Joss Whedon had been talking about the difficulties involved in making a standalone Hulk movie, and explained why he doesn’t think that a Planet Hulk movie will necessarily work. 

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Whedon is currently busy doing the press rounds for Avengers: Age of Ultron , and when IGN grabbed a few minutes with him, we kicked off by asking about the journey that the character goes on in the movie. “I always think that there are basically two Hulks” Whedon explained. “ There’s horror movie Hulk and superhero movie Hulk.  In the first film we got a taste of both and it really has to do with Banner’s attitude about who he is when he turns into the Hulk.  And since the movie begins with the team together, the first thing we see is superhero Hulk, who has a level of cogency that makes him still useful and he isn’t just swatting things madly.  But then, once the Scarlet Witch gets done with him, we get to see a vision of him that we have never seen before where he is completely out of control.  And also clearly in a lot of pain.  It was kind of beautiful to be able to go that far with him. ”Whedon then explained why there are no current plans for a Hulk movie…“Honestly I think it’s a legal thing.  I think it’s because there’s other studio rights and this and that.  It’s difficult.  Hulk movies are very difficult because it isn’t a classic superhero story.  It is more of a werewolf story, and finding a way to thread both of those makes if difficult.  But I think it has more to do with the boring issues… because they love the Hulk and they love Mark as much as I do. ”Finally, we asked the writer-director if he thinks Planet Hulk – in which the Green Goliath forced to fight warriors on a distant planet – could be turned into a film. “It absolutely could be put onscreen.  I don’t know if it should.  I think part of what makes the Hulk great is the world around him and the Banner of it.  And it would be mad expensive as well.  I think if they were going to do a Hulk movie, they’d want to keep it more grounded. ”So do you agree with Whedon?  Let us know in the comments, and check out our video review of Avengers: Age of Ultron below. 

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and agrees with Whedon on the Planet Hulk front.  He can be found talking nonsense on both Twitter and MyIGN