Why is edward norton not the hulk

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Norton has since said he'd happily return to the MC, and that he harbors no ill will Mark Ruffalo, who replaced him as Bruce Banner starting in 's The Avengers. Although Ruffalo was actually Leterrier's first choice for The Incredible Hulk , Marvel wanted Norton, because he was "more famous," and Ruffalo only did "smart intellectual films" And while now Ruffalo is synonymous with the Hulk, at the time he was an unconventional choice, because he wasn't a proven leading man in the same way as Norton.

That said, much of Marvel's Phase One casting also didn't have name recognition on the same level as Norton. Recasting Bruce paid off for Marvel. While Norton was fine in the role, Ruffalo stands apart from the MCU's other leading men with a woolly, bashful charm.

He plays Banner as someone uncomfortable in his own skin and fearful of his power, and brings an endearing, low-key pathos to the hero. But, as Ruffalo himself as acknowledged, he'll never headline in an Incredible Hulk solo film. Edward Norton is one of the most well-respected actors in Hollywood.

However, his place in the most successful film universe in history remains a blip on the radar. However, despite anchoring the second film in the universe, Edward Norton was fired from the MCU before he got the chance to turn green and angry with a team.

Rotten Tomatoes notes that The Incredible Hulk was a modest success at the time. Critics decently reviewed the film at a time when superhero movies had a greater stigma. While Norton was never credited as a writer on The Incredible Hulk , he famously has a lot of creative say in many of his roles.

According to Norton, he did enough on the script to warrant a credit that never came.