Hulk Mark Ruffalo Supports Occupy Wall Street, States Protests Are Near to 'True Direct Democracy'

Mark Ruffalo might have been present in the Javits Center in NY on Saturday evening for that NY Comic Disadvantage panel about 'The Avengers,' but it is likely his ideas were downtown using the growing quantity of protestors at Occupy Wall Street. Not just has Ruffalo verbal together with his support, but he even visited protestors at Zuccotti Park a week ago following the park proprietors, Brookfield Qualities, planned an evacuation from the site Ruffalo assisted them clean Zuccotti Park up, despite an evacuation order that never came. States the Oscar-nominated star from the movement inside a new interview using the Wall Street Journal: "It's nearer to the real direct democracy than most likely anything before it is time.Inch Within the profile of Ruffalo, the 'Avengers' star -- who'll take part in the Hulk in Joss Whedon's super hero supergroup mash-up next summer time, the 3rd star after Eric Bana and Edward Norton to do this recently -- discovered concerning the protests online. "Honestly, I believe in some manner I had been waiting for this to occur. I was expecting it to occur,Inch he stated. Ruffalo was concerned about Occupy Wall Street getting a concealed agenda, but he has not found one. "I spent considerable time comprehending the structure from it, trying to puzzle out if there is a hierarchy, if there is a particular group, whether it were built with a real political bent or maybe it had an idea which was self-serving." Based on the star, it isn't. Rather, this is an extension from the change that began using the election of Obama in 2008. "Honestly, I see hope," Ruffalo stated towards the Journal. "The main one metric that people forget is, we must request ourselves partly, who put Obama in to the Whitened House? Which was a significant coup for the country, which was the very first African-American to become make the Whitened House, and that he was make the Whitened House on the commitment of change. Lots of his campaign promises were striking greatly at the middle of things i think this movement is all about.Inch Strong political claims and moviemaking don't frequently mix -- some audiences still will not see films featuring open liberal Sean Penn, for example -- but it is doubtful Ruffalo's comments will modify the 'Avengers' main point here upon release next May. In the end, Morgan Freeman known as the Tea Party "racist" within an interview with Piers Morgan recently at the time 'Dolphin Tale' was launched, which film has still made a remarkable $58.six million up to now. For additional on Ruffalo, take a look at his profile within the Wall Street Journal. [via WSJ] [Photo: Mike Disciullo/bauergriffinonline.com] The Negative Side of 'The Avengers' Cast Robert Downey Junior, 'Less Than Zero'Chris Evans, 'Puncture'Chris Hemsworth, 'Ollie Klublershturf Versus. the Nazis'Samuel L. Jackson, 'Jungle Fever'Jeremy Renner, 'Dahmer'Mark Ruffalo, 'Reservation Road'Scarlett Johansson, 'The Last Score' See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED