In the comic books, Wolverine is introduced as a Superhuman agent of the Canadian government who clashed with The Hulk while hunting down the Wendigo. Later, he would go on to join the X-Men and become one of the most popular characters in the Marvel Universe, and he, along with the rest of those mutant characters, is now on the way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

We’re not entirely sure when that debut will happen, but it sounds like Mark Ruffalo remains optimistic that his version of the Green Goliath will get the chance to face off with the clawed mutant. 

During a recent Variety profile, the Avengers: Endgame star pondered the future of The Hulk, and after previously confirming that it’s likely we’ll see the character in She-Hulk on Disney+, he added: “Maybe Hulk and Wolverine could hook up.” It’s a brief statement, but one we’ve heard the actor make before, and he’s clearly anxious to make this no doubt epic team-up happen.

You have to believe Marvel Studios has big plans for Wolverine, especially as he’s a character who can star in both the X-Men franchise and one of his own. Fox had mixed fortunes with the latter, but with the right creative team working on it, another solo movie could be a hit in the MCU. 

If it just happens to co-star The Hulk, then that would be even better…

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Despite the event’s organisers insisting that this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was set to take place as planned, it’s recently become clear that won’t happen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, though, comments from California Governor Gavin Newsom point to next year’s show being at risk of not happening either. 

As you can see below, Associated Press California reporter Kathleen Ronayne has shared comments from Newsom which indicate that he won’t allow any mass gatherings until a vaccine is found for the Coronavirus. As of right now, that could be upwards of a year to eighteen months from now, and even if it’s before that, it will take a long time for it to be rolled out. 

Currently, the San Diego Convention Center is being used as an emergency centre for the city’s homeless population in a bid to halt the spread of COVID-19 throughout the city of San Diego.

Honestly, any sort of large events taking place in the near future is unlikely as it’s simply too risky. Even after countries reach their peak and flatten the curve, having tens of thousands of people in the same place at the same time risks creating a second peak. Needless to say, this is going to hurt the convention industry in a big way moving forward. 

We’ll keep you guys updated as we learn more!
 

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Complicated distribution rights issues with Universal Pictures means Disney can’t make a Hulk movie, but if Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige want it to happen, you have to believe it could become a reality. Alas, Mark Ruffalo has now confirmed in an interview with Variety that there are no plans for the mighty Avenger to get his own solo flick. 

He did, however, confirm that there have been talks about The Hulk appearing in Disney+’s She-Hulk. 

“There’s some talk of having Banner/Hulk show up in [the Disney Plus series] She-Hulk,” Ruffalo revealed. “If we come up with something good, that would be really interesting. Right now that’s about it. That’s all there is on the table.” Clearly, it will take more than a glorified cameo appearance to convince the actor this small screen role is worth his time.

Ruffalo went on to reflect on his time as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Hulk, and admitted that it was The Avengers director Joss Whedon and star Robert Downey Jr. who talked him into the role.

“I did try to talk them out of casting me…I said, ‘I don’t know if I’m the right guy, I’ve never done anything like this.’ Between Joss and Robert, they were pretty convincing that I could do it. I was scared. I was really scared. I’m still scared. The technological aspect of it makes it really hard to work that way. I struggle with it all the time. But my motto is make fear your friend.”

“Just keep pushing yourself into those places where you feel scared or challenged,” he adds.

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Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, theaters have been shut down indefinitely, which has forced a number of top studios, including Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, and Warner Bros. Pictures, to push back some of their biggest films from this summer to either later this year or into the next. 

While it remains to be seen exactly when theaters will be able to reopen safely across the globe, Disney has optimistically shared their updated theatrical release calendar for 2020, and it looks like they find themselves in quite a unique predicament as they are currently positioned to open a new title almost every week for the rest of the year. 

Out of the nineteen remaining weekends remaining in the year, starting with Mulan on July 24, the House of Mouse is slated to open new films from Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, Disney/Pixar and Marvel Studios on fourteen of those weekends. 

There have been some rumblings that films currently set for July/August will also be forced to move back, but for now, it looks like Disney is counting on at least some level of normalcy returning before Labor Day.

• 07/24/20 – MULAN (Walt Disney Pictures)
• 08/07/20 – EMPTY MAN (20th Century Studios)
• 08/14/20 – THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN (Walt Disney Pictures)
• 09/04/20 – THE BEATLES: GET BACK (Walt Disney Pictures)
• 09/18/20 – THE KING’S MAN (20th Century Studios)
• 10/09/20 – DEATH ON THE NILE (20th Century Studios)
• 10/16/20 – THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Searchlight Pictures)
• 10/23/20 – EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (20th Century Studios)
• 11/06/20 – BLACK WIDOW (Marvel Studios/Disney)
• 11/13/20 – DEEP WATER (20th Century Studios)
• 11/20/20 – SOUL (Disney·Pixar)
• 12/11/20 – FREE GUY (20th Century Studios)
• 12/18/20 – WEST SIDE STORY (20th Century Studios)
• 12/25/20* – THE LAST DUEL (20th Century Studios) *limited, opening wide on 01/08/21

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