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Well, big news today: apparently they've cast the role of Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk, and it's going to be...

...Edward Freakin' Norton!

Wow. Very wow.

I thought Hulk had some good ideas, and at its peak was a lot of fun, but got started too slowly and completely lost its mind in the last act. Still, there was enough there to give me hope for this. I dunno if they're looking at a franchise reboot in only the second film, but I wouldn't be terribly averse to the idea.

Thoughts?

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Why sequel?!?!The first movie was a disaster and how do they think that changing the main actor will get any better and why Ed Norton he is a good actor,even one of my favorite but I don't think he is appropriate for the role he doesn't have the physic of Bruce Banner

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Well, a few things:

1. I think the first film had a few things worth exploring. I found the action sequences highly entertaining.
2. They have a new director and a new writer, so I don't think anyone's pretending that a new lead alone will make this worthwhile.
3. Banner's not supposed to be a muscular guy; the contrast between Banner and the Hulk is kind of the point, I think. Bill Bixby, who played Banner in the late 70s TV series, was a pretty normally-sized man, I believe.

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1.There were like three or four Action sequences in the first movie no doubt that they were well made and as you said Highly Entertaining

2.Have you checked who is the Director-->Louis Leterrier who made The Transporter(I don't belive him) but usually in this genre-Comic book movies,sequels are better than the original so we shall see

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To me, the only problem with the first Hulk flick was the directing. Eric Bana, on the other hand, i really liked. And since then i've only grown to like him more.

Ed Norton...well i might have to ponder on this one for a bit.

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I think Ed Norton would make a great David Banner, but doing another Hulk film already seems ludicrous.

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David Banner? You're one of them TV hulk fans, arent ya?
For all purposes of this discussion, im sticking with Bruce.

:yup:

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Noooooo not another one :eek:

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Even though Ang Lee's Hulk wasn't what I expected at all, I still liked it. Too much science and sentimentality, yeah, but still good. I could see what Lee was trying to do, but I was still kind of hoping the sequel would be someone else's film, just because Lee's style didn't suit the Marvel world.

The title and director of The Incredible Hulk already make it seem more of a conventional "super-hero" flick, so maybe this is the one that will be considered cool by us comic-book geeks. I'm looking forward to it, because for me, like many others, the highlight of the first Hulk was the action. And The Transporter made some pretty good action scenes out of a small budget, so just think what Louis Leterrier will achieve with a Hulk-sized budget.

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"The Incredible Hulk" kicks off an all-new, explosive and action-packed epic of one of the most popular superheroes of all time. In this new beginning, scientist Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk.

Living in the shadows--cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross (Liv Tyler)--Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power.

As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk's creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as The Abomination (Tim Roth), whose destructive strength exceeds even The Hulk's own. And on June 13, 2008, one scientist must make an agonizing final choice: accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or find heroism in the creature he holds inside--The Incredible Hulk.

The film is directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Zak Penn.


Photos courtesy of SuperHeroHype.com.

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What are the pictures of jrs? :)

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I forgot to add, :( they are shots of on the set of The Incredible Hulk.

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Ok Thanks :)

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I thought Hulk was one of the best comic book adaptations I'd seen. Not sure the second part is gonna be as good. :\

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Just so everyone knows, that set is being built in downtown Hamilton. Where I live...suckas.

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hulk was a terrible film

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News from Variety through Superhero Hype and Moviehole is that Ferrigno will be reprising his Hulk persona, and although it doesn't really make the film any better, it does just add to the whole build up of this version.

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...icsset1449.jpg

The only Hulk I know, can grow facial hair. :D

It's a good thing!

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Hulk-Smashed version of Harlem done up on Yonge Street in Toronto.

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From X-Men 181 to Hulk 300 to Hulk---..."I have a metal crutch on my foot" so pity me Heavy Metal kinda guy/Goliath, I have loved the Green/Grey one. I remember watching B.B. change a tire on T.V. back when I was a "wet-behind-the-ears" youngin.
I remember when ol' Lou was awesome as the "don't make me angry" guy. Hell, I did not wanna make him angry. I was reading Richie Rich and Archie and Casper and Hot Stuff when the T.V. show debuted. We were in awe as boys, my friends an I, I am still in awe with comics form my younger days. This was when comics were staples, now they seem just like side dishes....I liked the simple "cannot wait till next issue" books/episodes. I am glad comic movies have become almost the same price as todays comic stand "trash" because today's comic movies remind me of yesterday's comic books.

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I dont know whats with the pessimism. First, i thought the ang lee version was unfairly criticised. It was an ok film. Nowhere near as bad as people made it out to be. Fight scenes with dogs and the desert against army was good.

Now with the second film. People dont have to compare it with the first cos its a new crew entirely and a different film. Ed norton playing banner? Good choice. Very versatile artist.

look forward to the seeing the green angry man.

