George Miller in talks to direct World War Hulk movie? Filming set for this year

January 11th, 2025 by Marc Comments

It’s been a long time coming but it seems we’re finally getting the standalone Hulk movie we’ve wanted (the Edward Norton movie is almost 17 years old) and not only that but it’s going to be a fan favourite.

Due to ownership and licensing gobbledygook, the character of the Hulk/Bruce Banner was only ever really able to show up in others’ movies, hence his appearance in Avengers, Thor: Ragnarok, etc. But now it seems the highly anticipated World War Hulk is planned, and not only that, it might be coming pretty soon.

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A new report on Production Weekly has World War Hulk filming this year although the guys at World of Reel are reporting that while it’s being discussed, it’s not definite just yet, though they say the plan is:

“Mark Ruffalo is set to come back in the titular role, and his character will have a very busy year as this coming February’s “Captain America: Brave New World” will set up “World War Hulk” for him, and a few months later, “Thunderbolts” will be the “connecting branch” for the character’s first solo MCU movie.”

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The movie would likely see the MCU’s version of The Illuminati making their appearance – we met an alternate version of them in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness – and banishing Hulk after he goes crazy after the death of his wife… might that be why we’re seeing Betty Ross return in Captain America: New World Order?

However, as interesting as this all sounds, one of the most interesting rumours I’ve heard is that MCU boss Kevin Feige has been meeting with directors for the project and one he’s spoken to is George Miller, the man who has directed all the Mad Max movies including, most recently, Furiosa.

Word is Miller is also keen to direct Thor 5 (thankfully Waititi is gone) which makes sense as Chris Hemsworth co-starred in Furiosa and was, frankly, brilliant.

Thor: Ragnarok borrowed a lot of elements from World War Hulk, so there’s a good chance elements from the comic will be radically changed but it’s the MCU and that’s par for the course, really. all that said, Miller directing Hulk or Thor would be something the fans should be excited about… let’s hope it happens. And then, maybe, we’ll get the next Mad Max movie.

Thoughts?

Marvel’s Blade movie is stalled indefinitely… can we just bring back Wesley Snipes? Please?!

Source: World of Reel

Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….