Marvel Studios is reportedly developing a She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, and Harrison Ford's MCU casting as General Ross (aka Red Hulk) for Captain America: New World Order, speculation around an MCU World War Hulk movie has never been higher. Below is a list of all the Hulks the MCU could tap for a World War Hulk movie.
For the uninitiated, World War Hulk is one of the most famous Marvel Comics stories yet to be adapted for the MCU, and was the sequel to Planet Hulk. Marvel Studios hasn't told the Planet Hulk story verbatim, but it did put an MCU twist on it through MCU World War Hulk movie into a massive team-up film filled with different versions of Hulk. There are currently only a few confirmed gamma-powered characters with anger issues in the MCU, but there are plenty of rumors that more are on the way. As a result, here is every Hulk who could appear in Marvel's future plans for an MCU World War Hulk movie.
Hulk
It's impossible to imagine an MCU World War Hulk film and not include Bruce Banner's Hulk. Mark Ruffalo has played Hulk since 2012's The Avengers and made seven appearances, including post-credits scenes. The most recent part of Hulk's MCU story saw him become Smart Hulk in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' post-credits (although he was Smart Hulk once more in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law).
These frequent changes to Hulk's appearance and the Bruce/Hulk dynamic could result from Marvel altering its plans to go the World War Hulk route. Hulk going to Sakaar and returning with his son Skaar in She-Hulk was the clearest indication so far that Marvel is building up to a cinematic rendition of the classic comic story arc. That said, if even a semi-faithful adaptation of the original World War Hulk is coming, then Hulk needs to be back to smashing ways and fully unleashed. World War Hulk saw Hulk at his angriest — a quality Smart Hulk lacks by design.
She-Hulk
A World War Hulk movie from Marvel Studios in Phase 5 would also surely include She-Hulk. Facing classic Hulk-equivalents like the Abomination. With Jen being more at peace with her role as a superhero in the She-Hulk finale, she's bound to be involved in a World War Hulk movie regardless of what's going on with her cousin Bruce.
Red Hulk
With Marvel casting Harrison Ford as General "Thunderbolt" Ross/Red Hulk to replace the iconic William Hurt - who has previously played Ross in the MCU since The Incredible Hulk - the cast of Marvel's World War Hulk movie could include one of the biggest names in movie history. His inclusion wouldn't be a cheap attempt to cash in on Ford's megastar status either (not that Disney/Marvel need it). There's narrative precedent for Ford's inclusion, as the Marvel Comics story arc World War Hulks was responsible for revealing that Harrison Ford as New World Order's villain.
Abomination
Marvel Studios might also be planting the seeds for Abomination to be in a World War Hulk movie. Tim Roth originally appeared as Emil Blonsky in The Incredible Hulk, but he was left out of every subsequent MCU movie in the Infinity Saga. This changed with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which featured a cameo from a redesigned Abomination. Shang-Chi also set up the team-up between Abomination and Wong, who enlisted Blonsky's help several times and even broke him out of prison in She-Hulk. Aside from Jennifer Walters herself, Abomination underwent the most character development in the Disney+ series. To put Roth's previously two-dimensional Hulk villain Emil Blonsky through so much growth only to not include Abomination in a World War Hulk movie would feel like an oversight.
Abomination doesn't seem to be as villainous as before now, and he appears to be handling his rage-related transformations better than both Jen and Bruce, so Abomination could take on a surprising role in a World War Hulk movie. With Abomination being the biggest, baddest, and most scene-stealing of the various Marvel Easter Eggs in She-Hulk, it's hard to imagine Tim Roth not bagging more interesting roles in the MCU down the line. The comics even saw Red Hulk kill Abomination, which would be quite the fight to see.
Amadeus Cho
A World War Hulk movie could also include Amadeus Cho (possibly played Marvel's Champions roster already beginning to grow in the MCU, it might just be a matter of time for the onscreen debut of the Totally Awesome Hulk.
Skaar
Hulk's son Skaar, who finally debuted in the She-Hulk finale (played by Will Deusner), could also be involved in a World War Hulk MCU movie. Conceived by Bruce Banner and Queen Caiera the Oldstrong during the Planet Hulk storyline, Skaar didn't have an active role in the original World War Hulk crossover, only meeting Bruce after the end of "World Breaker Hulk"'s rampage. However, alongside General "Thunderbolt" Ross, She-Hulk, and Bruce, Skaar has a larger role in World War Hulks. He's carved his own space in Marvel Comics outside Hulk events too, including his own series in Son of Hulk, as well as being a member of both the Young Avengers and Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers. Although not much was revealed by Skaar's debut in She-Hulk, it's notable how Hulk's son sets up many future Marvel movies. Bruce will also no doubt be profoundly impacted by parenthood, so the significance of Skaar's arrival can't be overstated regardless of whether the rumored MCU World War Hulk movie happens.
A-Bomb
If Marvel Studios makes a World War Hulk movie, it would also be the perfect place to include Hulk's usual side-kick, Rick Jones. Although Rick Jones has a long comic history that includes adventures with Mar-Vell, he's essential to numerous Hulk stories. This includes when the villainous group of Intelligencia led by MODOK and The Leader transformed Rick into a gamma-powered being known as A-Bomb. His time as A-Bomb included fighting Red Hulk and proving to be a worthy match for Ross. A World War Hulk movie could bring such a fight to the big screen. Indeed, while Rick Jones is yet to debut in the MCU, there's evidence to suggest that Red Hulk is coming, and combined with She-Hulk's version of Intelligencia mirroring the nefarious group's comic book schemes, A-Bomb may just feature in the World War Hulk movie.
Could Ed Norton's Hulk Return?
Thanks to variants and the Multiverse introduced at the end of the MCU's Phase 3, a World War Hulk movie could very well include Edward Norton's original Bruce Banner from The Incredible Hulk. Ed Norton's return to the MCU is not as wildly speculative of an idea as it was just a couple of years ago. In fact, She-Hulk director Kat Coiro revealed that they almost used Norton for Bruce Banner's long-awaited reunion with Emil Blonsky. As Coiro said in an interview (via The Direct):
There was a lot of talk about the fact that the last time they were together a different actor was playing the Hulk. And Mark [Ruffalo] made quite a few jokes about that. And we did entertain the idea of swapping Mark out for Edward Norton. But that did not come to .
Indeed, World War Hulk bringing Edward Norton's Hulk back into the MCU isn't exactly far-fetched in the Multiverse Saga. After in The Incredible Hulk. If a difference between the two is that what worked for Ruffalo's Banner failed for Norton's in a different timeline, pitting them against each other would make for an amazing and satisfying MCU interpretation of the World War Hulk concept.
