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Louis Leterrier Wants Incredible Hulk 2

Leterrier would love the chance to revisit the Hulk, he just needs to be asked.
The Incredible Hulk didn't make back its $150 budget and is only considered a mild success. So the fact that Marvel isn't rushing back to the big green monster isn't particularly a surprise.

If the studio wanted to make a follow-up to "The Incredible Hulk," director Louis Leterrier would be more than happy to return.

"Sure, I'd return to it. I have some ideas. So many ideas for so many things," he told Moviehole, adding: "[Edward Norton is] a great actor and a great Hulk."



Last thing we heard about the Hulk was that he was rumored to appear in the Marvel compilation film The Avengers, opening 2012. It is still unknown whether Bruce Banner [Norton] is to appear or if Hulk is a hero or a villain. If The Avengers film is successful then maybe Marvel would give Leterier and the big green giant another chance.

EDITORIAL: I personally think that The Incredible Hulk was a great movie, with wonderful characters, story, and effects. There is no doubt that this movie is better than the suck fest that was Ang Lee's Hulk. Do you think they should make a IH2? Should Leterier come back? Will The Avengers give light to more Marvel and comic book movies? Discuss it all below.
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118 Comments

I think he did a good job. I would like to see him back for another round. When I interviewed director Jon Favreau, he said that "Hulk characters" will definitely be in The Avengers, but he did not specifically say the Hulk would be in it.
Brent Sprecher - 8/30/2009, 8:26 AM
The Incredible Hulk rocked. It WAS the movie we were all looking for from the Hulk. The box office reflected trepidation by an audience that didn't care for Ang's Hulk. With all the people that have seen The Incredible Hulk in the theater AND on DVD, the audience for another one would be huge.

Can't wait for the next one... unfortunately, it'll have to wait until after The Avengers.
80sFace - 8/30/2009, 8:27 AM
I loved incredible hulk, its my 2nd favorite marvel movie so far, if they do another i will be first in line for it just like i am for most comic movies but a sequel would be amazing if done correctly with the same director.
tyko450 - 8/30/2009, 8:37 AM
This movie suffered from the studio freaking out about doing a reboot, even made up a word for the film; "requel" argh! At same time they tried to make it nothing like the first film, to detrement of the story, by many scenes that envolved drama. The result was that the film felt VERY choppy


I still enjoyed this film, and if they can make a sequel to Hancock (which also suffered in writing) then they can do a sequel to Hulk. If DIstrict 9 can make one fo the best sci fi movies EVER for 30 mil, then they can definietely do Hulk.


Id take Hulk rather than thor
Sektos - 8/30/2009, 8:42 AM
I can't believe any real movie fan, comic book or otherwise, could consider Ang Lee's Hulk a "suck fest". It had its problems(hulk dogs!) but Lee was just attempting to take the character seriously. Maybe more seriously than Hulk needs to be taken, but i respect what he tried to do. Even aside from that its still a great movie. I liked Incredible Hulk too, but it was about as deep as a puddle. I always say that the perfect Hulk movie would be some sort of mixture of the two.
Rorschach01 - 8/30/2009, 8:52 AM
I thought hulk was ok not great but not terrible,

@Ror,I agree with you but some puddles can be pretty deep!



;)
TheAnswer - 8/30/2009, 8:57 AM
Hey i liked ANG LEE'S HULK minus the GAMMA-DOGS, movie was all about RAGE an very deep, probably why not alot of ppl liked it, but i for one think its up there with INCREDIBLE HULK! Yeah mix the two an you got the perfect HULK! ; )

Damn HULK better be in AVENGERS!
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 8:59 AM
@Ror: I agree. I loved Hulk when it came out. Yeah, there were slow parts and he changed the mythology around a bit, but the Hulk fighting in the dessert was the quintessential Hulk-fighting-army-guys scene and he at least tried to honor comics by doing those weird sliding "panels" shots.
Bijous - 8/30/2009, 9:00 AM
Hey is there still a HULK cameo in IRON MAN 2???

Damn i hope he's saved for AVENGERS, that's why they bring in the THUNDER GOD ffs, lol.

