Editing William Hurt (section)

=== 2008–2021: MCU films and television work ===
In June 2007, [[Marvel Studios]] announced that Hurt would portray General [[Thaddeus Ross (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thaddeus Ross]] in the 2008 film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' alongside [[Edward Norton]], [[Liv Tyler]], and [[Tim Roth]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2007 |title=William Hurt Joins Incredible Hulk Cast as General Thunderbolt Ross |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/268/william_hurt_joins_incredible_hulk_cast_as_general_thunderbolt_ross |access-date=May 7, 2015 |publisher=Marvel |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914124933/http://marvel.com/news/movies/268/william_hurt_joins_incredible_hulk_cast_as_general_thunderbolt_ross |url-status=live }}</ref> Hurt reprised his role in four additional [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) films: ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' (2016),<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2007 |title=Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel's 'Captain America: Civil War' |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |access-date=May 7, 2015 |publisher=Marvel |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508130749/http://marvel.com/news/movies/24586/marvel_studios_begins_production_on_marvels_captain_america_civil_war |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018), ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019), and ''[[Black Widow (2021 film)|Black Widow]]'' (2021). [[Harrison Ford]] would then take over the role of Ross after Hurt's death in ''[[Captain America: Brave New World]]'' (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Jacob |date=March 13, 2022 |title=William Hurt dead at 71: Oscar-winning actor and "Gen. Thaddeus Ross" from Marvel Cinematic Universe |url=https://myfox8.com/news/william-hurt-oscar-winning-actor-and-5-time-marvel-star-dead-at-71/ |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=Myfox8.com |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313232839/https://myfox8.com/news/william-hurt-oscar-winning-actor-and-5-time-marvel-star-dead-at-71/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During this time he acted in ''[[Vantage Point (film)|Vantage Point]]'' (2008), ''[[The Yellow Handkerchief (2008 film)|The Yellow Handkerchief]]'' (2008), and ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)|Robin Hood]]'' (2010).

In 2009, Hurt became a series regular on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' playing a corporate [[whistleblower]] opposite [[Glenn Close]] and [[Marcia Gay Harden]]. For his role in the series, he earned a 2009 [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]. In September 2010, Hurt played [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] [[Henry Paulson]] in the HBO film ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]'', an adaptation of [[Andrew Ross Sorkin]]'s book. He also starred as [[Captain Ahab]] in the [[Moby Dick (2011 miniseries)|2011 television adaptation]] of [[Herman Melville]]'s novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanley |first=Alessandra |date=July 31, 2011 |title=Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/television/william-hurt-in-moby-dick-on-encore-review.html |access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108182702/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/arts/television/william-hurt-in-moby-dick-on-encore-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hurt was set to play [[Gregg Allman]] in the film ''[[Midnight Rider (film)|Midnight Rider]]'', but he left the production after an on-set accident.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=William Hurt to Play Gregg Allman in Biopic 'Midnight Rider'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/william-hurt-play-gregg-allman-biopic-midnight-rider/|accessdate=February 21, 2014|newspaper=TheWrap|date=January 6, 2014|archive-date=February 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219114543/http://www.thewrap.com/william-hurt-play-gregg-allman-biopic-midnight-rider/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LA Times April 2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hurt-midnight-rider-20140423,0,1747436.story|title=William Hurt pulls out of 'Midnight Rider'|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 23, 2014|accessdate=November 4, 2014|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506062143/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hurt-midnight-rider-20140423,0,1747436.story|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Hurt was cast as the lead in ''[[The Coldest Game]]'' (2019), but after he was injured in an off-set accident, he was replaced by [[Bill Pullman]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Pullman replaces William Hurt in "The Coldest Game" |url=http://filmcommissionpoland.pl/film-industry/in-production/bill-pullman-replaces-william-hurt-in-the-coldest-game--rCDryp |website=filmcommissionpoland.pl |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030214635/http://filmcommissionpoland.pl/film-industry/in-production/bill-pullman-replaces-william-hurt-in-the-coldest-game--rCDryp |url-status=live }}</ref> In one of his final roles, Hurt played opposite [[F. Murray Abraham]] in a standalone episode of ''[[Mythic Quest]]'' in 2021. Hurt had been set to appear in the series ''[[Pantheon (TV series)|Pantheon]]'' and films ''The Fence'', ''Men of Granite'', and ''Edward Enderby'' before his death in March 2022, though he ultimately only appeared in ''Pantheon''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=William Hurt: Oscar-winning actor dies aged 71 |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/william-hurt-death-age-cause-b2034973.html |date=March 13, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313215509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/william-hurt-death-age-cause-b2034973.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thethings.com/william-hurt-final-show-before-death-pantheon-amc/ | title=This is the Final Show William Hurt Worked on Before His Death | date=March 14, 2022 }}</ref>