Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right
Mark Ruffalo to play Bruce Banner aka The Incredible Hulk?
According to Deadline.com, Ruffalo is in late-stage talks to take on the role of Banner in Marvel’s film project The Avengers.
The Hollywood Reporter, however, says otherwise. Although Ruffalo has been offered the role, he has not decided on whether he wants it. He should be meeting with The Avengers director Joss Whedon in the coming days.
Edward Norton, who played the angry green hero in Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk in 2008, was considered for the part before Marvel unceremoniously dropped him. Other names — e.g., Joaquin Phoenix, David Tennant — have since been mentioned as "possibilities." Ruffalo is the latest one.
This year, Ruffalo has earned raves for his performance as the biological father of Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson in Lisa Cholodenko’s indie hit The Kids Are All Right.
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