Avengers: Endgame features The Hulk using Iron Man's Nano Gauntlet to snap his fingers and bring back the trillions of lives wiped out by the Mad Titan in
Avengers: Infinity War.
Unfortunately for the Jade Giant, he doesn't emerge from that unscathed, and the hero's arm is left horribly scarred and seemingly useless (something which is bound to change his status quo in the MCU moving forward). The question is, did Marvel Studios originally have something else in mind for the massive superhero ensemble's epic final battle?
If this Iron Studios statue is to be believed, then yes. Depicting the Green Goliath racing through the battlefield, we see The Hulk unleashing the power of the Infinity Stones.
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Wearing the Nano Gauntlet clearly hasn't hurt The Hulk here, so could that be something that was changed in reshoots or the scripting stages? Honestly, the latter seems like the more likely option.
After all, statues like this are often based on early concept art and it would have been pretty damn awesome to see The Hulk using the power of the Infinity Stones to even the odds against Thanos.
In
Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos made short work of the Jade Giant and the Nano Gauntlet would have given the hero the opportunity to redeem himself somewhat during the final battle.
Whatever the case might be, it's great to get a closer look at his superhero costume as there's a lot of detail to it and it's a very cool yet unexpected look for the usually mindless member of The Avengers.
Things changed a lot for him in that five-year time-jump, though, as Bruce Banner was able to merge his intelligence with The Hulk's strength and that created what has now been dubbed "Smart Hulk."
What comes next for the character remains to be seen, especially as we have no idea where he could show up in Phase 4. I'm sure Marvel Studios will find a place for the popular Avenger, though.
Bear in mind that none of us expected to see him make his presence felt in the
Thor franchise, so Marvel Studios could really surprise us by continuing The Hulk's story in another series.
What we do know is that Mark Ruffalo pitched a lot of ideas to Kevin Feige about where The Hulk should go next and fans are hopeful that one of them is the Maestro version of the character.
That would see The Hulk become a villain but given everything that's happened with time-travel in the MCU now, a future version of the character coming to the past who is evil does make sense!
Sadly, Marvel Studios is unlikely to give The Hulk his own movie due to some rights issues with Universal Pictures. There's always a chance that could change but it seems unlikely for now.
License: Avengers: Endgame
Scale: Art Scale 1/10
Features:
- Limited edition
- Based on original movie references
- Made in polystone
- Hand painted
- Includes extra right hand with LED Stark Gauntlet
- This statue is part of a battle diorama based on the Avengers: Endgame movie
Product dimensions: 8.6 in (H) x 5.5 in (W) x 11.4 in (L)
Product Weight: 2.8 lbs
UPC: 606529899714
MSRP: USD 159.99 (American US Dollars)
Release schedule: First quarter of 2020
What do you guys think about this Hulk statue? Would you liked to have seen this scene in the movie? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below and continue reading for a closer look at Hot Toys' life-size version of the character's "Nano Gauntlet" in Avengers: Endgame!
While The Hulk may be the Strongest Avenger, he's clearly no match for Thanos because the Green Goliath was immediately affected by the Infinity Gauntlet's power as the energy surged up his arm.
Just as it looked like Smart Hulk's days were numbered, he managed to muster up the energy to snap his fingers and restore the dead. However, there's some people he couldn't bring back.
That is, of course, Black Widow. Due to her deal with the Stonekeeper, the Gauntlet could not be used to bring her back and it doesn't sound like it has the capabilities anyway, sadly.
It's interesting that when The Avengers track down Thanos, he talks about destroying the Stones because of the temptation using them would bring. What else did he consider doing, I wonder?
As of right now, the Infinity Stones have been atomised in the present and returned to their rightful place in the past. Loki is somewhere out there with the Tesseract in hand, though.
Taking a closer look at this replica, it's amazing to see the amount of work which went into it and it's a shame
Avengers: Endgame didn't devote a little more time to how Tony Stark created it.
As you can see from this comparison image, Hulk's Infinity Gauntlet is pretty much the same size as Thanos' and these would look mighty impressive in the hands (get it?) of any serious collector.
Here, the Hulk's Nano Gauntlet is compared to Iron Man's and there's obviously quite a size difference! That smaller version only had a few seconds of screentime before it became much larger.
You'd best get saving now if you want this because it could set you back as much as $1000. Still, it's arguably worth it to own a replica of what is one of the MCU's most iconic weapons.
Hasbro is making a toy version for around $100, though, so if you're not too fussy and want a Gauntlet you can actually wear, that's not a bad option either! What do you guys think of this replica?