No brainer an EPIC!
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 9:10 AM
i think he did the grestest hulk film with bringin some bill bixby hulk into it with the eyes, his famous music and have actully lou ferrigno play the voice of hulk. and the 2003 movie of the hulk sucked with eric bana a guy that didnt even know how to play the hulk well when norton is a great actor so they should bring The Incredible Hulk 2
prinzjoker - 8/30/2009, 9:17 AM
Hey, check out Kirsten Dunst in Cosplay!
Brent Sprecher - 8/30/2009, 9:18 AM
oh ffs not another f*cking hulk movie grrrrrrrrr
well leee777 you wont be seeing this one when it come's out if i have my way and i will have my way lol ;)
lc - 8/30/2009, 9:20 AM
yes for Hulk 2
georgia49th - 8/30/2009, 9:22 AM
Yeah, I agree with Ror...I enjoyed Hulk. Not as much as Incredible Hulk...but it wasn't terrible. They just tried to go too deep with it. That being said, I would love to see another Hulk movie. But I honestly think they want to use him kind of like the animated Ultimate Avengers movie. They use him to help defeat the enemy, and then have to take him down because he's hulked out too much. They totally set up the Leader in the last film...anybody think that'll be one of the Hulk characters popping up?
Bamf7 - 8/30/2009, 9:28 AM
Louis Leterrier did alright with his Hulk movie...lets just say he did'nt screw it up like I thought Ang Lee did...but the dude does get on my nerves with his interviews.I say Marvel shouldnt give him another Hulk movie..but he could do a movie about an old Marvel villain and what they do since retiring from the superhero game....
I can picture it now....
RedSkullGeezer - 8/30/2009, 9:31 AM
I liked TIH movie but I don't think that there should be a sequel to it. I think that it'd be great for the leader and all of those gamma mutants to be in an avengers movie.
chosenone - 8/30/2009, 9:35 AM
All I can say is after watching Ang Lee's HULK I felt as if my mind had been wiped. I was just like what the hell happened in that last 90 minutes. Where as Incredible Hulk was fun, action packed, and we got to see Abomination. I cant believe we are even measuring these movies against each other. We dont need a deep Hulk movie. We need a Hulk sequel, a gamma powered Doc Samson, and an introduction to Rick Jones and Jennifer Walters.
longbowhunter - 8/30/2009, 9:39 AM
I think Louis did a Incredible job! I loved how he incorborated all these throwbacks to the tv show and comics. Edward is one of the best actors out there right now and once again had a great performance. The reason I think this movie didnt do great was cause of Ang Lee's movie kind of poisoned this movies.

I would Love more than anything to see a sequel with Norton and Louis back
ottoevans - 8/30/2009, 9:52 AM
yeah incredible hulk was pretty decent to me about 70%. i would accept another jab at hulk from louis. the films that i am just dying to see and hugely anticipating are green lantern, ironman 2, and most definately the giants slayer himself Thor Odinson.
Punish88r - 8/30/2009, 9:57 AM
Hell yeah, Louis, you the man! I would love to see a sequel to the Incredible Hulk. It was a very interesting movie with some great action scenes and a great plot. I was expecting an empty explosives laden movie from the director of the Transporter movies but I was pleasently surprised that it was an interesting movie with an interesting Hulk who uttered at least two more words than in Hulk 2003. And at least Edward Norton looked like he was actually enjoying playing Bruce Banner unlike Eric Bana who was surprisingly a bad actor for that movie but Eric still rocked in Star Trek!

I would really love to see a Hulk trilogy being developed with the Leader being left until the third movie as the main villain and there could be a bad guy who is working for the Leader or being manipulated by the Leader in the second one. Hulk doesnt really have the best rogues gallery so they would have to work hard to come up with a villain for the second one. But the Hulk would only deserve a trilogy and at least an appearance in the first Avengers movie (hopefully there will be Avengers sequels but without the Hulk which would match the comics because he didnt really have much to do with them after their first appearance)
dancingmonkey08 - 8/30/2009, 10:15 AM
Things I hated about Hulk:

Hulk size
power messed up
ending
hulk dogs
pseudo - absorbing man Hulk dad
all the extra bull hockey about his dad wasting his mom

Things I hated about Incredible Hulk

no long distance leaping
power messed up (a little)

Incredible Hulk ftw
But it goes without saying there were good things about both. I hated Hulk with a passion at the time. It was thought of as a failure by most Hulk fans. I still agree with that but I have softened up on it a little since because the acting, the cinematography, the set direction, the split screen stuff; all that was great.
DarthMulder - 8/30/2009, 10:17 AM
I'm a comic book movie fan! I'll take any Hulk movie! Hell, bring back Lou, he's still huge!
NataliaRomanov - 8/30/2009, 10:27 AM
Hulk should be both a villain and a hero in the avenger movie.
Misterfan - 8/30/2009, 10:43 AM
Hulk should be both a villain and a hero in the avenger movie.
Misterfan - 8/30/2009, 10:43 AM
Yeah definitely bring Lou back.
DarthMulder - 8/30/2009, 10:46 AM
The Incredible Hulk 2 all the way.
Torian Brown - 8/30/2009, 10:48 AM
HONESTLLY LETTERIER DID A WAY BETTER JOB THAN ANG LEE..WHERE AS YOU GAVE US THE ACTION..THE ORIGIN HAS BEEN DONE..THE JUMP OFF COULD BE PHENOMENAL..THE LEADER..GAMMA FREAK ARMY, MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES..GREY HULK..RICK JONES..IT WAS LETTER'S FIRST TIME, PRESSURE IS OFF, NOW HE CAN REALLY DIG IN..I WONDER WHAT ALEXANDER PROYAS OR PAUL VERHOVEN WOULD DO WITH THE HULK? ESPECIALLY VERHOVEN, HE GETS SPFX AND HE GAVE US ROBOCOP STARSHIP TROOPERS AND HOLLOWMAN
GUNSMITH - 8/30/2009, 10:54 AM
This should definately be made! Bring back Lou and Norton and Tyler etc bring em all back, use the Leader as he has been set up, this could be brilliant and the first one (meaning The Incredible Hulk) was a great movie!
Frogman - 8/30/2009, 11:12 AM
I loved this movie more than i did Iron Man...was it a better movie than IM? no it's not...but the story to me was more fleshed out in Inc Hulk than IM, but Favs directing skills just pushed it to the top...Lou's directing was awesome as well...but i'm ready to see HULK SMASH!!!!!.....again..lol
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/30/2009, 11:15 AM
Louis Letterier did an amazing job with The Incredible Hulk. From beginning to end, every part of that movie is engaging and wonderfully shot. The action is phenominal and all the actors are top notch! Edward Norton is Bruce Banner aka The INCREDIBLE HULK! I totally want another one with Louis at the helm. Louis Letterier for The Incredible Hulk 2!!!!!!!!!!
ItsNotASchooner - 8/30/2009, 11:18 AM
Can't wait for a sequel, whenever the hell that is!!
supermarioworldE - 8/30/2009, 11:21 AM
yes yes yes yes yes the hulk is my 2nd all time favorite hero behind captian america
Marvel Rules - 8/30/2009, 11:23 AM
We will see the sequel after The Avengers.
Ozymandias - 8/30/2009, 11:36 AM
I want to see a sequel as well. I loved TIH.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 11:48 AM
HULK 8 out of 10

