Why is the Incredible Hulk the red headed step child of the MCU?

[NakedMoleRat]

It clearly is part of the universe, it rests between Iron Man one and Iron Man two. So, why is it not on Disney+ and part of the timeline order of movies in the MCU? I understand why Spider-Man is not on Disney+, but this is one of their own.

 

[JPH]

Norton was a pain to work with.

 

[JoeG]

Universal still owns the rights to it. Its not a Disney/Marvel property.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Universal still owns the rights to it. Its not a Disney/Marvel property.

Marvel paid a ton of money to Universal for the solo Hulk movie in 2008, the current contract allows Marvel/Disney to use Hulk as a non-staring character but they can’t make another Hulk staring movie without negotiating a new contract. That’s why he’s in a lot of Marvel movies, but only as a supporting character.

 

[JoeG]

Marvel paid a ton of money to Universal for the solo Hulk movie in 2008, the current contract allows Marvel/Disney to use Hulk as a non-staring character but they can’t make another Hulk staring movie without negotiating a new contract. That’s why he’s in a lot of Marvel movies, but only as a supporting character.

That's true for the character, but he's asking why a specific film isn't on Disney+. The reason is because its not their film to stream.

 

[NakedMoleRat]

So, just like Spider-Man then. Thanks. I knew it was part of the storyline, as Stark made his cameo in it.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

That's true for the character, but he's asking why a specific film isn't on Disney+. The reason is because its not their film to stream.

You are correct, I mis-read what he was asking. I think The Incredible Hulk is on Netflix.