Is The Incredible Hulk 2008 Canon to the MCU?

Is The Incredible Hulk 2008 Canon to the MCU?

As much as it may be hard to believe, despite not receiving a direct sequel, The Incredible Hulk is indeed canon in the larger scheme of the MCU. The contents and storyline of the film are referenced in subtle ways throughout the MCU films over the years.

Is The Incredible Hulk 2008 a sequel to Hulk 2003?

When Marvel Studios set out to make its own films independently, they decided to start fresh with Iron Man and then hedge their bets with The Incredible Hulk, which was initially developed as a sequel to Ang Lee's 2003 film Hulk.

How did Hulk get his powers in the movie 2008?

Bruce Banner lives a life caught between the soft-spoken scientist he's always been and the uncontrollable green monster powered by his rage. Exposed to heavy doses of gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner transforms into the mean, green rage machine called the Hulk.

What happened to Betty Ross after the Incredible Hulk?

Doctor Elizabeth "Betty" Ross is a scientist and professor at Culver University, who became infatuated with her colleague Bruce Banner. ... Afterwards, she and Banner went their own separate ways. In 2018, Ross was a victim of Thanos' Snap, but was resurrected by Bruce Banner five years later.

Is the Incredible Hulk part of the MCU?

• The first Hulk movie (Hulk, released in 2003) is a stand-alone movie that is divorced from the MCU, similar to the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy or the Daredevil/Elektra duology. The 2008 movie, The Incredible Hulk, is part of the MCU, just as much as Iron Man, or Guardians of the Galaxy, or Black Panther.

What was the first Marvel movie before the MCU?

• One of the most successful live-action adaptations Marvel boasted before the MCU was the 1977 The Incredible Hulk TV show, starring Bill Bixby as David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as his muscle-bound alter ego The Hulk.

When did the MCU start with Iron Man?

• The MCU started in 2008 with Iron Man 1. A couple months later, in 2008, The Incredible Hulk was released. The reason that some people get confused is due to the ending scene of Hulk (2003) and the beginning of The Incredible Hulk (2008). At the end of the 2003 film, it’s revealed that Banner is in South America somewhere, helping the locals.

Who is the distributor for the Incredible Hulk?

• Since The Incredible Hulk was released before Disney bought up the franchise, Marvel had a contract with Universal Pictures giving them first dibs as distributor for all future Hulk films. From Iron Man 2 onward, Disney themselves have distributed each MCU film, but they have yet to break the contract with Universal over the Hulk.