Avengers 4: Is THIS how Hulk will make a comeback after Infinity War? Read new theory

In a post that has been 81% upvoted on Reddit, Marvel fan wheresthetrigger123 suggested that Thanos could trick Bruce Banner into thinking Black Widow’s life is in danger.

They wrote: “Thanos will put Black Widow’s life in danger which will get Bruce really angry but still not Hulk out.

“Then she will eventually die which will finally unleash the Hulk, but plot twist!

“It’s just a reality gem trick [and] Widow isn’t actually dead, Thanos just wanted to unleash the Hulk like Loki did in The Avengers but this time he will Mind Control Hulk to help him fight the Avengers.”

Another theorist, Whitluck, responded: “I actually think vice versa, from how easily Thanos dispatched the Hulk in Infinity War.

“He will not see him as a threat at all and might simply be killing Black Widow as an example to other Avenger aggressors.

“Of course, this will enrage and traumatize Banner/Hulk to the point where they both feel absolute fury and reach a strength which Thanos could never have anticipated, leading to a brutal beating that comes close to ending Thanos’s motives completely.

“Ultimately fulfilling the traditional comic lore of why Thanos considers The Hulk one of the few beings he never wishes to confront directly.”

Whatever the plot of Avengers 4, it seems highly likely that we’ll see Banner in Hulk mode at some point, after his troubles in transforming into the big green fan-favourite in Infinity War.

It’s also confirmed that Black Widow’s Scarlett Johansson will have slightly more to do in Avengers 4, after appearing to be kept relatively on the side-lines last time around.

Black Widow’s planned standalone movie hints that she may not be killed off, even though Johansson has suggested making that story a prequel or origin story.

Avengers: Infinity War ended with multiple Marvel heroes turning to dust as Thanos successfully wiped out 50% of all life across the universe.

Ant-Man and the Wasp then explained where Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly’s characters were – and an end credit scene explains who dies as a result of Thanos.

Avengers 4 is out on April 26, 2019.