INCREDIBLE HULK 9 out of 10
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 11:49 AM
REDSKULL @ Lol! ; D
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 11:50 AM
@LEEE777:The first Hulk movie sucked!How can you give it a 8 out of 10?
Ozymandias - 8/30/2009, 11:52 AM
HULK wasn't THAT bad, but Incredible Hulk is by far in the top 10 greatest monster movies, aside from cbm, of all time. HULK deserves a 6.5 out of 10.
BryEL - 8/30/2009, 11:56 AM
Hulk blew. It was plagued by bland acting, boring script, at times confusing story, Shrek-like Hulk, and Hulk Poodles.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 12:01 PM
Id like 2 see him talk more so hes not like an animal I loved it when he said Hulk Smash. I was waiting for that line throughout the whole Ang Lee debacle. I think they need to lighten it up a little not make it so depressing an serious but at the same time Inc Hulk was very good an I think that a sequal would do much better. One note though it did make its money back the $150 million was what they spent on it an it made almost that in America alone the rest of the world almost doubled that figure. It didn't make much but it made its money back an more with product an dvd/bluray sales. I also believe it got screwed cause Iron Man got more publicity an it came out after Iron Man an just before the Dark Knight. they should have put it out around Christmas.
hulkjesh - 8/30/2009, 12:03 PM
Eric Bana was good in it though.
Ozymandias - 8/30/2009, 12:06 PM
I didn't like Bana at all in it. He was incredibly boring to watch and had no charisma or personality. The only actor I thought was good was Sam Elliot as General Ross.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 12:09 PM
I want another Incredible Hulk, leterrier's Hulk was awesome as hell! If they do it they have put The Leader as the main villian since they showed him transforming.
LukeStar - 8/30/2009, 12:11 PM
Hulk(2003) to me was the same aspect of Superman Returns. Not a great movie, but it's still entertaining. I watch it for the Hulk parts minus the ending. I watch Supes for the Superman and Clark parts minus that G-dam kid and Lois. Bosworth was a terrible Lois! They still have some great things in the movies but they aren't good. Incredible Hulk was awesome. There was an actual battle at the end of the movie instead of some cloud thing. UGH. The Abomination was bad ass and the fight was great. Maybe now WB will follow up the not good Supes with a bad ass drag down fight with Eradicator, or Doomsday, or a non Brian Austin Green Metallo(sorta like in the game), or Darkseid, or someone he can actually fight and have Lex in a secondary role if at all.
Tobuttica - 8/30/2009, 12:12 PM
The end fight of TIH was great. It was better than the Iron Man one IMO. Brainiac for next Superman villain.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 12:15 PM
DOOMSDAY!!! ; )
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 12:16 PM
BRAINAIC sucks donkey chunks! : D

id rather DARKSEID if not DOOMSDAY!
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 12:17 PM
i think they should save doomsday for the last movie in a trilogy and then set a justice league movie superman's death. but i'd rather have metallo than brainiac.
LukeStar - 8/30/2009, 12:19 PM
How exactly does Brainiac suck? You're in the extremely low minority there.

Brainiac - Reboot

Darkseid - Justice League

Doomsday - Superman sequel.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 12:19 PM
BITCH,BITCH,BITCH
Ozymandias - 8/30/2009, 12:28 PM
They need Hulk to fight a villain throughout the whole movie, and it needs to be darker....
Fartman - 8/30/2009, 12:35 PM
id luv for a new hulk movie. i enjoyed both of the previous films, but if i had to choose 1 i would go wit incredible hulk. hulk 7.8 incredible hulk 9

woo hoo!
jallanr - 8/30/2009, 12:47 PM
I have never been more excited and blasted through with electrical excitement after a comic book movie than i was after the Incredible Hulk! I dont need or even necessarily want an Oscar worthy performance. Just gimme what i know and love from the comics which includes costumes and great story lines with well developed characters and fantastic direction and you have got your self an filled seat with friends in tow. I would have swapped out the Betty's. Just gimme more Jennifer Connoly . She was a great Betty Ross. Hulk dogs.... that was Horrible in part 1. I blame Ang for even shooting that at all. I personally loved how big the Hulk got.

