Actor Mark Ruffalo reveals sons disbelief over new Hulk role
Indie movie star Mark Ruffalo has revealed how his young son greeted the exciting news that he is to be the next Hulk with an incredulous “you?”.
The 42-year-old actor, who has made his name playing down-to-earth roles in character-based films, was unveiled last week as the new Hulk in the upcoming superhero film The Avengers.
But when he shared the news with his nine-year-old son Keen, he said the boy was as surprised as he was that he had landed the role.
He told CBS’ the Early Show: “I had the same reaction my son had – ‘You, papa? The Hulk?’”
Ruffalo, who will be playing the green superhero’s civilian alter-ego, the meek scientist Bruce Banner – alongside Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America – said that he is pleased he won’t have to hit the gym for the role, unlike most action actors.
“What I like about it is they really want my character to be the everyman, which means they want me to gain 10 more pounds [instead],” he joked.
Ruffalo will be the third actor to play the role in recent years, after Eric Bana’s turn in the 2003 movie Hulk and Edward Norton’s more successful take in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk.
But Norton, who was accused of meddling with his film’s creative direction, was controversially dropped by Marvel just days before Ruffalo was unveiled at last week’s Comic-Con festival.
The Avengers is set for release in 2012, and will bring together some of Marvel’s most famous comic-book superheroes, including Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Thor, played by Ca$h star Chris Hemsworth.
Source: Splash News

