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Very few details about Spider-Man: Brand New Day are known, but it has been revealed that the film will feature Spider-Man, The Punisher, and Hulk. Rumors have heavily suggested that Bruce Banner will revert from Professor Hulk back into Savage Hulk, with some scoopers even saying that he will become Grey Hulk this time around. While this is incredibly exciting for Hulk fans who haven’t been wild about the Professor Hulk arc, it could end up contributing to the aforementioned/ Hulk problem.
Hulk’s Biggest MCU Plot Points Keep Happening Off-Screen (& It Could Happen Again In Brand New Day)
Despite Hulk being one of the first characters introduced to the MCU, all of his biggest plot points since Avengers: Age of Ultron have occurred off-screen. The first time this happened was in Thor: Ragnarok, in which Thor found Hulk on Sakaar. Thor discovers that Hulk has become the Grandmaster’s champion of the gladiatorial planet, but this wasn’t seen on-screen. Instead, Hulk’s transformation and reign over Sakaar happened in the gap between Age of Ultron and Ragnarok, meaning that Hulk fans weren’t able to watch this incredibly exciting story.
The biggest development Hulk has had in recent years is his evolution into Professor Hulk, which happened during Avengers: Endgame‘s time jump. It undoubtedly took a lot of effort for Bruce Banner to balance his identities, with this being a major storyline in the comics. Unfortunately, it was all left to the imagination, as Endgame was too overstuffed to focus on that. When Banner is next seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings‘ post-credits scene, he has figured out a way to become Bruce again, something that isn’t shown.
Then, when Hulk appears in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, another major development happens off-screen. This time, Hulk reveals that he has a son named Skaar. Skaar is a major character in Marvel Comics, and while he may never appear again in the MCU, a son is a major deal for Bruce Banner.
Now, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to see Hulk become Savage Hulk again after years of being Professor Hulk. If this happens during the movie, it would be great. We would finally see Bruce Banner go through an on-screen transformation and character arc, something that hasn’t been seen in years. However, there is the scary possibility that Professor Hulk becomes Savage Hulk before the movie starts, with it immediately jumping into this arc.
Hulk has been done dirty by the MCU, and Brand New Day has the chance to finally put him back in the spotlight. I’m crossing my fingers that the film does this transformation right, but based on the franchise’s track record, I’m not feeling confident.
