The Incredible Hulk, the second movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will be available for streaming on HBO Max on April 1st.
This means it will not join the rest of the MCU movies at Disney + at some point, Marvel’s self-proclaimed home, according to the HBO content plan that Games Radar has seen.
The Incredible Hulk was released in 2008 between Iron Man 1 and 2 and features Edward Norton as Bruce Banner. While the Hulk was later reworked with Mark Ruffalo, the film still has the usual post-credit scene of teasing and ties to the rest of the universe.
In addition, characters introduced in The Incredible Hulk, such as General ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross, would later appear in other MCU films such as Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.
But Disney does not own the rights to The Incredible Hulk, as the film is instead owned by Universal Pictures. A similar situation applies to MCU’s Spider-Man trilogy, which is also not available on Disney +, as these movies are owned by Sony.
The rest of the universe is available on the platform, but for those who want to see them all in order, other subscription services will be required. While The Incredible Hulk is on HBO Max, Spider-Man: Homecoming is on Hulu, Far From Home is on Netflix, and MCU’s latest No Way Home will only be available on Starz within the next six months.
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