Avengers: Infinity War writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely described a deleted scene involving Bruce Banner and the Hulk in Doctor Strange’s mindscape universe.
Throughout Avengers: Infinity War, Bruce Banner struggled the summon the Hulk after the Green Goliath suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Thanos. While the resolution to this struggle would have to wait until Avengers: Endgame, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed the conflict between Banner and Hulk originally came to a conclusion by the end of Infinity War.
During an interview with Vanity Fair, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely discussed how certain scenes were cut because they would have taken the focus away from Thanos’ storyline. As the Infinity War writers explained, one of those scenes involved Hulk and other heroes entering Doctor Strange’s mindscape universe:
“There was a sequence in the first movie where they went into the places in the Doctor Strange universe called the mindscape and everyone faces themselves. It was great but had absolutely nothing to do with anything.”
McFeely added that the scene would have seen Banner confront the Hulk before the two arrived in Wakanda merged together, as seen in Avengers: Endgame:
“Banner meets the Hulk, I think in the arena from Ragnarok. Only one of them was getting out of there, and then that one showed up in Wakanda [in Infinity War] and he had merged. That merging that currently happens in [Endgame] in a diner, and he’s eating a huge stack of pancakes? That initially happened at the end of Infinity War.”
Would you have preferred to see Hulk and Banner merge in Avengers: Infinity War? Do you want to see the mindscape universe in the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel? Lets us know in the comments!
Details on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are currently limited, though it is said to be Marvel Studios’ first true foray into the horror genre. Furthermore, the Disney Plus mini-series WandaVision will also serve as the lead-in to the Doctor Strange sequel. Directed by Scott Derrickson from a script written by Jade Bartlett, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, and Elizabeth Olsen with a scheduled released date on May 7, 2021.
Here is the official synopsis for Avengers: Infinity War:
“An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their superhero allies must willing to sacrifice it all in an attempt to defeat the power of Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.”
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt.
Avengers: Infinity War is now available on 4K Ultra-HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD.
Source: Vanity Fair