As far as incredible Hulk goes , I felt like Louis and the writers did elude to his Hulk Leaps with the cut scenes. And I have heard that the reason Betty Ross didnt die in the flames of the Helicopter crash in part 2 was cuz of Thor's direct Intervention by cooling them directly. I wish however that was also shown (slightly) in a directors cut.

Ed Norton Rocked!!! Also all the South AMerican actors were Stellar and that girl was stunning
shibazz - 8/30/2009, 12:52 PM
By far The Incredible Hulk was the best film adaptation to this character. I liked the melding of both T.V. and Comic stories to make a definitive Hulk Movie The adding of other story arches like "Blue man" or the Leader and S.H.E.I.L.D. were fantastic. I hope they make another with The Leader being the major antagonist.
Cook - 8/30/2009, 1:01 PM
Both Hulk movies were great, the only thing is that Ang Lee's Hulk was more geared to adults that have decent attention spans. Little kids who only want to see the Hulk smash and break things were left out in the cold being bored. I can't wait for the next movie as long as the cast stays the same. It leaves a bad taste behind to keep changing actors and only serves to confuse the non die hard people who see the film. There were many people that didn't see Incredible Hulk because Ang's Hulk. Ang's Hulk was like Wyatt Earp where Incredible Hulk was like Tombstone, just a matter of taste. I dug both of them
ASSASSIN666 - 8/30/2009, 1:02 PM
@ Tyler...i liked Jennifer Connoly as Betty more than Liv...and i love Liv...but because of Ang's horrible version...it took away from her and elliot's performances...
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/30/2009, 1:17 PM
I think the Incredible Hulk was awesome. They should make a sequel. I would totally see it.
Joker1Zero - 8/30/2009, 1:30 PM
I hated Connelly. I actually just don't like her as an actress, at least nowadays.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 1:33 PM
the incredible hulk was more then mild to me it was very good
AvengingAngel1022 - 8/30/2009, 1:51 PM
@Tyler...why? what has she done that has made her a bad actress or are you just saying that you just don't like her or what?
TheREALHumanTorch - 8/30/2009, 2:39 PM
I just don't like her as an actress now. She used to be very good and I used to like her, but now, I just can't stand her. She was the worst part of Blood Diamond, and she annoys me in her movies these days.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 3:03 PM
this article is dead.
Ozymandias - 8/30/2009, 3:09 PM
I think the reason that Hulk would play a pivotal part in the Avengers saga is because it wont just focus on him, I think not knowing what Hulk is capable of at times of rage is his biggest attraction. I certainly do not think Ang Lee's version was for a more grown-up crowd unless those grown-ups were eating LSD mushrooms before the showing. Bring Hulk in the Avengers as an adversary at first and watch his attitude and those of the Avengers change during the course of the movie to the point that everyone needs to assemble to beat the main villain..whoever that is.
RedSkullGeezer - 8/30/2009, 3:22 PM
Now...what would be a good poll..since Brett is the man of good polls ...would be what enemy would be best to go against the Avengers? With everyones strong opinions on casting..think it could be interesting...villain and actor to portray them..if if its more than one than name them all....with the actors you see portraying that character
RedSkullGeezer - 8/30/2009, 3:26 PM
I had originally envisioned a Star Wars type end fight scene with multiple villains facing off against multiple heroes. I wanted Mandarin (should they set him up in Iron Man 2), Abomination, and Loki. Now, I'll switch it to Mandarin, Loki, and the Leader.

Mandarin - Ken Watanabe

Loki - Tom Hiddleston

Leader - Tim Blake Nelson
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 3:37 PM
Tyler...Excellent idea...did not think of that angle with separate fights going on at the same time. I was just thinking of having...Ole Red Skull somehow get his grimy Nazi hands in it in someway.
RedSkullGeezer - 8/30/2009, 3:47 PM
hell yeah. bring back abomination along with the leader !!!
Denn1s - 8/30/2009, 3:49 PM
hell yeah. bring back abomination along with the leader !!!
Denn1s - 8/30/2009, 3:49 PM
RedSkull: Thanks.

I would love to see Abomination and Hulk in a rematch, but I'd also love to see Leader, since they set him up in TIH, and it would be a refreshing fight after the straight up brawl with Abomination.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 3:57 PM
Not that it bothered me too much, but i was surprised none of the fanboys were up in arms about the changes they made to Abomination. He looked nothing like he did in the comic. If Fox had made TIH you can bet your ass they would have had something to say about it!
Rorschach01 - 8/30/2009, 4:07 PM
I think the way they changed it was fine. It fit within the movie, I don't think a reptile like Abomination would have looked particularly good on screen. But I am also surprised fanboys weren't up in arms as well.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 4:10 PM
I wanna see another brawl with abomination and Hulk in Avengers! Have The Leader and The Abomination team-up together!

@Fantastic suggestion @Tyler with the many fights going on at once! Ken Watanabe for Manderin is kind of a no-brainer but a great pick!

