Could We Get Hulk vs Bruce Banner In Thor: Ragnarok?

We've seen a growth in Marc Ruffalo's Hulk as he pertains to the MCU over a number of films now.  In the movie The Incredible Hulk (where it was actually Ed Norton that played The Hulk) we saw Bruce Banner running from his alter-ego, not wanting to let the monster out.  In The Avengers he seems to have more or less come to grips with what he is, while not truly embracing it.  Then, in Avengers: Age of Ultron he no longer tries to fight what he is, but rather grabs hold of it and uses his power to help his team fight evil.  So when Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters next year, what can we expect to see from Bruce Banner and the Hulk?


Ruffalo has been making his rounds promoting his upcoming film Now You See Me 2 and during one of the interviews where he and Woody Harrelson had been giving, he had this to say about Bruce Banner and the Hulk:


"I think the arc that he is ultimately making in his relationship with The Hulk and how that's gonna resolve itself, that's really where ... nobody has gone to that place.   I mean, he's always been running from him or trying to deny it, but they're coming for a collision course with each other, and I think that can be pretty exciting if we can figure out a way to do it multi-dimensionally."


After saying that, he turns to Harrelson and says enthusiastically, "Hulk versus Banner! Yeah, baby!" and then they high fived one another.  He finished up the question with one of the truest things to be said about his character:


"The only person in the world that The Hulk is scared of, or thing, is Banner."


The comic books have seen all sorts of incarnations of the Hulk.  He's been green, he's been grey, he's been a mindless monster, he's held onto Banner's intelligence while Hulking out.  He's also been separated from Banner in the comics, as well.  So could we be seeing the MCU version of the Hulk moving in this direction?  While it's still too early to tell, it does sound like the powers that be may be moving the Hulk in this direction.  If they do introduce a storyline where this happens, who do you think would win?  Hulk or Banner?  Let me know your thoughts in the comment section down below.


Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters November 3, 2017.