The Incredible Hulk - Set Picture on Page 3

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=38848

Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures announced a June 27, 2008, release date for The Incredible Hulk, sequel to 2003's Hulk. The announcement was made Nov. 6 by Michael Helfant, president and chief operating officer of Marvel Studios, and Kevin Feige, Marvel's president of production.

Louis Leterrier (Transporter 2, Unleashed) will direct The Incredible Hulk, which will return to the roots of the long-running comic series. Zak Penn, who previously collaborated with Marvel on X2 and this summer's X-Men: The Last Stand, is writing the script. The project is being produced by Avi Arad, Feige and Gale Anne Hurd and will be executive-produced by Michael Helfant, David Womark and Arad. Marvel Studios is currently casting the project.

The Incredible Hulk is being independently produced by Marvel Studios through its $525 million, non-recourse film finance facility and will be distributed domestically and in several international territories by Universal Pictures.

[Toonami Tom]

Thats cool. I thought the first movie was pretty good.:) I look forward to seeing this.

[Peanut]

Here's the thing about the first movie, Hulk was awesome...Banner wasn't. There was too much talking and not enough smashing! I mean, that part at the end where Hulk beats the hell out of all those tanks? That's what I went to see the Hulk movie for. With the dude who wrote X2 and X3 writing the script, I'm sure there'll be a good amount of action, unlike the first.

[Krang's Uncle]

I thought the first one was good in some parts, and poor in others. The story could have done without him battling his father at the end, but i think the most exciting parts of the movie were when Banner was the Hulk. I would like to see Eric Bana play Banner again too. But, seeing as it is a movie about the Hulk, i will be there to see it.

[Brian]

The first one was pretty good. I hope this one is good and I really hope they have Abomination in it.

[Dr. Doom]

I always sorta felt like I was one of the very few people who enjoyed the 2003 film. I haven't seen it since that first time, so it'd be interesting to watch it again and reevalute it.

[Duke]

I didn't really like the first one.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I thought it was alright, but I'm looking forward to seeing if they can do even better this time around. Hulk doesn't need to be mindless action all the time, but the 2003 Hulk could have used more action earlier in the film. They also tried too hard to make the origin seem more plausible than a nuclear explosion, to the point that Hulk's origin was just confusing. So what the heck was it that made him turn? The nano-whatever things? The radiation? A little from column A, a little from column B?

[Raven]

The first movie could of been great if the story didnt jump from one character to the next, at the begining Banner was the major focus but then it switched to his father.....er.....yeah.

Any way if they get some one new to write this I'm in....but I'm still more excited for the Dark knight which comes out that year also:D :D :D

[Drtooth]

They have never copied the success from Spiderman with any of the other Marvel films. The first Hulk wasn't good, X-men didn't impress me, and NO WAY am I ruining fond Fantastic Four memories with that film. Unless they do a total 180 on this one, it will hardly be even worth the lousy Hulk hands clogging up toy aisle shelf space. Please don't get me started on that.

[discordiatookie]

i liked how Hulk was directed, especially in the underground bunker type place, as if it was actually part of a comic or something...

i read ages ago that david duchovny had been cast as Banner but i think that project never took off (it seemed like it was gonna be a straight to video sequel)...

hope they keep 'incredible' in the title!

[Deathknight]

I really did not like the first one at all. My friend who I saw it with actually fell asleep in the theatre while we were watching it.

[Barkworm]

The first one was awesome, I couldn't stop laughing...

[Mecha Cow]

I'm pretty sure it's not a sequel, but a reboot, unless they changed their minds again. It was gonna be a direct sequel at first, but then they changed it to be more like a remake.

I am one of the few people who genuinely thought the first Hulk movie was good (Even if it was kind of long-winded and weird), and while I can understand that people were expecting more 'Hulk smash', it wouldn't be hard at all to just take that route in a sequel (Which the first movie even set up). I think just discarding the movie is kind of dumb, but whatever.

[Raph's Girl]

I'm pretty sure it's not a sequel, but a reboot, unless they changed their minds again. It was gonna be a direct sequel at first, but then they changed it to be more like a remake.