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I hope this verison will be better then Ang Lee's. I didn't hate Lee's verison but it wasn't that great either.

Jrs, post some pictures already of The Hulk cause your always the first one to it and post more pictures of The Dark Knight!

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When they are available bud.

What is recently available though for The Incredible Hulk is a possible piece of artwork that Marvel Studios and Universal Pictures will use for the marketing campaign and merchandising next year.

Sorry for the size...

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I think Ang Lee is to be commended for his brave(if misguided attempt) at making The Hulk look like a comic book.

Do hope this one is a little bit more true to the source material. I'm not a stickler for it but I'm glad it seems to have a story similar to The Incredible Hulk:Ultimate Destruction game.
As for Lou Ferrigno doing the voice that's hot fuzz but Mark Hamill as Gargoyle? That would be unbe-freaking-lievable!

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...e-Hulk--1-.jpg

Concept art for the film's incarnation of the Hulk

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I'm in the camp that says the Ang Lee Hulk was unfairly criticized.
Yes, he did do some "interesting" cinematography with the way scenes overlapped and blended on the screen, but to me, it didn't detract from the film so much as just gave me the feel of it being a comic... which it well... is.
And as for Eric Bana as Banner. When the movie came out and I was talking to people about it, many people thought he just couldn't act because he seemed so wooden, emotionless, in the film when he was being just Banner. I looked at it another way, he was playing the part perfectly. Banner's entire life has been about repressing the memories and emotions of what happened to him as a child. He has gotten so used to it that, as an adult, its just how he is. It then translates perfectly into seeing him try to keep repressing emotions once they are what turns him into a "monster" that is driven by those very emotions. I thought Bana did a great job of acting out the range from emotionless, to rage filled...

As for the new film, I hope they don't try to retell the history in a different way... just go forward from where Hulk left off. I'm not so enthused that Liv Tyler is in this. Besides the fact that I just have a thing for Jennifer Connelly :dizzy: I'm just not impressed by Tyler's acting... Ed Norton should be a really good Banner though, it will be interesting to see how he plays the part as opposed to Bana...

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There was nothing wrong with the first hulk movie, as a reader of comics, I thought the art style used in the movie was awesome, with the multiple frames n what not. It did sort of drag on and the villain wasn't that cool... final fight sucked.
Looking forward to this new movie though, abomination is so awesome, I want to see how he turns out in the movie. heres hoping they don't screw it up

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I'm not really a fan of this green guy with huge muscle what so ever! And even I give it a go or effort to watch this movie...it just suck that bad. Sorry about the fans of this movie but in my personal view about it, it wasn't at it's best!! Really!!....

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I like it more than the usual classic hulk,this one is very different.

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First things first, how would you define best anyway?

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I think we can define it according to our objective

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I think not objective is defined as the end result(s) that must be achieved before you achieve that objective what could be the basis that you really achieved your objective? is it satisfaction? then what is it that makes us satisfied?

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what I mean is that there was a lot definition of BEST., and it depends to your objective or where we trigger the word BEST.,:babbling:

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I was kinda confused about what you two was talking about but you got a point , and I think your right!!!:D

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You're confused the two were talking about your post if still you don't get it.

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are they gonna use a different story line or what....i mean with using different actors and all...i dont know about this one

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The story of the first one is the reason why they decided to make another?

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The movie is moderately successful, but in the eyes of the producers, it is below their expectations. There are a lot of poor responses and reviews.

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No, im sorry but i feel that the directors have their work cut out. Previous versions have in my view been poor.

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A different one that's according to what I've read in imdb, The Hulk vs The Abomination.

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I think it will be similar to the game Incredible Hulk:Ultimate Destruction. Which is cool. Ice-cold, mayhaps.

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I read in Empire magazine that the latest Hulk rumour is that Iron Man will have a cameo in preparation for the Avengers movie set to shoot sometime in 2011-ish. Could be codswallop but it'd be so frackin' awesome! It makes sense too that the military would call in a heavy hitter like Iron Man through military contract holder like Tony Stark.

Also there are some new Bruce Banner stills out,I couldn't insert 'em, I'm sure jrs will post them soon :D Dont'cha just love it when he does that?

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Pics of a scale modeled new Hulk from the set of the film.

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What scale? If this is 1:1, I'm not impressed. He looks unrealistic, and his size is unacceptable. In the Ang Lee film, he grew progressively with each change, but was still much larger; so I don't understand why this production would choose a smaller Hulk. Let's hope he's bigger and meaner than this. :yup:

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Naturally he looks unrealistic, it's a model. Although it's only a scaled model of him, have you seen the comparison of it and the woman in picture #2? I think he looks cool. Besides what do you want him to be the size of ?

