Hulk No More Smash ... For Now
Most people were a little surprised when Marvel announced a new Hulk film to reboot the original Ang Lee. While it made a fair amount of cash, it left a bit of a sour taste in some fans' mouths. The new film amped up the action and added some more "Hulk SMASH!"
But when the second flick failed to light up the stars like Marvel was expecting (it far from failed, but wasn't a smashing success either), there was question as to whether or not their would be a third film featuring old Green Genes. It seems we've reached somewhat of an answer.
MTV has a quite good article on the possibility of seeing another Hulk appearance in the near future. Marvel honcho Kevin Feige is high on the reboot / reimagining / rewhatever that Incredible Hulk turned out to be, but isn't necessarily drawing up immediate plans for a sequel: 'We have a Hulk that we can be proud of and that is a better match and fits more with the tone of what had been in our comics." Furthermore, "When we set out to do this, it was a very big deal for us. It was a big deal getting the character back, it was a big deal having it be the second of the films we were going to do ourselves, and we really had two goals in mind," he added. "One was to make even a dollar more than the first one did, so we could justify that we had done it from a financial aspect, and the other one was to bring a Hulk to the screen that a broader fanbase could enjoy. The good news is, we accomplished both."
Perhaps they don't want a Hulk film in production so he can be the antagonist in Avengers movie?
Goblin
Posted to Superheroes on 24 October 2008
· Comments (1)
Other stuff like this: Ang Lee, Avengers, CHUD, Film, Hulk, Marvel
I must be the only person on the planet that preferred the Ang Lee movie to the new one. It was more thoughtful and had better emotional payoff than the new, smashier Hulk movie, which just got tiring after about 45 minutes.