EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ruffalo Is Set To Return As Bruce Banner in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
- Matthew W.
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Sony and Marvel Studios’ once again continue the trend of featuring an Avenger in their Spider-Man franchise.
Nexus Point News can exclusively report that Mark Ruffalo is set to reprise his role as Bruce Banner in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. It is currently unknown what role Banner will play in the story or whether he’ll also be portraying his alternate green persona. NPN can confirm Bruce Banner’s appearance will be much larger than a cameo and Ruffalo will have a substantial role in the film. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be Ruffalo’s tenth appearance in a mainline Marvel Cinematic Universe project which will be followed shortly by Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, respectively.
Ruffalo’s Banner was last seen in the Disney+ series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law where a car accident left his cousin Jennifer Walters cross-contaminated with his blood, transforming her into She-Hulk. Banner trains Walters to transform and control her powers and is next seen in the finale where he appears with his son Skaar, who was born on Sakaar. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law showed that Banner was still using his Professor Hulk form when he transformed and was able to shift between Banner and Professor Hulk, while retaining his personality. Although it’s not confirmed if Banner will transform into Professor Hulk or the Savage Hulk persona, Banner can still play a pivotal role to the story as a scientific mentor to Peter Parker.
Bruce Banner / The Hulk was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962 and first debuted in The Incredible Hulk (1962) #1. Bruce Banner was a reserved scientist experimenting with gamma rays until an experiment left him exposed to the rays while trying to save Rick Jones from exposure. The gamma rays transformed him into the Hulk, a green, hulking monster with a different personality, which also resulted from Banner’s DID. Hulk went on to be a founding member of the Avengers and Defenders and was a frequent ally to the Fantastic Four.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to be the fourth entry in the MCU’s Spider-Man series and is set to be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) with a script written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Tom Holland is set to return as the titular character with Zendaya and Jacob Batalon returning in smaller roles. As reported by Apocalyptic Horseman on X, Michael Mando is in talks to return as Mac Gargan, reprising his role from Spider-Man: Homecoming, although the status of his deal is currently unknown. Sadie Sink and Liza Colon-Zayas have also been cast in undisclosed roles. The film will begin shooting in late July in London and is expected to wrap in the Fall.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is set to be released by Sony Pictures on July 31, 2026 as part of Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.