Avengers: Endgame's new pic has fans calling out a possible Professor Hulk

Looks more like a green Mark Ruffalo than ever.

Mike Sorrentino Senior Editor

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making.

Expertise Phones, texting apps, iOS, Android, smartwatches, fitness trackers, mobile accessories, gaming phones, budget phones, toys, Star Wars, Marvel, Power Rangers, DC, mobile accessibility, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, RCS

See full bio

Mike Sorrentino

Feb. 8, 2019 10:13 a.m. PT

avengers-endgame-hulk-comicbook-popcorn — Hulk in Avengers: Endgame looks a bit more like Bruce Banner.
Comicbook.com

The purported Avengers: Endgame photo revealed Thursday has Marvel fans thinking that Professor Hulk might be making his debut in the film.

Several reactions to the photo on Thursday focus on how the Hulk appears to have a slightly different face than his appearance in Thor: Ragnarok, one that seems to resemble a green Bruce Banner.

Further emboldening this idea is the character of Professor Hulk, who is essentially a merged version of both Bruce Banner and his Hulk identity. Previously, Hulk and Banner didn't share the same consciousness, with Banner noting in previous Marvel Cinematic Universe films that he's not aware of what the Hulk does when the big green guy takes over.

ComicBook.com's Chris Killian highlights this in a speculation video the website posted on Friday.

Do you think we’re getting Professor Hulk in #AvengersEndgame? @ChrisKillian does and that’s what we’re talking about on today’s #GetUp! pic.twitter.com/dkVKXESIC0
— Comicbook.com (@ComicBook) February 8, 2019

And plenty of other fans are posting comparison shots highlighting this idea.

@MarkRuffalo Aww He Is Professor Hulk 😍😍😍😍 & His Face Is Close Enough To Bruce 😍😍😍😍 #AvengersEndGame pic.twitter.com/ZAyY7im5LG
— Pranav (@pranav1490) February 8, 2019

1- AoU
2- Ragnarok
3- AIW
4- #AvengersEndgame
This is a strong indication of the appearance of the Professor Hulk version. Banner and Hulk cooperating after the Thanos smackdown
(Also, hi Clint!) pic.twitter.com/nqBv8Ki5DW
— OG (@floatingboat) February 8, 2019

So ... I’m not imagining this right? The Hulk looks drastically different between Ragnarok and End Game. Is this what happens when Bruce and the Hulk find “peace” with eachother?? #Avengers #AvengersEndgame pic.twitter.com/0P9VdBGw2r
— Jacob's Quest (@v_jvee) February 8, 2019

And another fan declares that it very well could be poetic for Hulk and Banner to find a compromise, especially since Avengers: infinity War spent a lot of time focusing in on Banner's inability to swap to the Hulk during battles.

Calling it: Bruce Banner and Hulk are finally going to merge into one, becoming Professor Hulk in #AvengersEndgame... It would be a cool way of concluding Banner's arc in the MCU
— Jason Mickey (@JMickey97) February 8, 2019

What do you think about a possible Professor Hulk? Or what other Avengers: Endgame theories are you hoping for? Talk about them in the comments below.

Avengers: Endgame comes to theaters on April 26.