The Hulk may not have a solo movie in Phase Three, but Mark Ruffalo is set to reprise the role of the Jade Giant alongside Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, and the actor has been speaking to Empire about the 2017 release, describing it as a road movie across the universe.
“There’s a little bit of Midnight Run, with Charles Grodin and Robert De Niro,” states Ruffalo. “I feel like that’s kind of where we’re heading with this relationship between Thor and Banner. It is a universal road movie – that’s where we’re heading. It’s not where you’d think it will be, so it’s not your classic road movie but it has that structure, I think.”
Ruffalo has previously called the film “a buddy picture with Thor and Bruce Banner”, and he went on to share a few thoughts on his reunion with Hemsworth: “I love Chris, and it’s not an accident that we’ve been put together because we have a good time together and we goof off. The fact that we’re moving towards the smart-comedic bent plays into our relationship.”
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Thor: Ragnarok is to be directed by Taika Waititi (What We Do in the Shadows) and features a cast that so far includes Marvel veterans Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Jaimie Alexander (Lady Sif). The film is set for release on November 3rd 2017.
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Originally published January 21, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