And LOKI MUST be in the Avengers movie, he has to be!
DDD - 8/30/2009, 4:12 PM
I would've rather seen a green reptilian Abomination but the way they did it was OK!
DDD - 8/30/2009, 4:14 PM
I don't think this would have looked good on screen:

InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 4:16 PM
No, not that exact image but a little bit of reptilian and green-ness would have been cool!
DDD - 8/30/2009, 4:22 PM
At one point the human fetus looks quite reptilian indeed!
DDD - 8/30/2009, 4:23 PM
I agree they could have made him resemble the comic Abomination a bit more, but I am perfectly fine with what we got.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 4:27 PM
Me too! I ain't complainin!
DDD - 8/30/2009, 4:35 PM
I LIKED THE ABOMINATION ONSCREEN, THEY COULD HAVE GONE EVEN MORE COMICBOOK LOOK BY EXPLAINING THE SCALES AS A GAMMA INDUCED SIDE EFFECT MUTATING THE CONDITION KNOWN AS SHINGLES OR SOME MUTATED EXCEMA
GUNSMITH - 8/30/2009, 5:31 PM
I think a good way to make Abomination look more like the comics in his next appearance would be to say that he's evolving. He'd be evolving into a more reptile, green appearance.
InTylerWeTrust82 - 8/30/2009, 5:33 PM
This article is deceiving and crummy.

First of all I'm fairly certain that Incredible Hulk had more than a one hundred fifty dollar budget. Obviously that should say one hundred fifty MILLION dollars.

Secondly the film didn't make that money back in domestic gross but it DID make it back and then some in worldwide gross. Over 250 million dollars worldwide according to worldwideboxoffice.com. AND according to wikepedia, (which I trust in this case though I know it is often erroneous) including home video sales it has grossed $349,183,430 to date.

Was it a success and does it deserve a sequel? You bet your a$$.
gibbyblaylock - 8/30/2009, 5:50 PM
i want an incredible hulk 2 too! that movie was kick ass!

the other one put too much concentration into making hulk deep. it tried too hard. plus it just wasnt as entertaining as the new one
Duhdaduh - 8/30/2009, 6:24 PM
Tyler and DDD, I agree.
It certainly could have been more like the comic, but once I got in there in front of the movie I was fine with it.

@Gunsmith: lmao @ mutated excema hahahahahahah!!!!
DarthMulder - 8/30/2009, 6:59 PM
Tyler-

Ooooo Thats a good idea! Like they had to use some sort of fish dna to fill the gaps left from the absence of the original superhero serum. Which would explain why he started mutating BEFORE he got a shot of the Hulk gamma blood.
Phinehas - 8/30/2009, 7:01 PM
Also, I like Ken Watanabe. But he just looks too japanese.
Phinehas - 8/30/2009, 7:07 PM
Bring on more Hulk
xXkryptoniteXx - 8/30/2009, 7:29 PM
Ok, nobody ever liked the Abomination's webbed ears... they were lame and i knew as a young Shibazz that they were stupid and would never work in a fight. Everything else was pretty much spot on, cept the color. But lets be honest... the Big Baddie was not the central focus or real character of interest like the Characters in Whimperine : Snorigins. The hulk looked dead on like the comics. Wolvie , did not. Even Logans hair was weak! DeadPool? F that guy, ryan reynolds, screw you! Sorry ROR-01 but Fox screwed that up big time and took away everything we wanted and force fed us that turd. Like Two Nerds One Cup. To be honest , who cares if the characters in the rank of the Abomination lose some of their original design characteristics..... at least he was upgraded (in my book) to something even cooler. and thats the word thunderbird!
shibazz - 8/30/2009, 8:25 PM
I hope LL comes back
TheCritic17 - 8/30/2009, 9:31 PM
That was a DAMN GOOD MOVIE!

There's plenty of people out there, who thought The Incredible Hulk movie was good. Hell, some even think it's better than Ironman. If you go back and rewatch it, there's a lot of cool things in it.
Unmasked - 8/30/2009, 10:23 PM
SHIB @ damn straight!!!

SNORIGINS heh heh.
LEEE777 - 8/30/2009, 10:31 PM
@LEE777-Word'em Up HomeNipple!
shibazz - 8/30/2009, 11:36 PM
Give him the go ahead!
iNsaneMilesy - 8/31/2009, 12:51 AM
I want an IH2. period. the first one with norton was amazing!!
IronManJr - 8/31/2009, 2:19 AM
@LEEE777..."Hey i liked ANG LEE'S HULK minus the GAMMA-DOGS"

yeah and minus Ang Lee and minus Nick Nolty and minus Ang Lee and ANG LEE!!!!
Skyh00k - 8/31/2009, 5:12 AM
i think they should make an incredible hulk 2, but i also think it should wait until after the avengers. IH2 left us at a PERFECT place to put him in the avengers. hulk on the run, avengers have to bring him in. it sets up avengers perfectly, even more so than iron man did. so yeah, IH2 should wait until after the avengers, and it can take hulk's story in avengers further from there!
CorndogBurglar - 8/31/2009, 6:59 AM
@ ror

i actually did miss the little wing-thingies on the side of abomination's head. and i do like the comic version's appearance better, but he didn't look like shit walking, so i was cool with it.

