[Rumor] Marvel Studios might have the rights back to The Hulk and Namor

[Jello Biafra]

One big obstacle Marvel Studios has faced for its entire history involved the complicated rights issues surrounding Hulk (and Namor). While Disney is free to use Hulk in any team up movie, they couldn’t realistically produce a solo Hulk film due to complications surrounding the distribution of the movie.

Despite the common belief on the internet, Marvel could always have made a solo Hulk movie, but the chances of Disney actually distributing it and profiting off the money that went into it were slim. That’s because Universal held the rights of first refusal for any solo Hulk film. They had first dibs at distributing it, and only if they passed would Disney be free to release it themselves. But who would pass up the potential billion-dollar opportunity that comes with a MCU movie these days?

But that obstacle might not be an issue anymore.

I’m only putting this out there as a rumor, not as fact, but I’ve heard from someone very reliable that Marvel has gained full control of Hulk (and Namor) so those pesky distribution hurdles no longer exist. It’s very doubtful they’d ever do a solo Namor movie (due to the success of Aquaman) but they’ll use him as both a villain and potential future Avenger.

This could explain why Kevin Feige invited Mark Ruffalo to pitch ideas for The Hulk. If they could now make and distribute a solo Hulk film on their own, without worrying about Universal, then it’d make a lot of sense to see if there was any ideas out there for such a thing.

Feige did also say that the “chess pieces” were very intentionally left the way they were following the events of Avengers: Endgame, which means there is a future for the big green guy in the MCU. And if this rumor turns out to be true, he could potentially get another solo movie some day.

Rumor: Marvel Studios May Have Gained Full Control of The Hulk (and Namor) - MCU Cosmic

I have no clue if this dude is reliable or not but he does straight admit it's a rumor which makes him slightly more credible than most of the other sites that tend to push stuff like this as being facts.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Namor would be nice if they ever plan on getting around to some Secret Avengers shyt they can have him, Black Panther, Richards, etc. sitting around the Illuminati table.

I'd also be interested in a full Planet Hulk movie.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Namor would be nice if they ever plan on getting around to some Secret Avengers shyt they can have him, Black Panther, Richards, etc. sitting around the Illuminati table.

I'd also be interested in a full Planet Hulk movie.

Namor as an antagonist in multiple movies would be a good idea.

And I'm hoping they get the rights to make Hulk movies so they can adapt The Immortal Hulk to the big screen. Al Ewing is writing some of the best Hulk stories since Peter David's heyday on that book and with the right director I think Mark Ruffalo could do wonders with that material.

 

[Busby]

That dude has a good track record with Marvel stories and he doesn’t post stuff unless it does have some strong backing too it. So this might be legit...

The fact Marvel studios still managed to have Hulk go through a whole character arc in their movies without his own solo film is a feat in itself.

With She-Hulk on the way it only makes sense to have Banner play a supporting role in it. To be honest, I don’t even think a solo Hulk movie is needed. But Fiege will find a way...

 

[BXKingPin82]

some real shyt, an Invaders flik would be kinda ill.

 

[Jello Biafra]

some real shyt, an Invaders flik would be kinda ill.

That would be hype.

 

[BXKingPin82]

That dude has a good track record with Marvel stories and he doesn’t post stuff unless it does have some strong backing too it. So this might be legit...

The fact Marvel studios still managed to have Hulk go through a whole character arc in their movies without his own solo film is a feat in itself.

With She-Hulk on the way it only makes sense to have Banner play a supporting role in it. To be honest, I don’t even think a solo Hulk movie is needed. But Fiege will find a way...

i mean, in order to even do some She-Hulk shyt you need Hulk.
unless they find a way to navigate arouynd that shyt.

 

[Neuromancer]

some real shyt, an Invaders flik would be kinda ill.

I'd fukk with that and an OG Defenders movie