In this week’s episode of She-Hulk: Advocate for Heroes, Jennifer Walters considers whether she really wants to take on the case of Emil Blonsky, better known to Marvel fans as The Abomination, one of the Hulk’s greatest enemies.
Before taking the case, though, Jen calls her cousin Bruce, and the two tackle an identity issue that dates back to the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mark Ruffalo even offered his thoughts on the scene while speaking to Entertainment Weekly.
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When Jen calls Bruce, the two start talking about Blonsky and what happened between him and Bruce. Bruce acknowledges that it has been a long time and that the two have already corresponded via letter. Bruce, holding a small phone in his Hulk form, says it’s okay. “That fight was so many years ago, I’m a completely different person now – literally.” After that, Jen still looks into the camera lens, breaking the fourth wall.
While Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man are remembered for kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Incredible Hulk came out just six weeks later and made the “Universe” part real when Tony Stark appeared in a post-credits scene. But back then, Mark Ruffalo wasn’t the Hulk yet.
Edward Norton appeared as the not-so-cheerful green giant in the 2008 film, and the film was seen by fans as a huge improvement over Ang Lee’s 2003 effort in terms of authenticity for Hulk and Bruce Banner. Ruffalo would take Norton’s place in 2012’s The Avengers, however, when Norton and Marvel could not agree on the character’s future. Rufallo comments:
“I find it very funny. It’s just the reality we’re often dancing to, but it’s true. I actually joked with Ed about it. I was like, ‘It’s like our generation’s Hamlet. Everyone will have a chance with this.’ And there will probably be another couple before it’s all over. People are going to be like, ‘Remember when the Hulk used to look like Mark Ruffalo? Now it looks like Timothee Chalamet’”.
The change is the essence of the character for Ruffalo, who explained:
“The cool thing about this world is that it can be anything. Five years from now he could turn into anything… I almost see him going back to ‘Berserker Hulk’ or ‘World War Hulk’. You can go anywhere. That’s the exciting part – I’ve played five different versions from the beginning until now, and that’s kept it interesting for me and, hopefully, interesting for other people.”
There’s a lot more to come with She-Hulk: Advocate to Heroes, including a well-publicized cameo from a certain New York vigilante and many more fourth-wall-breaking moments from Jen Walters.
This article is a translation of the writing by Eric Frederiksen to the website GameSpot.
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