i don't mind costume/appearance changes, as long as they don't suck. like cap, i think in the cap movie and avengers, he should wear the same exact costume from comics, but instead of the tights and goofy fold down boots he should wear combat boots and tactical combat pants. and give him the round shield from the get go,not the triangle one, i don't want to wait to see him bounce that thing off walls, lol. but anyway, changes are fine with me, as long as the tone is there.

and by the way, ang lee's hulk didn't suck, but it wasn't good either, it was one of the few movies that i just don't really have an opinion about.
CorndogBurglar - 8/31/2009, 7:06 AM
I would really like to see another Hulk film, but with the bank the last one made I don't blame them for at least waiting till after they find out what everyone thinks of him in the Avengers, and then try again.
Osiris - 8/31/2009, 8:40 AM
I didn't watch IH in the movies, but after I watched it at home, I wished I had gone to the movies for it. I would most definitely go to the movies for IH2. I think IH2 would make much more money than it's predecessor. There just wasn't enough hype for IH. There would be a lot of hype for IH2.
MIDAS - 8/31/2009, 9:04 AM
i think they should use the hulk as a good guy in avengers but goes out of control at the end (like the cartoon video Ultimate Avengers) to continue in Hulk 2.
JerzeyHellboy - 8/31/2009, 9:42 AM
"The Incredible Hulk didn't make back its $150 budget"


Between domestic BO, foreign BO and DVD sales IH brought in well over 300m...not too shabby, but then I don't work at Disney ;-)
JohnnyKrypton - 8/31/2009, 10:48 AM
i think, toi b honest. TIH was an immense movie... original music... concepts taken from both comics and original tv series/films... amazing... what film was better, hulk or TIH? definatly TIH, why? because it was more believeable. it had depth, it didnt lose the plot, it didnt confuse.... lou let put in the thunder clap, he gave us the hulk smash. does the movie deserve a second round? yes and more, theres no question about it.. a sequel would rock, would rock harder than ac/dc an aerosmith put together.... bring back the abomination? yes, hulk buster iron man, hell yes... let leterier produce it.... why not. he gave us an incredible first movie (TIH). i say lets have a rumble in the jungle, banner on the run, abom convinced to bring him back in.... the leader being behind it all controllin ross mind... gamma mutants... and rick gettin blasted for grey hulk... sweet.. but thats just myopinion... : )
danialj84 - 8/31/2009, 12:30 PM
You know you're not gonna sneak a HULK article in without getting my two cents.

To all the complaints about his size in Ang Lee's HULK:

The size of Hulk has varied since the character's inception, so complaining about that is a lame argument. That would be like complaining about what shade of green they used for his skin. It comes down to characters. Lee's HULK had incredible (pardon the pun) performances from everyone (with the possible exception of an over-the-top Nolte) where TIH had some seriously BAD performances (Liv Tyler) and several that were rather blah (William Hurt and even Norton to a degree)
For all the complaints about how Lee's hulk dragged and you don't see him until deep into the movie, watch them both again. In Lee's version, Hulk appears around the 40 min mark. Leterier's have him arriving about 35 mins in. I'll give TIH the nod when it comes to the final battle scene, everything else (and I do mean everything) goes to Lee.

danialj84

did you really say one Hulk movie was more believable than the other? That's like saying Cloverfield is move believable than Godzilla. Plus, saying something would rock harder than two groups of 60 year old men who hung on waaaay too long isn't saying much. Your analogies need serious work brotha.

EDITORIAL ON EDITORIAL:

The only thing I would call a suck fest on this page would be Watchtower31's blow job of an article. There is no doubt about his inability to judge character development. Enjoy bobbing for louie's green apples my man. ^_^
BillyBlack - 8/31/2009, 3:40 PM
BillyBlack

"For all the complaints about how Lee's hulk dragged and you don't see him until deep into the movie, watch them both again. In Lee's version, Hulk appears around the 40 min mark. Leterier's have him arriving about 35 mins in."

But that doesn't prove your point. If anything, you are proving your opposition's point! The movie dragged for an additional 5 minutes over TIH. Also, TIH's fast paced sequences kept your interest until the transformation. The character development was grueling in Hulk. I think the biggest complaints from people was pace, and villians. Even in the comics, it blows through from cover to cover with intensity. You don't get that with Lee's.
Phinehas - 8/31/2009, 4:26 PM
bily black...
the rocker part was just an examlple as they r 2 of the biggest rock bands to ever grace music... so my anolagy is not so bad... i really enjoyed both films, got em both on dvd problem with angs hulk it was slow for long periods of the film, it felt dragged out, as with tih it was very much fast paced. everyone here agrees to disagree, im not a pro like some of the other people on here when it comes to movies.... im just a small time fan who enjoys the movies for what they are.. i liked angs concept for the angrier hulk gets the bigger he gets... as for the tih being more believeable then ye i stick by it, cum gamma radiated dogs??? lol
danialj84 - 9/1/2009, 3:10 AM
I disagree Phinehas

