11 Changes The MCU Wishes It Could Make
10. Mark Ruffalo As Hulk From The Start
The Incredible Hulk is the closest thing the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ever had to a box office bomb, and they're probably wondering whether that would be the case had they cast Mark Ruffalo in the lead role from the beginning.
While there's no guarantee a Ruffalo-fronted version of the film would have performed much better, it's clear Edward Norton wasn't the team player the studio was looking for while it was assembling The Avengers, hence why he was the only lead actor from the solo movies who had to be recast.
Swapping out the main star has left The Incredible Hulk feeling disjointed, more of a standalone film that failed on many levels, than a part of the MCU.
The movie's plight was nothing to do with Norton's performance, though reports suggest there was friction between him and Marvel on set, as his specific ideas for Bruce Banner didn't always line up with what the studio wanted.
This is an issue they've clearly never had with Ruffalo, so no doubt Marvel Studios' top brass wishes they'd selected him from the beginning. Who knows, the Hulk might even have starred in as many solo films as Iron Man, Captain America and Thor by now had things been different.