Avengers: Infinity War, Mark Ruffalo defends the controversial change made to a specific scene with the Hulk.
As many of you know, originally in Avengers: Infinity War the Marvel Studios they predicted the return of Hulk in the final battle with a scene where the Goliath Green would come out of Hulkbusters to face Cull Obsidian turning into Smart Hulkresult of the compromise between Bruce Banner and his alter ego. This version of the sequence was later scrapped and the production chose to reserve the introduction of the Intelligent Hulk for Avengers: Endgame.
During his last appearance at theEmerald City Comic-Con (via MCU Direct), Mark Ruffalo himself talked about the changes made to this specific sequence of the blockbuster. Despite this moment being in the original script and being shot over four times, the actor explained why the Russo brothers decided to turn the tide of battle during filming:
“It was so much fun, and so challenging and always amazing. When we were making (Avengers) Infinity War, the Hulk was slated to come out of the Hulkbuster at the end. I don’t know if you knew. AND we shot that scene. We turned it four times but it wasn’t working. And then, we figured out that — well, the Russo brothers figured out — that we couldn’t have the Hulk save the day again (after Thor: Ragnarok). And we had to let Banner lose without the Hulk.”
“AND this was the kind of thing that was in the script a certain way for two years, but then when it came time to shoot we decided it would be better for the story if the Hulk didn’t show upand Banner has to somehow try to befriend him and get him back. But that’s how these things have evolved, and so they’re always surprising in new ways, even when you cut yourself to the very last moment, and you’re shooting the end of the film, and you keep coming back.”
“I mean, they shot that scene at least five times over the course of a year. With me in the Hulkbuster. Well yes, we were always working to improve it. And that’s one of the differences (between Marvel) and any other movie that they make, which is that we’re always trying to do things as we go along.. There are so many characters and so many stories that you try to weave together. AND what Marvel does beautifully is look for the one that will have the biggest impact for you.”
The scene, even before the directors decided to change the scene, was anticipated by the official merchandise of the film.
Below you can find the sequence in question:
We remember that Avengers: Infinity War (2018), directed by Anthony And Joe Russiansee in the cast Josh Brolin (Thanos), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Chris evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America), Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Benedict Cumberbatch (Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange), Don Cheadle (James Rhodes/War Machine), Tom Holland (Peter Parker/Spider-Man), Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther), Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/Falcon), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier) e Tom Hiddleston (Loki).
This is the official synopsis:
“In Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, as the Avengers continue to protect the world from threats too great for one hero to handle, a new threat emerges from the cosmic shadows: Thanos, a despot of intergalactic infamy. His goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will across the universe. All the battles the Avengers have fought have led to this: the fate of Earth and of existence itself has never been more uncertain.”
