The movie's role in the setting was finally reinforced when Hurt reprised his role as General Ross in Captain America: Civil War. Even worse, when the Hulk next appeared in The Avengers alongside Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, he was recast with Mark Ruffalo, and very few references were made to any of the events in this film note such as an allusion to an alternate version of the opening where the Hulk keeps Bruce from killing himself, along with a quip said by Banner himself about he "broke Harlem" the last time he was in New York. Thanks to legal issues with Universal, the film has not gotten a sequel.
Along for the ride is Emil Blonsky ( Tim Roth), who is destined to become one of the Hulk's deadliest foes: the Abomination.
When Bruce accidentally spills blood into one of the bottles, a man falls ill from Gamma poisoning by drinking it, which is the clue General Ross ( William Hurt) uses to track Banner down. Bruce Banner ( Edward Norton) has taken refuge in Brazil as a worker at a bottling plant, where he keeps a low profile and works on controlling his anger in his spare time.
The story takes place five years after the tragic accident which created the Hulk, glimpses of which are seen in the opening credits.
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 film based on the character of the same name directed by Louis Leterrier ( The Transporter, Unleashed) following the trend of rebooting a franchise rather than creating a sequel to an unpopular first effort, this film takes place in a different continuity from the 2003 version and is the second movie in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its Phase 1.