Ane of the Avengers who was sidelined the almost through the Infinity Saga was Bruce Banner/Hulk, but his fourth dimension in the Curiosity Cinematic Universe isn't over yet, and here'south what'south next for him in Phase iv and peradventure beyond. The MCU continues expanding with its highly-predictable Phase 4, which, dissimilar by phases, is covering movies and Telly shows, with the latter existence directly connected to the movies. The MCU is introducing new characters on both sides, and the first new hero to go a solo moving picture in Stage 4 was Shang-Chi.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, Shang-Chi and the Fable of the Ten Rings introduced the title hero (played by Simu Liu), who is forced to confront his past after running abroad from his family many years back. Shang-Chi'due south male parent is none other than Wenwu (Tony Leung), the leader of the X Rings arrangement, and the hero is drawn back to him and the 10 Rings along with his sister, Xialing (Meng'er Zhang), when they take to search for a mythical hamlet. Shang-Chi, like about MCU movies, has two post-credits scenes, the first one directly connecting him to other characters cheers to the appearance of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Bruce Banner (Marker Ruffalo), the latter with the big surprise of him not being Smart Hulk anymore.

Bruce/Hulk reverting to his normal, Bruce Banner course makes way for his render in the MCU's Phase four and mayhap across, as in that location's a lot of explaining to practise well-nigh how and why he stopped existence Smart Blob and how the Hulk will deal with what Banner did to him in order to merge the best of both into one trunk. Luckily, Bruce/Hulk's future in the MCU looks bright so far, and after his cursory (only intriguing) appearance at the cease of Shang-Chi, Hulk will be dorsum in the Television receiver series She-Hulk, which will introduce his cousin Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany). The first await at She-Blob showed Bruce as Smart Hulk, but fans are speculating that he will find how to de-Hulk himself during She-Hulk, allowing Ruffalo to as well announced every bit Bruce Banner.

She-Hulk is the merely Phase 4 project in which Bruce/Hulk is confirmed to appear, but beyond this current phase, his futurity is unknown. In that location have been many rumors about a World State of war Hulk pic beingness in development and planning to brainstorm filming in 2022, which would be part of the MCU's Phase 5. Equally mentioned to a higher place, Hulk has been left aside during his history in the MCU and so far, and he has always been part of a team – either the Avengers or the Revengers, the latter seen in Thor: Ragnarok – so Phase 5 could finally see him at the front and center of his own run a risk, which in plough would extend his time in the MCU and make mode for other appearances, meaning that he could still exist around when/if Avengers 5 happens.

Fifty-fifty though She-Blob volition focus on Jennifer Walters, information technology'southward possible that it will farther fix Bruce/Hulk'south future, hinting at World War Hulk or something else, and it's also possible that Hulk will make a surprise appearance in some other pic, as he secretly did in Shang-Chi. The MCU hasn't forgotten nigh Bruce Imprint and the Blob, and hopefully, this universe will finally give him a chance to pb his own adventure and clean up his reputation in the procedure, every bit he doesn't have the best history when it comes to his solo movies.

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Adrienne Tyler is a features writer for Screen Rant. She is an Audiovisual Communication graduate who wanted to be a filmmaker, but life had other plans (and it turned out cracking). Prior to Screen Rant, she wrote for Pop Wrapped, four Your Excitement (4YE), and D20Crit, where she was also a regular guest at Netfreaks podcast. She was also a contributor for FanSided'due south BamSmackPow and 1428 Elm. Adrienne is very into films and she enjoys a fleck of everything: from superhero films to heartbreaking dramas, to low-budget horror films. Every time she manages to commit to a Tv set prove without getting bored, an affections gets its wings.

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