Marvel considering 'Hulk' stand-alone movie

Well, I have to admit that the Ang Lee Hulk movie was over-long (it took 1 hour 40+ minutes for the Hulk to appear) but on the plus side Jennifer Connely was in it.  The second movie was okay but on the minus side it had the simpering Liv Tyler.

Mark Ruffalo and his depiction of Bruce Banner I took to. I also think that in Avengers Assemble they finally got the Hulk right.

So another movie with Ruffalo? I'm in.  According to Ethan Sacks of The New York Daily News online:

Mark Ruffalo: Marvel considering 'Hulk' stand-alone movie after 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'

The most powerful Avenger was the subject of two other movies, 2003's 'Hulk' and 2008's 'The Incredible Hulk,' and the studio may be wary about a third try at a solo adventure.

Mark Ruffalo says Marvel Studios is mulling a stand-alone ‘Hulk’ movie.

The Hulk may be primed for another shot to prove his box office muscle.

Mark Ruffalo told Digital Spy UK Tuesday that Marvel is mulling the possibility of another stand-alone film about the not-so-jolly green giant.

"I think for the first time they're entertaining the idea of it," the actor told the news site, while promoting his new movie, "Begin Again."

Ruffalo is currently reprising the role for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’

"When we did 'The Avengers,' it was basically 'No!' and now there is some consideration for it.
"But there's still nothing definitive, not even a skeletal version of what it would be," he added .

I think for the first time they're entertaining the idea of (another Hulk movie).

Part of the problem is that ticket buyers have had to accept a third actor playing the beleaguered Dr. Bruce Banner — whose experiments with gamma radiation turn him into the world's most misunderstood superhero — in a decade.

Eric Bana walked around in ripped pants in 2003's "Hulk" and Ed Norton put on the green contacts for 2008's "The Incredible Hulk."

 

Ruffalo is the third actor to play the part in the past decade. Eric Bana starred as Bruce Banner in 2003’s ‘Hulk’ ... 

... while Edward Norton took over for Marvel Studios’ first film, 2008’s ‘The Incredible Hulk,’ which saw him clash with the studio. 

Neither film was a runaway hit with the critics or at the box office, but the third time may have proven the charm when Ruffalo took over for the 2012 blockbuster "The Avengers."

Ruffalo is currently reprising the role in the sequel, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

Marvel ultimately replaced Norton with Ruffalo for 2012’s ‘Avengers.’

"(Ruffalo) signed up for stand-alone pictures and we haven't announced anything yet, so it remains to be seen what his next appearance will be," Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige told The News before the release of "The Avengers."

"But one of ('The Avengers' director Joss Whedon's) big mandates for himself in this movie, and one thing we all wholeheartedly agreed with, was to have people talking about the Hulk after this movie."
Speculation that Feige was mulling a potential "Planet Hulk" movie — based on a popular comic book storyline that sees the hero jettisoned into space and exiled on a planet where gladiatorial battles reign — surfaced in February, when USA Today reported the release of a Lego set from "Guardians of the Galaxy." That set includes a figure of an alien known to fanboys from the "Planet Hulk" story.
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Hmm. Let's not forget that just because there is a Lego toy does not mean there HAS to be a multi-millions dollar movie to make the particular toy sell!