10 Rejected Movie Actors Who NAILED It Second Time Around

10. Mark Ruffalo Is Passed Up On In Favour Of Edward Norton As The Hulk

It's been well documented how it wasn't exactly all plain sailing when it came time to bring the MCU's first appearance of The Incredible Hulk into existence.

Along with a ton of behind-the-scenes drama involving one-time Bruce Banner Edward Norton and his rewriting of sections of the script, the actual decision to bring the actor onboard in the first place wasn't one that director Louis Leterrier was entirely happy with.

In fact, the star who would ultimately go on to play the big green wrecking ball in the wake of Norton's eventual departure was actually Leterrier's first choice. However, Marvel completely rejected his request to bring the star in for the part, with the studio reportedly telling the director "No, no, he just does smart, intellectual movies," when the subject of originally casting Mark Ruffalo was brought into the conversation.

Thankfully Marvel would see sense somewhat when the opportunity arose to recast Banner from Avengers Assemble onwards as Ruffalo quickly set about becoming part of the MCU furniture from there on out.