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He was pretty big in the last film, and the last film was pretty bad. I think this movie is going to be good or bad largely independent of the size of the Hulk. And, as Jason pointed out, it is just a model, anyway.

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I'm a comic guru, and the Incredible Hulk was not drawn that large in the comics as he was in Ang Lee's film.

This new Hulk looks truer to the comics, although he's not as muscular.

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The only problem I have with the model is the hair.Weird , right?
But the pic jay posted of him a while back had pretty long hair too, and that I loved so . . . . . .I'll stop now

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I know it's just a model, but since this film is already in post-production, I have to wonder whether the model is just a concept (which are usually pretty outlandish compared to what ultimately reaches film), or actually a reference model for the film (which would be fairly close to final render).

And yes, my size comment was based on the pic of the model next to the woman. He's large, but not as large as I'd expect him to be. Based on her, I'd estimate that he's a little over 8ft tall, and we have more than a few people on this planet 7ft and over. I guess they're going to infuse the "hulkiness" to his overall strength, but still... he just looks too small and lean to me to be as imposing as the mythos of the Incredible Hulk deserves.

Agreed. I don't think the failure of the first film had anything to do with the size of the Hulk. In fact, I had the most fun watching a huge Hulk throwing tanks and rolling cars down a San Francisco street. The film did a good job of making him larger than life, and thus, seemingly unstoppable.

That's not entirely true. He's just as large in the Ultimates storyline; and anyway, relative size in comics is questionable because there are so many different artistic styles.

I don't know, he's just not very broad, and his muscles are smallish. He looks like he could cause trouble, that's for sure... just not Hulk trouble. But that's me. :)

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According to Marvel Universe the Hulk is 7 feet 8 inches and weighs a little over 1000 lbs (This is the typical green/savage Hulk). To me that is flipping huge. Take a look up at your average ceiling in a room and imagine something that tall also being muscular and weighing a grand. Certainly artist styles and such may portray him as more of a giant, but if he falls between the 7-8 foot range I think it is perfect.

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Reading the description, the first trailer sounds like it's going to be spectacular. They're saying we'll see it in early March. I'm hoping it's attached to 10,000 BC.

Seeing the Hulk done right is at the very top of my wish list.

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The first teaser trailer for hotly anticipated summer superhero epic The Incredible Hulk will have its exclusive broadcast debut in a simultaneous "roadblock" on seven networks on Wednesday, March 12. This first opportunity to see material from the motion picture will be aired at approximately 9:56 p.m. EDT/6:56 p.m. PDT on MTV, MTVU, MTV2, VH1, Spike TV, Nick at Nite and CMT.

Following the on-air premiere, the trailer will be immediately posted on MTV.com for an exclusive period. The trailer will begin showing in theaters across the country on Friday, March 14, with prints of Rogue Pictures' Doomsday.

The Incredible Hulk smashes into theaters on June 13th 2008.

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Can't believe we're so close to this already...I think it's really going to sneak up on people, both in terms of release date, and in terms of quality. I certainly hope so.

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The trailer hits tonight. From all accounts, it's spectacular.

Incredible Hulk will be the surprise hit of the summer.

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Thanks to Reelcomix, The Incredible Hulk trailer is here earlier. You can watch it here. It kicks major ass. :cool:

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Ahhh Hulk running down the street about to kill, the way it was meant to be :D

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It looks like they got the tone and flavor perfect to me. Norton is as good as I hoped as Banner. I love the lead up and intro of the Hulk. The falling/jumping from the copter looks off, however. The CGI is quite good and will only get better. Hulk looks WAY better then Ang Lee's pudgy version.

Overall, thumbs up.:up:

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http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/abomination.jpg

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/hulk.jpg

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PS- Great to see Toronto and Hamilton on the big screen.

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Was i the only one unimpressed?

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Eh, I'm not sure. I wouldn't say I was "unimpressed," but I wasn't blown away. Then again, the trailers for Hulk were unbelievable, but the final product was disappointing, so I'm loathe to draw any conclusions from this. As a trailer, it was just decent, but it doesn't make me particularly worried about how the film will turn out.

I will say that I'm intrigued, by the slightly smaller, more compact, and generally gruffer looking Hulk design.

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Are we expecting another trailer before general release?

I like the nod to the Ultimate Hulk forced transformation bit, and I'm lovin the visual style!

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Of course i could be wrong but i got the impression it's gonna possibly blow, if a trailer that can show the film for it's best doesn't look good then not much hope. I don't like the way they've set up Tim Roth as the bad guy in it and Hulk looks almost too human. Compared to Iron Man and Dark Knight it looks very weak.

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Well, if they can't make a good trailer from the film, then yeah, it's probably not a good film. But all we know is that they didn't. I don't know that making a good trailer and making a good film are always overlapping talents.

