Until now, it was common knowledge that the Hulk wouldn’t be on Earth during the Civil War events, having been somehow taken by Loki and sent to a faraway planet. But is it so? Apparently it isn't, as Anthony Mackie said during a recent interview.

But first things first - quite a while ago, Robert Downey Jr. said that his good friend Mark Ruffalo is heading onto the set of Civil War (something which would have made the battle even more one-sided). And while Ruffalo agreed that this was the plan, he later said that he had no idea about any small part in the third Captain America movie.

Then came the news that Thor: Ragnarok will be like a buddy-movie, in which Thor and Hulk unite their forces.

So what did Anthony Mackie say?

Well, besides praising the movie and saying that it is even better than the very best of the Marvel movies (the first Iron Man and Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the actor said that all of the actors in it gave their best performances to date. And then he went on to mention some of these actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, and (surprise!!!) Mark Ruffalo.

We highly doubt that Mackie made a mistake and forgot that the Hulk is not in the movie - if he did make one, he revealed an important player without Marvel's consent (which is also unlikely). So will Hulk be used by Iron Man? Or by Captain America?!? Most likely by Tony Stark, since he and Bruce Banner are best friends.

So, what do you think? This is far beyond being a rumor. Did Anthony Mackie reveal something that wasn't supposed to be revealed? Or is he playing Marvel's game, as any actor would? What do you think?

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There’s more, though! From Comic Book Movie, we have two new Empire posters for the movie!