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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
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I'd speculate that it was Loki that nabbed the Hulk for reasons that will make sense when we find out how he's involved in the events of Ragnorok.
Of course Hulk being...The Hulk, what he actually ends up doing might be totally unrelated to what Loki intended for him.
edited 25th Jan '16 9:59:59 AM by Falrinn
IIRC there was an article a couple of months back that indicated some level of Split-Personality Merge between Banner and Hulk, and we already kind of knew (from the same article?) that Thor and Banner would be teaming up (which would also suggest but not require Thor and the Hulk teaming up).
Which is to say that the premise of the film seems to borrow from if not necessarily adapt Planet Hulk.
Like a lot of Game of Thrones "rumors", these rumors sound like someone taking actual news and then making shit up.
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What isn't a rumor is that Hulk is in Ragnorok. So either Thor has reason to specifically enlist the aid of The Hulk and none of the other Avengers, or the Hulk is already off of Earth.
I think that given what we know now, the latter feels more plausible than the former.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:12:31 AM by Falrinn
It just struck me that this(just like Ao U)looks to just take the name of a comic storyline instead of having anything to do with the storyline. Surtur really doesn't sound like he has a part in the movie.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:18:14 AM by LordofLore
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I'm not sure what "implication" you're talking about. All it says is that he ends up on an alien world. It says nothing about how he got there or that he did so of his own free will.
We know he ends up on a cosmic road trip with Thor, so he has to end up in space somehow.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:23:07 AM by comicwriter
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That's not an implication, it's an extrapolation. That end scene doesn't imply anything other than the idea that Banner is Walking the Earth now. It definitely doesn't imply he's going into space.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:30:23 AM by KnownUnknown
The Quinjet was later found abandoned in the ocean, with Fury thinking the Hulk swam off to an island somewhere. I doubt the Hulk got to space by himself.
And yes, Hulk being kidnapped or transported to space after leaving the team in anger would be coincidental. Ya know what else is coincidental? Half the shit that happens in these movies.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:30:59 AM by comicwriter
Depending on how Civil War ends, it's entirely plausible that Hulk may still be on Earth, but ends up being the only person Thor goes to for help.
Notably, none of the movies between Civil War and Ragnarok are about any characters who have been part of the MCU Avengers before, which means it's entirely possible that a huge shake-up happens among the team that lasts beyond that particular movie. If Thor comes back in a hurry, he may not have time to round up anyone besides Banner.
Even if he does have the time, the situation may be dire enough that Hulk is the only backup Thor feels he needs or is comfortable bringing. Of his friends in the Avengers, Cap is merely peak human, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Falcon are behind even that, and Stark and Rhodes, as impressive as their armor is, are way out of their element in a world of magic and monsters. Aside from Hulk, the only people Thor would likely think to contact who could handle themselves are Vision and possibly Scarlet Witch, and they may very well be indisposed by the time Ragnarok rolls around.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:33:23 AM by Khfan429
People were saying the same thing about the first Avengers movie. That it would be the turning point for the MCU, where superheroes became commonplace.
It's not going to happen. I don't think the MCU is ever going to be like 616 New York, where the Wrecking Crew can have an all-out brawl with Spider-Man and Thor and nobody bats an eye because this happens three times a week.
Which is probably for the best. 616 New York is a shithole and nobody should ever live there.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I mean, if they just use the opening to Planet Hulk, then that in itself would be a waste of the Planet Hulk storyline.
edited 25th Jan '16 10:43:39 AM by alliterator
I'm pretty sure doing Planet Hulk in a Thor movie would enrage fans pretty hard.
- THOR: I'm surprised to see you here!
- BRUCE: Yeah, I got exiled and had an adventure on this planet. It was pretty cool. We can't show you any of it because of distributing rights issues, but suffice it to say, it was great.
- THOR: Neat. Anyways, back to me!
edited 25th Jan '16 10:47:56 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.

The best way to do that movie at this point would be to have Banner join the guardians after IW and end up stranded on a planet after a movie with them.