I felt Lee's movie had a great deal of intensity. My point about the 5 minute difference was to state that there was not much difference in the timing of his first appearance. Of course it is a matter of opinion, but I did not find the overly drawn out, Norton running thru the streets of south america for 20 mins to be all that gripping. In fact, I found it quite boring. As I said previously, I will give you that the villain aspect of TIH was the better of the two. And his battle with Abomination was killer. But the getting there was not half as entertaining, to me, as Lee's movie. They are two very different films. I have always agreed with the idea of a mix of the two films being the best way to go, as Rorschach01 has said above. But the characters and acting in Lee's movie were far superior. Character to character, the performances were much deeper and more realistic. You say Nolte? I'll see your Nolte with a completely over the top and comical Tim Roth. Liv Tyler is so plastic to should have a blow up nipple. And really, aside from the final battle, there wasn't that much Hulk in the movie. There's the bottling plant, the university, and what? The Final Battle. That's like three scenes. (Three and a half if you count that bullshit in the lab with the Leader guy, who was another comic relief boob.) I just don't see what all the fuss is about. If you like your Hulk movies dumbed down and all about breaking shit I guess I see the appeal. I always saw the Hulk as a much more complex character than that. Which is why I prefer Lee's film.

dannyj84

Your opinion is your own and you have every right to it. I realize that the "Hulk Dogs" are a major point of contention. But that was done in the comics as well. So who is really to blame for that? As for your angle of TIH being more "believeable"? A soda bottle gets Bruce's blood on it in a bottling plant in South America, all of a sudden a guy drinks that bottle in Missouri or something and the government is down in the jungle at his door 40 mins later? Weak.
BillyBlack - 9/1/2009, 11:45 AM
wait... im confused it made less than 150 million in america but world wide it made more than 250 million... wouldnt they have the money to make another one?
RandomAfghan - 9/2/2009, 1:19 PM
Loved Incredible Hulk. I liked Lee's Hulk - though I also thought the hulk dogs were stupid. And when they died they turned into green smoke, like the villians in Elektra. Cheap.

I think the major problem with a Hulk movie of any kind is the limitations of the Jeckyll/Hyde scenario. We're always either in danger of becoming Hulk or we're Hulk. Louis dropped in some Hulk-with-intelligence" bits, though: in the bottling factory, Hulk says, "Leave me alone"; in the final battle, Hulk puts out a fire by clapping his hands. These are the interesting bits to me... seeing the character actually develop into being a VERSION of Banner with cognitive reasoning skills instead of a completely alternate destructive personality.

Other than that, all you have to work with is a CGI character breaking things. And Hulk, by virtue of design, is a hard character to CGI believably. In LOTR, Gollum bears a resemblance to an old man and that makes him a bit more believeable. Hulk is huge, bright green, and over-muscled. The face never seems to work, either... granted, the face is the hardest human feature to animate.

All that being said, I think we deserve another Incredible Hulk movie. Lee's Hulk had some great performances and some interesting visual styles but The Incredible Hulk had far better momentum. I want to see The Leader. I want to see Banner learn to control Hulk and I want to see Hulk pull more fun superhero tricks out of his ripped sleeves.

Rock On, CBM'ers!
sethasa - 9/2/2009, 5:22 PM
What color is Abomination in TIH? And why is it ok for him to run around Harlem nude, but hulk needs to conceal
shibbmeister - 9/2/2009, 9:59 PM
What color is Abomination in TIH? And why is it ok for him to run around Harlem nude, but hulk needs to conceal
shibbmeister - 9/2/2009, 9:59 PM
For the Nth time, I will say it again: Ang Lee's Hulk was psychological and featured a parent/child dynamic! It had a lot of suspense, and I don't fault it for that! Letterier's version had an action-based approach, so it was received better by the popcorn crowd looking for a sci-fi blockbuster! As for quality of content, I prefer Lee's take, but I see the value in both!
JonF - 9/3/2009, 2:26 PM
All very good points. But just because Lee's Hulk had "seemingly" more depth, doesn't mean it was the best approach. Plus, Letterier's had many deleted scenes that would have provided more complexity between Tyler, Norton, and (forgot actor's name), Doc Samson. Or, when Norton tried to off himself in Canada and the Hulk caused him to change him to change in order to survive. This would have better explained why he knew jumping out of the plane was the best way to provoke a change (and he was right!).

But, again, opinion with acting. I think Liv's acting was fine. I wasn't totally satisfied with Norton over Bana. In fact I liked Bana more. I wanted more from Norton and he didn't deliver. There were aspects of Lee's that was too cartoony. Like the exboyfriend and firing the grenade at Hulk, the dogs, the father, and such. What's with the moss on rocks?! The relationship with his father and mother was too melodramatic. But I agree those things could have made some good angst if developed better. At the end of the day, I'll agree that some aspects from both films blended together would have been ideal. But I'm going to stand with Letterier's uncut version being better.
Phinehas - 9/3/2009, 4:26 PM
See, when Ang tried to deliver on the elements audiences were expecting he sometimes went too far with it! In some ways he tried to combine too many genres into one film!

Perhaps he should have had a co-director; much like Alvin Sargent was brought in to write the emotional/relationship aspects of the Spider-Man film, Lee seemed to have needed some guidance in the pacing and action sequences! I think he delivered on some fronts, but to me his biggest misstep was drawing from too many sources, which produced something of a unique, if uneven tone! There were elements of the 70s TV show, inspiration from the comics, and an attempt to appeal to the movie-going audience unfamiliar with the character. The issues with his father actually occured in Incredible Hulk #312 from 1984!

