The Hulk movie is officially a snubbed franchise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It looks like The Hulk movie isn't a Marvel Studios priority, in spite of continuing clamor from fans that the Green Avenger have his own standalone outing in cinemas.

A recent interview with Joss Whedon confirmed the Hulk will remain confined as an Avengers teammate, that is, he will be in the same league as Hawkeye, excluded from future standalone projects.

Whedon quoted Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige as saying, "We think right now it's good to have somebody who we could only have in The Avengers," referring to The Hulk.

Whedon was somewhat relieved he didn't have to make another solo Avenger movie; Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America came out with blockbuster solo films, with sequels and trilogies to boot.

"Everybody loves Mark [Ruffalo]. He's phenomenal. But the fact that there hasn't been a Hulk since that Hulk, it doesn't suck. I mean, my job is hard enough.

Cap's had a movie, Thor's had a movie. Everyone's gone through big changes. Iron Man had a movie. So I have to juggle everybody's perception of that while still making a movie that you can see having not seen any [other Marvel movies] except the first Avengers - or not even that." (cinemablend.com)

Marvel Studios promises both Hulk and Hawkeye will have pivotal roles in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron," though. It's expected The Hulk movie will remain snubbed during Marvel Cinematic Universe's phase 3, especially with projects exploring more characters in the comics.

Robert Downey teases as much in an interview, which could mean Marvel is planning on an "awakening" of sorts for the franchise in "Avengers: Age of Ultron."

"I think that there has to be a bit of transcendence of formula. And so without giving too much away, I think that's why I just kinda stamped it when the first draft came in, 'cause I thought, 'Oh wow, it didn't fall into that trap.' And I read the last page and I got chills for a reason I definitely can't explain."