# Hulk, Namor ownership

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies, disney-hulu\
**Created:** [March 11, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359 "2026-03-11T05:55:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359/1 "2026-03-11T05:55:23Z")

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I understand that Marvel/Disney can’t make solo movies about the Hulk or the Sub-Mariner because Universal owns the film rights to those characters. But isn’t there a requirement that Universal make a new movie about them every 5 years or so to keep the rights from reverting to Marvel’s owner? That hasn’t been happening. Also, does Universal own She-Hulk, a derivative Hulk character?

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359/2 "2026-03-11T07:02:09Z")

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Disney made a She Hulk show, so that part seems unlikely.

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359/3 "2026-03-11T08:18:56Z")

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Yeah, I’m just wondering how the arrangement with Universal differs from the one with Sony, and how TV shows are impacted by film rights. I figure someone here on the Dope would know the specifics.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hulk-namor-ownership/1028359/4 "2026-03-11T09:37:18Z")

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> [@Horatio\_Hellpop](#):
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> because Universal owns the film rights to those characters.

Just had [a quick look](https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/csnwnu/what_is_universal_studios_even_doing_with_the/) around the Internet, and it seems they **don’t** have the film rights to the characters at all, they have the _distribution rights_ to a solo film about each character. And therefore the right of refusal for a solo movie under Marvel. Which is the sticking point, as they actively are refusing solo movies, for some petty reason.