Ideally, Ang would team up with Letterier for the 3rd try and knock it out of the park!!! Imagine the first movie starting with the Hulk breaking out of gamma base, portrayed as a menace and then working backward toward the creation of the Hulk with his father being alluded to in the third act! By then we'll have been shown that the Hulk is the true victim! Being held hostage by Gen. Ross to sway Bruce into captivity, the elder Banner could then retaliate by unleashing his creation - the Abomination!

Things would go awry and the Abomination would turn on Banner Sr. and take Betty hostage in a misguided retaliation against Ross, leading to a showdown with the Hulk!! I don't think they had the budget on the first one to come up with the needed special effects for TWO monsters! Luckily, this is no longer true, but one can dream!

To some degree in the 2003 flick, Bruce shared the lead with his father instead of the focus being on Bruce and his struggle with the beast within! Perhaps Bruce's family background should have been shown briefly in flashbacks and expanded on in the second installment! His relationship with Betty could've also blossomed in part 2, leaving room for the focus to be on the action and the Hulk's power! Alternately I would've loved to see Bruce's father being responsible for the creation of the Hulk's greatest nemesis:the Leader! From there the Leader could've bioengineered the creation of the Abomination, and you're on!

I think we all need to account for behind-the-scenes factors being responsible for a film's final outcome! I have a suspicion based on past articles that Lee was hampered by budget constraints that may have limited what he was able to do with the film! Also Letterier had the benefit of learning from Lee's mistakes! so I will always favor the first for various reasons!
JonF - 9/3/2009, 5:48 PM
Yes! Definitely another Incredible Hulk movie with the Leader, Abomination returning, and Doc Sampson. I was surprised that it did not make up the $150 million that it cost to make. It was equally as good as IronMan and it was a better movie than Hancock and yet Hancock earned over $200 million so I don't get that. Incredible Hulk 2 a definite go and before Avengers movie!!!
Hulk2008 - 9/4/2009, 6:23 PM
I watched Incredible Hulk again yesterday, and I absolutely enjoyed it. To me, it was just a great lead-in to a good, solid Hulk vs. Iron Man clash, which would be monumental cinematically.

I think the reason Incredible Hulk did nto do so hot at the box office was simple timing of release.

They left a lot of doors open in Incredible Hulk for new films, from the Stark scene with Ross to the scientist who worked on improving Abomination having a reaction already to the gamma radiation leading into a possible Hulk v. The Leader movie.

I liked Incredible Hulk so much better than the Ang Lee version, which would have been so much better without the comic book-ization of the panels disrupting the flow of the movie. I really enjoyed the darker side of the Norton portrayal, the flight from the authorities foremost.

I will be tremendously disappointed if the flow of the Marvel movies is not directed towards a showdown between the Avengers and The Hulk. To me, it is the perfect goal for the movies and has already been hinted at (especially in the discussion between Stark and Ross at the end of The Incredible Hulk). Any other outcome, to me, would be anticlimactic.
bropous - 9/5/2009, 11:40 AM
RandomAfghan, is that true? That Incredible Hulk only made close to $150m in the US but $250m overseas? $400 million gross certainly does not sound like the movie did not make its money back.

We should get some clarification here.

Incredible Hulk was released FAR too close to Iron Man and Spider-Man 3. There really should be a far greater spacing of the comic book films so that the non-comic book fans aren't burned out and not filling seats. Although I could see a new comic book movie every week, most folks won't be ready for a new one for a good four months.

Still, if we do not see a massive showdown between Hulk and Iron Man, with all the hints dropped at the end of Iron Man and Incredible Hulk, someone will have micturated away an incredible opportunity.

Hulk Versus Iron Man and the Avengers. Nothing less will do, True Believers! 'Nuff Said.
bropous - 9/5/2009, 11:49 AM
And, yes, I have to agree. Wolverine: Origins sucked hind titty. Magneto: Origins is a snoozer for me as well. I want Hulk, Captain America, more Iron Man, more Spiderman, Prince Namor, Doctor Strange, Thor, the Avengers, a GOOD Fantastic Four movie (but damn did they get Ben Grimm right), and a GOOD X-Men movie. And, yes, a REAL Silver Surfer movie with Galactus in his magenta armor.

If Green Lantern does a good job of mixing the space opera genre with the superhero genre, I'd love to see a good Fantastic Four movie with the Skrulls and Kree.

And I would dearly love to see The Inhumans make it to the silver screen.
bropous - 9/5/2009, 11:55 AM
HULK #1. anything with him will sell but not many can mold this manster tha right way.
hated both movies but own them. hate all the actors but kant stop watching. TIH went for the beggining, while we feel nick nolte's character went for a future imperfect feel.
so we ask why cant a comicbookmovie just be made for action, we know the origins of them all, and if not we can always spend more ca$h on finding out. than the super villian dies. super villians dont die. doom is a fine example.
C4 - 9/5/2009, 8:06 PM
Ed Norton is in the cast lis for Iron Man 2 if you look it up on imdb.
moonman - 9/5/2009, 9:01 PM

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