The actor really wanted to see “the deformation of the character” practically on screen.

“Of course, if they’d said no, I still would have done it.

His temple enlarges abnormally and his mental capabilities drastically evolve.

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Tim Blake Nelson at Comic-Con 2024; Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns in 2008’s ‘The Incredible Hulk’.Getty; Marvel

Gamma radiation gives him green skin, an engorged skull, and off-the-charts brainpower.

With this newfound intelligence, he creates an international spy ring dedicated to stealing scientific secrets.

He now wants Sam to reconstitute the Avengers team, but first, there’s a bigger problem.

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The Leader on the variant cover for Marvel Comics' ‘She-Hulk’ #159.Marvel

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Now Sam hasthreevillains to contend with that we know of.

Any one of them could also theoretically become another problem on Cap’s to-do list.

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