2025)… however Sneider felt the Hulk / Punisher rumor has a hoop of fact to it, as a result of the deal Marvel and Sony have for producing these Spider-Man motion pictures is that Marvel has to have a minimum of certainly one of their different marquee characters seem in every film. This is the reason Iron Man was in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Nick Fury in Spider-Man: Removed from House, and Physician Unusual in Spider-Man: No Method House. Mephisto will not be well-liked sufficient to reside as much as the requirement, however Hulk actually is, and the Punisher can be a pleasant added bonus.
Performed by Jon Bernthal, The Punisher will probably be showing within the Disney+ sequence Daredevil: Born Once more, which premiers on March 4, 2025. There’s a rumor that he may be getting his personal present once more, and Marvel Head of Tv and Streaming Brad Winderbaum has mentioned there’s “absolutely a future for him in the MCU.” So perhaps he will probably be displaying up in Spider-Man 4. It might be becoming – in any case, the character was launched within the pages of The Superb Spider-Man #129.
Would you wish to see George Miller direct World Conflict Hulk? (And/or Thor 5?) Would you wish to see Spider-Man and The Punisher staff as much as combat Hulk in Spider-Man 4? Share your ideas on these rumors by leaving a remark beneath.
