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Reactions to Hulk’s makeover as Professor Hulk inAvengers: Endgamewere pretty divisive, to say the least, as many weren’t happy with how the Russo brothers handled everyone’s favorite green Brute. While in the earlierAvengersflicks, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk was an absolute beast, driven by his rage, seeing him become a shell of his former self rubbed many the wrong ways.
Considering the future of Hulk in the MCU remains uncertain for now, having Professor Hulk be the ultimate resolution for the character has once again caused fans to outburst.
Professor Hulk Hasn’t Aged Well Among Fans
The recent years haven’t been kind to the MCU and its fans, and reflecting back on Hulk’s treatment isn’t ameliorating things. Although the conflict between Bruce and Hulk inInfinity Warwas engaging, considering the amalgamation of Bruce’s mind and Hulk’s body took place off-screen, many weren’t sold on Professor Hulk. Furthermore, having one of the strongest Avengers become a comic relief inEndgamecaused fans to outcry.
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While many still didn’t mind this change at the time, in hindsight, things haven’t aged well for Ruffalo’s Professor Hulk, as recently, fans have riled up to criticize MCU’s treatment of Hulk.
One of the strongest Marvel characters, just reduced to a joke.
— YAWANDU (@yawandu)July 26, 2025
The biggest waste of potential in the entirety of the MCU was the Hulk.Shit makes me sad bro.pic.twitter.com/BjUl7Ixlf6
— 🐩 (@Yolkswagon)August 09, 2025
Ever since Endgame, Hulk has lost the aura among newbies. MCU did very dirty to my boy H U L K
— Yotsu或 (@yakipacks)Aug 22, 2025
i still can’t believe they never brought a new Hulk out bro deserves allot more then a trilogypic.twitter.com/UbFCNIt5ql
— frynec 🪤 (@frynecgotit)July 14, 2025
This still disgusts mepic.twitter.com/XvZMoTWrnK
— 𝐍𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐦 (@NakeemHere)June 29, 2025
Considering theRusso Brothersadmittedthat they had the hardest time figuring out what to do with Hulk inInfinity WarandEndgame, it’s reasonable to see why the end product left a lot to be desired.
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Mark Ruffalo Seemingly Killed off Hopes for aWorld War HulkFeature
Although fans hoped aWorld War Hulkwas in the corner, which would finally see the character return to his true form, unfortunately, this might not be the case. During his appearance at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival,Mark Ruffalorevealedthat the MCU had no plans of working on a standaloneHulkfeature. However, he did clarify that Kevin Feige and co. do have plans for his character, which will be carried out within the span of four films.
“Yeah. Kevin [Feige] was like, ‘What would you like to do?’ And he said, ‘What would you do if you had a standalone Hulk movie?’ I said, ‘Well, I’d like to take him from this raging maniac to kind of this integrated character.’ And he’s like, ‘Okay. We’ll do that over the course of four movies. We’ll never give you a standalone Hulk…I Don’t mean to burst your bubble, but that’s just not going to [happen.] So, we’ll do it over four movies, how does that sound?’ As far as I know. [when asked if it’s still true that Marvel Studios doesn’t want to do a Hulk movie.] I can talk more about it, but I’ve been told not to.”
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It remains to be seen when will Hulk mark his return to the MCU, as with 2024 being a scarce year for the cinematic giant, it might be a while before we see the green brute in action again.
Avengers: Endgameis available to stream on Disney Plus.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
