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Mark Ruffalo Wasn’t Marvel’s First Hulk

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Mark Ruffalo played the Hulk for the first time in The Avengers. Interestingly, he was not the first actor to play Bruce Banner in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Edward Norton played Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk. The long forgotten film from 2008 was the second film released in the MCU.

Norton was likable enough in the roll, but reportedly wanted too much creative control behind the scenes. Marvel balked at his desires, and the Hulk went dormant until Joss Whedon cast Mark Ruffalo in 2012. Our next cast mix-up brought Marvel’s first choice for a Thor character in for the sequel!