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.
Mainly down to licensing rights. When the MCU started, as everyone knows, Fox owned the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four, Sony had the rights to Spider-man. Universal had and I believe still has the distribution rights to Hulk. So the first Hulk film was made and distributed by Universal.
In 2012, the first edition of The Avengers was out it had a lineup of Marvel's superheroes like Iron Man, Thor, and The Hulk. Mark Ruffalo replaced Norton due to disagreements with the production company and so did Marvel studios. This initiated a recast in the role, despite Robert Downey Jr.
Universal Pictures actually owns the rights to any movies focusing solely on Hulk, predating Disney's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Studios, meaning that Universal has the right of first refusal to distribute any solo Hulk movies.
While you can find almost every Marvel movie on Disney+, there's one exception: 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, which stopped airing on Starz in January and has yet to find a new streaming home. This is due to a complicated deal between Disney and Sony, the latter of which owns the rights to the Spider-Man movies.
Despite the confusion over why Morbius is streaming on Disney+ but Spider-Man: No Way Home is not, the answer is fairly simple. While Marvel Studios' Spider-Man movies starring Tom Holland are part of the MCU, the distribution (and thus streaming) rights are held by Sony Pictures.
Per ComicBook.com, the original Wonder Woman movie is now streaming on Disney+ alongside Shazam! and its sequel, Shazam! Fury of the Gods. This follows the merger between Disney+ and Hulu, and the superhero movies have a licensing deal with the latter.
Banner goes on the run from the military while attempting to cure himself of the Hulk. Peter Menzies Jr. After the mixed reception to Universal's 2003 film Hulk, Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character, though Universal retained distribution rights.
What Marvel Is Not Owned By Disney? One of the biggest Marvel names not owned by Disney is Spider-Man. When Disney first acquired Marvel in 2009, Spider-Man wasn't part of the package deal. Sony Pictures had already snagged the film rights to the web-slinger back in 1999, which meant they had full creative control.
After she and Banner parted ways due to the Hulk still being hunted across the globe, she likely continued her work as a scientist and professor at Culver University. However, it was confirmed that Betty Ross did get snapped by Thanos in Infinity War and later brought back with the rest of the population in Endgame.
This upset the actor, who wanted a more focused look at the Hulk's personal traumas, but Marvel wanted something else. As a result, Norton left the franchise badly and the studio was left without a Hulk until Mark Ruffalo took over the role in 2012, appearing in 'The Avengers'.
However, Gerald Di Pego (writer/executive producer of The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, The Death of the Incredible Hulk, and Revenge of the Incredible Hulk) revealed that the film was canceled before Bixby's health began to decline, owing to disappointing ratings for Death of, and that Banner was to have been revived ...
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.
The courts determined that the original contract of Marvel's rights to Golan had expired, returning the rights to Marvel, but the matter was still not completely resolved. In 1999, Marvel licensed Spider-Man rights to Columbia, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Disney (DIS) bought Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in late 2009, bringing an entire multiverse of IP with them. While some have criticized the quality of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) as of late, there is no debate that the entertainment company has dominated the box office across the globe for many years.
While Ruffalo has starred as Hulk in Marvel movies, the rights to the character are actually owned by Universal Pictures, predating Disney's 2009 acquisition of Marvel Studios, which means Universal has the right of first refusal to distribute any stand-alone Hulk movies.
Long before any fingers were snapped, Marvel made a deal with Universal Studios to build a Marvel-themed land. This contract stated that any Marvel characters being used by Universal cannot be used by Disney at any locations east of the Mississippi river.
“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 held the rights to the title for 15 years.
Here's the thing, though: Every MCU project to feature Ruffalo as the uncontrollable rage monster in the torn purple pants have not been standalone Hulk adventures. Why? Because Universal Pictures still owns the screen rights to the classic character.
Ruffalo said that Marvel Studios' president Kevin Feige confirmed to him that Hulk will never get a standalone film, and the character's development would instead be sprinkled in as subplots in future MCU projects.
Comic Book Resources discusses that one possible reason the show is currently absent is the Genie's many pop culture references, which may violate certain streaming rights.
It also revealed 3 DCEU movies that were recently acquired by Hulu temporarily: Wonder Woman, Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of the Gods. So, Disney+ isn't just a house for Marvel movies anymore, as certain DC movies are also streaming on it now.
Though Diana had saved Themyscira, with the help of the other League members, she had broken the sacred law that forbade anyone from bringing men to the island. Because of her actions, Hippolyta was forced to banish Diana from Themyscira.
