Harrison Ford says new Marvel role wasn’t ‘terribly difficult’

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I just didn’t sit home at night and say, ‘Oh, what do I want to do when I turn into the Hulk?’ It didn’t seem to me to be a terribly difficult acting proposition.” Ford takes over the role of Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross from the late William Hurt, who played the character in numerous films between 2008 and 2021. open image in gallery Harrison Ford as Thaddeus Ross/Red Hulk in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ He continued: “I’m only slightly familiar with the Marvel Universe — I live in another universe — but I have watched a number of Marvel films with wonderful actors, apparently having a good time. And I thought, ‘Well, why not me?’” Although Ford felt relaxed about filming for the forthcoming Marvel movie, director Julius Onah said everyone on set thought his performance was “mind blowing”. “It’s really great to get back to a Hulk that is just f****** breaking shit, and a rage monster.” open image in gallery Liv Tyler and William Hurt in ‘The Incredible Hulk’ It comes shortly after Harrison recently gave some advice to any actors actively avoiding Marvel roles.