Then again, I really want this to be good, so I might be fooling myself. :D

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I'm hoping to see the trailer tonight when I see Doomsday, sounds like it wasn't to good from what I'm reading so far I guess. *sigh* I'm just so impartial. The only Super-Hero that even rivals The Hulk to me is Wolverine. So I guess I'm saying that this would have to be like Battlefield Earth bad for me not to watch it at least 3 or 4 times. And yes I actually saw Battlefield Earth in the theater, such a sad, sad little man I am.

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Still better than the last Hulk...

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I don't know what trailer you guys saw but I thought it looked pretty freakin good. I'm not sure why some of you are saying he looks smaller. He looked the same to me. And he looked better I thought. The last one was a little to roundish, but this Hulk looks a little more polished and meaner. It may be throwing you guys off because of The Abomination's size. It appears that they are making him slightly larger than The Hulk and in the Marvel verse they were pretty close to the same size. But don't let that turn you away from what is and always has been The Hulk's greatest and really only weapon. His almost unlimited strength, which increases the more he gets hit, hurt or otherwise. Honestly that was one of my biggest problems with the first film, The Hulk doesn't "get bigger" when someone shoots him. He gets MAD! And while it looked pretty cool when he "Hulked up" and got a little bigger it went against the fabric of the story. I run pretty hot and cold on Ed Norton at times but I'm really beginning to think he may be trying to make a solid Hulk movie and if that's truly the case, then into the "cool book" he goes.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3VRf36_EsI

I for some reason really liked this

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trailer is EPIC! can't wait

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Yes

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New behind the scenes footage, follow the link then at the bottom

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Not too shabby. ;D

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Me likey. ;)

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I seen the trailer, personally I wasn't that impressed.
That's just me, though.

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I like the poster, well I did until my son asked me if that guy was being pooped outta the Hulks arse. Oh well I will never look at the poster the same again, either way I am looking forward to this film.

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Dude.

He is channelling Bixby.

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I am so excited to see Edward Norton in this roll

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Really, i like Edward Norton plus like like when he falls out of the helicopter and you see him fall into the street then the hulk hands busts out! You like Norton?

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I still enjoyed Bana's portrayal, although, not all aspects of the movie.

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Tell me this isn't B.A.

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...m9393/2281.jpg

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Pick up the next issue of Empire!: more photos
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...Stuff/hulk.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n...%20Stuff/9.jpg

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This movie, for both comic and Hulk fans, is going to be great. The funny thing though: us comic fans are a bit protective of our faithfullness. Let go!! I am going too - I think it is going to be an amazing let loose - be free film, kinda like the tire iron imulsion of good and anger that occured in the first Tv show.

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RDJ is totally in the Hulk!

Thank you New York ComiCon!

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Pretty sweet!!!...oh, and by accident I you a neg rep, I meant a positive rep. My hand went over the wrong one. I noticed just as I gave it to you. Sorry.:(

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Looks like a fairly different feel from the Ang Lee version. I'm kind of torn on the Hulk's more "realistic" size. Fans of the comic book tell me this is more in keeping with the source material, though as someone who just likes to see stuff 'splode, a really big Hulk is fun to watch, regardless of the character's history.

Definitely interested in this, though I find I can't quite get quite as excited for this as I was able to for the last one. I suppose that, irrational tough it is, I can't shake the feeling that I've already seen parts of it, even though it figures to be a dramatically different film. I guess having already seen the last Hulk flinging tanks around like Olympic hammers dulls the shine on this latest effort a little.

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Screenshot from the trailer:

http://www.movieforums.com/community...920587ec53.jpg

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Amen to that. What I really want to know is if he is going to talk this time. If I have to go through another movie without a "HULK SMASH!!!" I am seriously going to be pissed... like possibly letter bomb pissed even.

Well, yeah, who would ever get tired of that? Whatsamatteryou? :eek:

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Much better then the teaser. This is going to look great on the big screen.

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I just read that both the Hulk and Abomination talk in the movie. The rumor was started at the NY CC that Lou Ferrigno is going to deliver the Hulk Smash voice himself.

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Could someone clue me in. I don't mean to sound too much like a spaz, but is the new Hulk movie a complete remake of the original story, or is it a sequel? Please don't go anal on me, my sound card's busted so I can't really deduce from the trailer.

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It's a reboot of the first, yet a somewhat continuation of the Ang Lee original.

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I believe it's a complete reboot. I've heard some people wondering if it's a continuation of the first because the way in which this one opens makes it seem like it could be, but from what I've read that's just a coincidence and it's meant to start the franchise completely anew.

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That's what I understand also. Forget all other versions, This will be like Batman Begins, for Hulk fans.

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The first one was god awful, I'm really hopeful they'll make a way better job in the second one. By the trailer it looks like its going to be full of action.

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Can't wait to see Iron Man' s (Robert Downey Jr.) cameo in The Incredible Hulk. ;)