9 Great MCU Characters Who'll Never Get A Solo Movie
2. The Hulk
Outside of Black Widow, the most requested solo movie in the MCU is for Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk. This makes all the sense in the world; Ruffalo is fantastic in the part, there’s a goldmine of great Hulk stories available and fans love the character.
Marvel appear weirdly hesitant about the idea, though, and seem contend to have him appear in a supporting role. There're a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, Universal still have an option on a solo Hulk movie, and Marvel doesn't want the headache of co-producing with them. Secondly, there have been two Hulk movies already, and while they didn't bomb they also suffered middling reviews and disappointing box office.
A solo movie won’t happen while Universal still have a stake in it, and Marvel probably doubts the big green guy’s ability to sell a movie on his own. Still, at least Thor: Ragnarok will adapt Planet Hulk, which fans have been lusting after for years.