Thor: Ragnarok - 10 Big Implications Of Marvel Adding Hulk

7. James Gunn Might Have To Go Back On His Word

It was curious that James Gunn broke cover a year ago to denounce any possibility of a Planet Hulk movie or a Guardians Of The Galaxy sequel that would see Hulk team up with the Guardians in space. He seemed pretty adamant, suggesting he already knew what plans Marvel had for Phase 3:

"I can answer that question very easily: it is absolute, 100% bullsh*t. It feels like a great relief to finally say this after all the dumb stuff on the Internet. There's not going to be a Planet Hulk movie, there was never going to be a Planet Hulk movie, there was never a plan for the Hulk to team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy €“ I wouldn't want the Hulk to team up with the Guardians of the Galaxy! And it's all a bunch of complete bullsh*t."

While Hulk being in space doesn't automatically mean there's going to be a Planet Hulk movie (thankfully), it does make the likelihood that he will come into contact with the Guardians a pretty major possibility. And it's not like Marvel have been above steam-rolling individual directors' creative desires in the interest of the wider shared universe. Just ask Edgar Wright.