Last Summer we learned that actor Mark Ruffalo won the role of Bruce Banner/The Hulk in the upcoming Joss Whedon-directed film The Avengers. In a new interview with The Advocate magazine, Ruffalo reveals that his version of The Hulk will have body hair … primarily because he is such a hairy man and they are modeling the Hulk on his body. HMMM … sounds like a hot Hulk to me ;)

Perhaps you’ve noticed, as we have, that Marvel’s upcoming superheroes are being touted more for their smooth, globular pecs than for their skills in fighting crime? And yet, Mark Ruffalo has resisted the razor as he prepares for The Avengers: “No one’s asked me to shave my chest yet, thank God,” the famously hirsute actor told The Advocate. “They want this Hulk to be as close to me as possible. I’ll be playing him in motion-capture, so this Hulk will just be a bigger avatar version of me. As they’re modeling him, they’re using many of my own features, down to my scars and wrinkles. He will have body hair, but I don’t know to what extent.” This is what advances in technology have made possible.

Thank you JEBUS! For the most part, superheros in film tend to be too primped and polished. It never made sense to me that a superhuman character called The Hulk would be completely hairless. I am very pleased by the idea of a hairy Hulk … because it actually sounds believable. I think Mark Ruffalo will make a fantastic Hulk … chest hair and all. What do y’all think … do you like your Hulk hairy or smooth?

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