We’ve been hearing social media buzz about a possible World War Hulk project at Marvel Studios for at least the past couple of years. Where it potentially fits into the wider Multiverse Saga is hard to say, though it seems the story isn’t necessarily going to be what you’d expect.
Described by The Cosmic Circus as a “World War” storyline, the groundwork for this has supposedly been laid in Spider-Man: Far From Home, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Eternals, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Secret Invasion.
The gist is that the fear world leaders have of superheroes, and the fact The Avengers are no more, will lead to an arms race of sorts which sees them attempt to create their own superhuman soldiers and teams.
This explains France’s surprising decision to try and steal Vibranium from Wakanda and the C.I.A.’s attempts to get their hands on the precious, incredibly powerful, metal.
We’ve previously heard that Captain America: Brave New World will see different countries attempt to mine the remains of the Celestial Tiamut for Adamantium, while Thunderbolts* looks set to introduce the ultimate super soldier in The Sentry.
Meanwhile, The Leader is also expected to be creating superhumans for both the U.S. Government and future Red Hulk, President “Thunderbolt” Ross.
“Marvel Studios is setting up a World War Hulk project, albeit not in the way that people would expect,” the site notes. “The idea is for Bruce Banner, who teased the dangers of Hulk’s blood back in She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, to finally see his worst nightmare come to life; the United States government and the governments of the world creating their own Hulks.”
“This might be the breaking point for Banner and could potentially see the return of the Savage Hulk people have been wanting to see for so long as he goes toe to toe with President Ross as the Red Hulk, which I’m being told will happen sooner rather than later.”
That last part is very exciting as it suggests we don’t have long to wait until all these different storylines come together for an event movie which presumably stands apart from Avengers: Secret Wars.
You can see how the groundwork has been laid for all of this, anyway, and it culminating with The Hulk taking centre stage has all the makings of a great movie. However, it’s also a significant departure from the comics which saw a rampaging Jade Giant declare war on the Illuminati and the entire planet.
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