Before playing Hulk in the first Avengers in 2012, Mark Ruffalo was best known for demanding roles in independent films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . Very hesitant about the prospect of playing in a blockbuster, the actor finally allowed himself to be convinced by Robert Downey Jr., a real linchpin of the Marvel franchise.
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Feeling nostalgic that it's been a year since #AvengersEndgame was in theaters. Thank you all for being a part of this wild journey with us 💚 # LoveYou3000
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" I was scared. I didn't know what I was going to be able to add to what had been done so well before me. I had only made independent films until then, he confided during the Tonight Show . I was like, "I don't know if I'm the right person for this" and Joss Whedon [the director] said to me, "Yes, you're the right person". Not yet fully convinced, it took the intervention of Robert Downey Jr., with whom he had shared the poster for Zodiac , for him to finally decide.
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"I got a call from Downey," said Mark Ruffalo. We had to tell him I was stammering and he just said, “Ruffalo, you have to go. We are holding something ”, as if it were Iron Man speaking. And after that, I said to myself, "I think I have to do it." "
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#FBF to this great rendition of Papa Hulk from Odette!
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And five Marvel movies later, it looks like Mark Ruffalo has made a life for himself as a blockbuster actor. In fact, the actor does not want to let go of the Hulk anymore and the green colossus is already planned on the menu in Thor: Love and Thunder , according to We Got This Covered.
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