Marvel fans have the chance to stand alongside Red Hulk when they show up for screenings of Captain America: Brave New World Captain America: Brave New World
thanks to a new standee that brings Harrison Ford
’s monstrous Hulk to life. Or at least, that is what it is meant to do, but some fans can’t help but take a shot at the “cheap” trick that has been employed to create the life-sized character in standee form.
Red Hulk has proven to be one of the biggest – literally – talking points about February’s new MCU movie. From the first tease in the original trailer for the movie, to his full reveal in subsequent teasers, the idea of Harrison Ford embodying Marvel’s newest Hulk has struck a chord with fans and also quashed one of the most common complaints about recent Marvel Studios projects by receiving a lot of praise for the CGI work that has gone into creating the character.
However, the same cannot be said about the newest addition to the displays at Regal Irvine Spectrum movie theater in California, which has been feeling the heat of some stinging comments as eagle-eyed fans pointed out a hilarious truth about the statue.

“This is just green hulk painted red. “That’s what red hulk is” NO, this specific model is Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, but painted red. Look at the face.”

Another X user echoed the sentiment, adding, “That isn’t even Harrison Ford’s face, it’s just a generic Hulk face!”
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Despite these small gripes about the generic look of the Hulk standee, there is no doubt that the combination of Harrison Ford and Red Hulk has turned Captain America: Brave New World from a potential hit, to a virtually guaranteed success. The film has grown in expectation since its original announcement, becoming something of a nostalgic revival of 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, an Eternals tidy-up session, and a first theatrical outing for Anthony Mackie’s Captain America.
The film will see the return of Tim Blake-Nelson as Samuel Sterns, aka The Leader, 16 years after his last appearance in the franchise, along with Liv Tyler reprising her role as Betty Ross. The question of what became of Tiamut, the Celestial that was last seen emerging from the sea in Eternals, will finally be answered for those fans who have constantly complained that after three years it has not been mentioned (except it has). And of course, the jewel in the crown is Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk.

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Captain America: Brave New World has been cited as one of the most anticipated movies of 2025, and Red Hulk has played a part in this. Whether the appearance lives up to expectations when the film is released on February 14 is a completely different matter, but for now, it looks like the movie will at least be getting a strong opening weekend haul. How it fares after the first reviews become available is something we will have to wait and see.

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Captain America: Brave New World (formerly titled New World Order) marks Sam Wilson’s first MCU big-screen appearance as Steve Rogers’ successor after receiving the suit and shield in Phase 4’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Anthony Mackie returns as the titular Avenger alongside Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, Carl Lumby as Isaiah Bradley, and Tim Blake Nelson as The Incredible Hulk’s former ally Samuel Sterns. Harrison Ford makes his MCU debut replacing the late William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross.

Release Date

February 14, 2025

Director

Julius Onah

Cast

Harrison Ford
, Liv Tyler
, Giancarlo Esposito
, Rosa Salazar
, Takehiro Hira
, Anthony Mackie
, Tim Blake Nelson
, Shira Haas
, Carl Lumbly
, Danny Ramirez
, Rachael Markarian
, Jacqueline Loucks
, Tony Mareno
, Zo’Anne Mckinstry
, Phuong Kubacki
, Colby Lopez
, Xosha Roquemore

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