{"id":100407,"date":"2020-10-29T17:31:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/matthew-mcconaughey-wanted-to-play-hulk-but-marvel-passed-film\/"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:31:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T14:31:33","slug":"matthew-mcconaughey-wanted-to-play-hulk-but-marvel-passed-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/matthew-mcconaughey-wanted-to-play-hulk-but-marvel-passed-film\/","title":{"rendered":"#Matthew McConaughey Wanted to Play Hulk, But Marvel Passed \u2013 \/Film"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Matthew McConaughey Wanted to Play Hulk, But Marvel Passed \u2013 \/Film<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Edward Norton played The Incredible Hulk<\/strong><\/em> when the big guy was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But after some creative clashing with Marvel Studios, by the time The Avengers<\/em> came around, Mark Ruffalo was brought in to replace him. But if Matthew McConaughey<\/strong> had his way, he\u2019s be the one smashing bad guys alongside the rest of Marvel\u2019s superhero team. <\/span><\/p>\n

In honor of the release of his new book Greenlights<\/em><\/a>, actor Matthew McConaughey sat down for a chat on Josh Horowitz\u2019s Happy Sad Confused podcast<\/a>. Their conversation turned to The Incredible Hulk<\/em> since both the host and McConaughey were big fans of the original TV show starring Lou Ferrigno as the Marvel Comics character. Horowitz asked McConaughey if he ever wanted to play Bruce Banner in a quick back and forth exchange:<\/p>\n

Horowitz:<\/strong> You never got your chance to play Bruce Banner, or David Banner in the show, did you?
\nMcConaughey:<\/strong> No, I didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Horowitz:<\/strong> Jerks.<\/p>\n

McConaughey:<\/strong> Wanted it.<\/p>\n

Horowitz:<\/strong> Really?<\/p>\n

McConaughey:<\/strong> Yep
\nHorowitz:<\/strong> Did you throw your hat in the ring? Did you say, \u201cI\u2019m game<\/a> if you guys are?\u201d<\/p>\n

McConaughey:<\/strong> Yep<\/p>\n

Horowitz:<\/strong> No kidding?<\/p>\n

McConaughey:<\/strong> They said, \u201cNo, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horowitz:<\/strong> Can\u2019t get\u2019em all, I guess.
\nThat conversation might feel stilted, but the entire interview is a very friendly and engaging conversation. But you get the sense that maybe this wasn\u2019t something that McConaughey wanted to dive much more deeply into, likely because it\u2019s something that maybe still stings a little. After all, this was a childhood favorite character of his, and it sounds like he didn\u2019t even get a shot to audition or anything like that.<\/p>\n

At this point, it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone else playing Hulk besides Mark Ruffalo, especially since the actor\u2019s persona as Bruce Banner was been weaved into the big guy in Avengers: Endgame<\/em>. McConaughey just doesn\u2019t seem like he would feel right as the character at this point. He never really shakes that Southern drawl he still has in his voice, and that feels like it doesn\u2019t work for Bruce Banner. Every actor just has a certain presence that makes it hard to picture them in certain roles, and this is clearly one of those cases.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s not clear is when he attempted to land the role of Bruce Banner. Could it have been for the 2003 version directed by Ang Lee before the Marvel Cinematic Universe even existed? Could he have lost out on the part to Edward Norton? Did he want to step up as the replacement for The Avengers<\/em>? It\u2019s not clear, but even if it doesn\u2019t seem like a good role for him, one can\u2019t help but wonder what Hulk might have been like if he was played by Matthew McConaughey.<\/p>\n

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