Captain America 4 Is Basically The Incredible Hulk 2
The latest casting news for Captain America: New World Order continues to prove the film is moonlighting as The Incredible Hulk 2, a sequel to the Marvel movie from 2008. Given that The Incredible Hulk was co-produced by Marvel Studios and Universal Studios, a sequel has never been officially released. This is largely due in part to the latter studio holding the distribution rights for the character of the Hulk, meaning Marvel Studios have only been able to utilize Hulk in other projects, such as the Avengers movies, Thor: Ragnarok and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law.
Due to the lack of continuation for the story established in The Incredible Hulk, many elements from that film have gone underutilized in the MCU. Despite the return of Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America: Civil War, aspects of The Incredible Hulk have been forgotten, especially given the recasting of Bruce Banner from Edward Norton to Mark Ruffalo. That being said, the news that has been revealed about Phase 5's upcoming Captain America: New World Order is proving one thing: the film is a secret sequel to The Incredible Hulk.