Yea.... it's a reboot... They're gonna make a fresh start and have an actual story. Not just have Hulk hopping across southern Utah and causing the military to destroy Zion and Bryce National Parks like the last one did. :roll:

The last Hulk movie was meh....I wasn't really impressed with it or the CGI (if you could call it that). It was like "OMG! Those evil mutant Poodles are going after Hulk!".... Best part of the whole film was the cameo of Stan Lee and Lou Ferigno as security guards at the lab. :lol:

[Mecha Cow]

I thought the general consensus was that Hulk had too much story? :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

I don't get why nobody has yet to grasp that the movie was what the comics have been for years, even the first season of the short lived 1996 animated series demonstrated this to a degree, but I guess everyone just thinks "Lou Feringo, Hulk Smash"

God I hate popcorn audiences

[Barkworm]

I simply thought the dialogue, the story and the acting in this movie were horrible. I couldn't even enjoy the action because the CG was so lame. Ergo, I didn't like it.

[Peanut]

I don't get why nobody has yet to grasp that the movie was what the comics have been for years, even the first season of the short lived 1996 animated series demonstrated this to a degree, but I guess everyone just thinks "Lou Feringo, Hulk Smash"

God I hate popcorn audiences

Just like everyone else hates elitist assholes, what's your point?

[Spike Spiegel]

Well,I just hope that this new one has a superior story...the first one OWNED with the special effects...but the old show (with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno) OWNED in storyline.

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=41111

Edward Norton (The Illusionist) has been set by Marvel Studios to play Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, a role formerly played by Eric Bana, Variety reported.

The Louis Leterrier-directed drama will be distributed by Universal Pictures, with an opening set for June 13, 2008. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.

The Incredible Hulk will shoot this summer in Toronto.

The Incredible Hulk, following on Ang Lee's disappointing Hulk, aims to be less self-serious and more in line with the comic series and TV show. Leterrier directed the action-filled Transporter 2 and Unleashed.

The new movie begins with Banner on the run, trying to avoid capture long enough to cure the condition that turns him into a misunderstood green menace.

The script for The Incredible Hulk was written by Zak Penn, who had a hand in crafting two X-Men films, Fantastic Four and Elektra for Marvel.

[CudleyCowlick]

I can see it now... Bruce Banner grips his head, eyes squeezed shut, in terrible agony, he throws himself down, and rises again a moment later, but he is no longer Bruce Banner, he is... Smoochy the Rhino!

Seriously though. Ed Norton is great. I didn't much like the first Hulk, or Bana, very much so this will probably be a slight improvement.

[Dr. Doom]

Death to Smoochy, what an awful movie.

Edward Norton is a fantastic actor though. I'm interested to see how this turns out.

[tinlunlau]

w00t~! gonna filmed in the t-dot!

[Revan]

It works for me. Why did Bana not reprise his Banner role? Whatever the reason, now the hulk = tyler durden

[Brodie]

Better choice for Banner.

[Raph's Girl]

It works for me. Why did Bana not reprise his Banner role? Whatever the reason, now the hulk = tyler durden

This is actually a remake. The Incredible Hulk film has nothing to do with Ang Lee's The Hulk film. Because Ang Lee's take on it isn't well loved by fans the fine folks at Marvel decided to start all over again.

[Mecha Cow]

Ugh...Norton is a great actor but I think he is completely wrong for the role.

And I've said it before and I'll say it again, a reboot is completely inappropriate at this point. I am one of the few who actually thought Hulk was good (In fact, I think it's one of the better comic book adaptions), and I see no reason why they can't just make a sequel and add the Hulk Smash the fans demanded - Especially when the movie's ending was a perfect setup for it. Pretty disrespectful if you ask me, but what do I know.

[Revan]

This is actually a remake. The Incredible Hulk film has nothing to do with Ang Lee's The Hulk film. Because Ang Lee's take on it isn't well loved by fans the fine folks at Marvel decided to start all over again.

Ah I see. This case seems quite rare. Has this ever been done with other movies before?

[Ecto Jedi]

Ah I see. This case seems quite rare. Has this ever been done with other movies before?

Isn't everyone doing remakes/reboots nowadays?

[Revan]

Isn't everyone doing remakes/reboots nowadays?

