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Now, the actor has addressed that speculation. In an interview with The News Movement while promoting his new film Crime 101, Ruffalo was asked about the rumor. “Not that I know of. People keep going, ‘Did you get fired?’ I’m like, ‘Not that I know of,’” he said. In the same interview, Ruffalo’s Crime 101 co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry dismissed the rumors as “nonsense” and said if they were true, they would “protest” in support of Ruffalo.
Ruffalo continued, “Yeah, I’ll be there as long as they have me. I have a good relationship with them. You know, who knows, there might be things I’m already doing that are … I’m around. Let me just say that.”
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If Ruffalo had been fired, that kind of major development undoubtedly would have made headlines in the industry trades and official news channels (similar to what happened during the James Gunn situation during development of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), so fans can rest assured the actor is still part of the MCU for the time being. This serves as a reminder that there’s a lot of baseless speculation circulating around online, and it’s important to tread carefully and keep an eye on the sources making certain claims.
Ruffalo doesn’t outright confirm anything, but he’s certainly teasing an appearance in a future Marvel project in his comments. Brand New Day wrapped production in December, so if Ruffalo is hinting at “things” that could be in motion, he might be referring to the Avengers movies that are in the works. The actor has not yet been confirmed for Avengers: Doomsday, but there’s always the possibility Marvel is trying to hold back some surprises for the audience. Chris Evans wasn’t announced during the record-breaking Doomsday cast reveal livestream but was the star of the film’s first teaser trailer. There’s no telling what Marvel has up its sleeve until the movie is out.
