Mark Ruffalo’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Hulk has become the latest Deadpool & Wolverine rumor following an old social media post from the director resurfacing. Even though only one film will be coming out from the MCU timeline in 2024, Marvel Studios is looking at one of its biggest releases yet. Ryan Reynolds is set to reprise the role of Wade Wilson in Deadpool & Wolverine, finally bringing his iconic character into the franchise alongside many other familiar faces.

While the Deadpool & Wolverine movie cast is already filled with many announced returning Marvel actors, audiences are still trying to figure out some of the as of yet unrevealed characters that have been teased for the Phase 5 film. One popular candidate who many think will be returning to screens this summer is Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, a.k.a. the Hulk.

Recently, an old post by director Shawn Levy from March 20, 2022, has garnered new attention with this in mind. Levy captioned the post “Little did I know…” while tagging Reynolds and Ruffalo after the trio’s work on The Adam Project, which Levy directed for Netflix. The image featured showed Reynolds and Ruffalo lying on the ground in front of a trunk adorned with stickers, which notably include a Deadpool and Hulk sticker respectively, exacerbating theories that the pair will appear alongside one another on-screen in the MCU.

Technically, We Already Know Hulk Is In Deadpool & Wolverine

For the time being, Ruffalo hasn’t been formally announced to be showing up as Hulk in Deadpool & Wolverine. However, regardless of whether the actor actively is part of filming for the movie or not, the iconic Avenger is technically in Deadpool & Wolverine. However, it is not in the traditional way that many would expect, at least for the time being.

In the various Deadpool & Wolverine trailers, Wade has been getting glimpses of the MCU timeline through archival footage. At one point, TV screens at the Time Variance Authority include footage of Hulk from Avengers: Age of Ultron. Whether or not Hulk shows up through additional old footage from previous MCU movies and TV shows remains to be seen, although it wouldn’t be shocking if other scenes from the franchise’s history incuding the character are also shown in the film.

Even if Hulk doesn’t make it into Deadpool & Wolverine with an actual cameo, he could always come face-to-face with Wade in future MCU projects. As The Multiverse Saga is getting closer to its end, something like Avengers: Secret Wars could always be an ideal film for the two heroes to share the screen down the line. However, as Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters in only a few weeks, the world will know soon enough if Hulk is or isn’t in the MCU summer blockbuster adventure.

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