I think it's as much about writing the character better and making him part of an ensemble rather than the sole focus.

I really enjoyed Ed Norton's turn as The Hulk and even own it on DVD.

But IMO, Mark Ruffalo just has that "Everyman" vibe going on that just really makes it work.

I agree. I think the issue that perpetuated Garfield's departure was the derivative & overstuffed scripts coupled with the disappointing box office returns. This was what forced Sony to reach out to Marvel.

Amy Pascal didn't know what to do with Spiderman. The only reason it worked initially was due to Sam Raimi's vision.

I have no idea what capacity she'll serve as a liaison from Sony to Marvel but hopefully, it's very small.

I like Ruffalo more than Bana or Norton. That wasn't what I was trying to say.

I think The Avengers was the first time the character was presented in the right context, the first time they 'got it right'. I don't think the Banner origin story is really all that interesting, doesn't play all that well on the big screen, and I think the best way to really initially sell the character is by letting him do science and smash things in small doses.

That movie was the first onscreen presentation of th hulk to a lot of people (neither movie did well at the box office and the 80's show was a long time ago...) and I think they hit the mark. Now they can expand his role in Age of Ultron and build toward whatever bigger future they have planned for the character. Which I assume is world war hulk although there's no hulk solo movie on the current long term release calendar.

Oh, I got it. I just went off on a tangent. :D

Whatever, dude. I'm still holding out hope for an Aunt May movie.

LMAO

I still can't believe they thought that was a good idea.

I am good if they want to run with Miles Morales as Spidey, but damn that will cause a bitchfest.

Heheh


As long as they don't do another Origin story I'm good.

Just have him show up and start interacting with the other players.

Yeah no origin story please.... and no hipster kid. They should start him as already established/older which can also serve to help everyone headcanon McGuire or whatever the other dude's name is for the origin.

IGN is reporting MCU spidey will be a high school kid again.

No link, saw it on their Roku channel...

:facepalm: