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Jun 15, 2023 · The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Leterrier, is the only time in the MCU that Norton played Dr. Bruce Banner and the lean, mean, green smashing machine before Mark Ruffalo took over the role ...
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Jun 15, 2023 · “The Incredible Hulk” is smashing its way to Disney+ on June 16, the streamer announced Thursday. The film was initially released and distributed by Universal on June 13, 2008, and the company ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Published June 16, 2023. 'The Incredible Hulk' Smashes Its Way Onto Disney+. Stream the 2008 movie now! by Marvel. Your Marvel watch list on Disney+ just got a little bit BIGGER with the addition of The Incredible Hulk (2008). In this new beginning, scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his ...
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By Tom Power
published 23 March 2022
The Hulk smashes his way onto a major Disney Plus rival
Universal Pictures' The Incredible Hulk can't be streamed on Disney Plus. (Image credit: Universal Pictures)
Finally, after many years without a streaming platform to call home, The Incredible Hulk has landed on one of the world's biggest services – but it's not coming to Disney Plus.
It's a tricky question to answer. Sony officially holds the rights to Spider-Man and every character in the webslinger's illustrious comic history, which is why Marvel Studios had to enter a partnership deal with Sony in order to bring the webhead into the MCU.
This isn't the case for the Hulk, though. Yes, Universal Pictures is the studio that has distributed both Hulk movies to date – that is, the 2003 Ang Lee-directed live-action adaptation and 2008 Louis Leterrier-helmed flick – but it doesn't own the rights to the Hulk character.
As revealed in The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe book (per CBR.com), former studio executive David Maisel revealed that Universal only has "the right of first refusal to distribute any future solo Hulk movies". That's the reason why we haven't seen a Mark Ruffalo-led Hulk solo film over the past 10 years, and the reason behind his supporting roles in Thor: Ragnarok, other Avengers flicks, and Disney Plus' upcoming She-Hulk TV show.
But, given that Marvel owns the rights to the Hulk, some fans may think it's odd that The Incredible Hulk isn't available to stream on Disney Plus. Marvel Studios is a subsidiary of Disney, after all, so it would make more sense for The Incredible Hulk to be streamable on the latter's service.
However, as Universal still owns the distribution rights to the Hulk, it has a major say in where The Incredible Hulk is made available to watch. Unless Disney makes Universal an offer it can't refuse, there's no reason for Universal to bring The Incredible Hulk to Disney Plus.
So it seems that WarnerMedia has struck a deal with Universal to bring The Incredible Hulk to HBO Max for an as-yet-undetermined amount of time. For now, then, Marvel fans will have to accept the fact that The Incredible Hulk still isn't available to stream alongside nearly every other MCU film.
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When the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself face-to-face with his most formidable foe: the Abomination—a nightmarish beast of pure aggression whose powers match the Hulk's own. Duration: 1h 52m. Release Date: 2008. Genre: Science FictionSuper HeroAction-Adventure.
Jun 15, 2023 · By Lee Freitag. Published Jun 15, 2023. The Incredible Hulk is coming to Disney+. The streaming service announced on Twitter that the 2008 superhero film will be added to its collection of Marvel Cinematic Universe titles on June 16. With the arrival of The Incredible Hulk, Disney+ will be one step closer to having the entire MCU on its service.
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Aug 2, 2022 · The full updated timeline with all 34 projects in the MCU to date is below, with the exception of Spider-Man: No Way Home and Thor: Love and Thunder, the latter of which is still in theaters: Captain America: The First Avenger. Captain Marvel. Iron Man. Iron Man 2. The Incredible Hulk. Thor. The Avengers. Thor: The Dark World.