I meant a remake of a movie that has already been remade. Hulk is only like 4 years old and they are already remaking it?

[AquaParade]

Interesting news, Edward Norton is truly a great actor. I wonder how he will pull of this role though. I look forward to finding out. Makes me wanna rent American History X...:D

[Peanut]

I agree with Mecha Cow, as I do on many occasions. There was nothing wrong with the first Hulk, except it focused too much on the chit-chat and less on the Hulk completely f*cking wrecking everything. If they just went ahead and added more of that, we wouldn't have to go through another boring origin story.

[ZariusTwo]

Agreed, the first movie was a masterpeice, visually, and psychologically the best interpretation of the 1990's Peter David comics. Too bad it went right over some audience's heads

[GK Punk]

Agreed, the first movie was a masterpeice, visually, and psychologically the best interpretation of the 1990's Peter David comics. Too bad it went right over some audience's heads

God I love Peter David. I just really needed to say it. Again.

[Spike Spiegel]

Looks like it should be good...for a sequel anyway. Hope I don't get disappointed. I saw the first Hulk movie on its opening day. It was ok, but it could have done without spending all that time on origin.

[KROW]

A remake? I would've preferred a sequel scenario. The only thing about Hulk I didn't care for (yet tolerated and was intrigued by) was Banner's father as the big villain at the end.

As for Ed Norton being Banner, I could see that. Slap some glasses and a labcoat on him and he pretty much resembles Todd McFarlane's interpretation as Banner (minus the wacko hair). Hopefully, we won't see a green, muscle-bound Ed Norton upon transformation -- that would be weirder than Smoochy.

[Mecha Cow]

No, the Hulk will be modelled after Brad Pitt.

[Revan]

^ oh oh that reminds me. Did anyone else think the first hulk looked nothing like eric bana. Obviously his body is much larger but his face didn't even resemble bana at all. It was like watching two different people. I eventually forgot the hulk was formerly a human until the end when he shed his green.

[Voltron]

I think that's because they used Ang Lee's facial expressions to animate the Hulk's visage. I got the feeling that they were two completely different entities, too.

I originally didn't like the movie, to be honest. I don't know why, I think I was too quick to prejudge. However, the more I watched it, the more it grew on me.

The only thing that REALLY bothered me was that Bruce Banner kept on going back to Jennifer Connelly, when he should have figured out that she was just going to screw him over.

Other than that, the movie wasn't that bad.

[Brodie]

Jennifer Connelly is always the problem.

[Raph's Girl]

http://movie.moldova.org/stiri/eng/45845/

Liv Tyler has signed to play Betty Ross, the love interest of scientist Dr. Bruce Banner in the film version of The Incredible Hulk, it was announced Friday.

Tyler is to play opposite Edward Norton, who plays Banner, also known as The Hulk, a misunderstood super hero, said a release from Marvel Studios. The film is to be released in the summer of 2008.

Tyler first starred in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty and since has starred in That Thing You Do,Armageddon and The Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Filming of The Incredible Hulk is to begin in Toronto this summer with Norton, a two-time Academy Award nominee, who already had been cast in the title role of The Hulk.

Raph's Girl note: Hulk like Middle Earth Elf! Hulk smash one ring!

[Revan]

^ Ok, cool news. I have no gripes with Liv Tyler.

What I can't understand though is why Brodie would say something so cruel about Jennifer Connelly. I love jenny. *sigh*

[Jo Dawn]

Hmm, well... I never saw the first one, so I can't really say...

But I like Edward Norton. He's a great actor, so I'll be checking this out in the theaters (and I think my brother has the newest one... I'll have to watch it. Been wanting to, kinda, heh.)

[SassyGal]

I worked at Blockbuster & had to watch Hulk, as people had heard it sucked & they wanted to know what we thought before paying and being mad if it did indeed suck. I thought it was slow & the hulk was kind of hard to look at, but I really don't think they need to redo an origin story. If you get nothing else out of Hulk, you understand his origin. They should just pick up where the other one ended & move on.

Even though I am not a fan of the Hulk(the character) in general, Ed Norton is totally awesome & I am willing to see anything with him in it:P

[Anarky]

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