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Jun 15, 2023 · “The Incredible Hulk” is smashing its way to Disney+ on June 16, the streamer announced Thursday. The film was initially released and distributed by Universal on June 13, 2008, and the company ...
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By Tom Power
published 23 March 2022
The Hulk smashes his way onto a major Disney Plus rival
Universal Pictures' The Incredible Hulk can't be streamed on Disney Plus. (Image credit: Universal Pictures)
Finally, after many years without a streaming platform to call home, The Incredible Hulk has landed on one of the world's biggest services – but it's not coming to Disney Plus.
It's a tricky question to answer. Sony officially holds the rights to Spider-Man and every character in the webslinger's illustrious comic history, which is why Marvel Studios had to enter a partnership deal with Sony in order to bring the webhead into the MCU.
This isn't the case for the Hulk, though. Yes, Universal Pictures is the studio that has distributed both Hulk movies to date – that is, the 2003 Ang Lee-directed live-action adaptation and 2008 Louis Leterrier-helmed flick – but it doesn't own the rights to the Hulk character.
As revealed in The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe book (per CBR.com), former studio executive David Maisel revealed that Universal only has "the right of first refusal to distribute any future solo Hulk movies". That's the reason why we haven't seen a Mark Ruffalo-led Hulk solo film over the past 10 years, and the reason behind his supporting roles in Thor: Ragnarok, other Avengers flicks, and Disney Plus' upcoming She-Hulk TV show.
But, given that Marvel owns the rights to the Hulk, some fans may think it's odd that The Incredible Hulk isn't available to stream on Disney Plus. Marvel Studios is a subsidiary of Disney, after all, so it would make more sense for The Incredible Hulk to be streamable on the latter's service.
However, as Universal still owns the distribution rights to the Hulk, it has a major say in where The Incredible Hulk is made available to watch. Unless Disney makes Universal an offer it can't refuse, there's no reason for Universal to bring The Incredible Hulk to Disney Plus.
So it seems that WarnerMedia has struck a deal with Universal to bring The Incredible Hulk to HBO Max for an as-yet-undetermined amount of time. For now, then, Marvel fans will have to accept the fact that The Incredible Hulk still isn't available to stream alongside nearly every other MCU film.
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Jun 15, 2023 · The Incredible Hulk, the 2008 Marvel Studios film starring Edward Norton, is finally coming to Disney+ tomorrow. The Disney+ Twitter account surprised fans Thursday with the poster for The ...
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