Move Over Bill Bixby, Eric Bana & Edward Norton....A New, New "Hulk' Has Been Cast! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-23-2010, 09:35 PM

Back on July 14th, I scooped that Mark Ruffalo Is In Late-Stage Talks To Be Marvel's New Hulk in 'The Avengers'. Now I've just learned the ink is drying on the deal reached by Brillstein Entertainment Partners with Marvel. (There's no official confirmation yet from Marvel whose reps aren't available for their usual "No comment".) So it looks like Marvel movie mastermind Kevin Feige may pull this off and bring Ruffalo along with other of The Avengers superheroes and director Joss Whedon to tomorrow night's panel at Comic-Con.

Of course, imagine the Hollywood actor whom you'd least expect to play The Incredible Hulk in The Avengers, and maybe, just maybe, you'd come up with the Ruffalo's name. He's always been an actor's actor and is getting critical raves in Focus Features' The Kids Are All Right which opened this month. Ruffalo, of course, replaced Edward Norton who replaced Eric Bana as Hulk. Marvel made a pittance of an offer to Edward Norton to continue in the role. But it caught the actor by surprise that the studio decided to replace him altogether with no advance warning. Like Norton, Ruffalo would bring real chops to the role. But, unlike Norton, he won't be an on-set *******.

Remember everything that went on in 2008 when Marvel and Norton were privately and publicly feuding over the remake of The Incredible Hulk, details of which I scooped back then? Eventually they settled their issues after clashing over how to cut the $150+ million pic. But what was released was Marvel's cut of the movie, not Norton's. Now remember that Norton was promised big involvement and access after Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel invited the actor into the core team to rewrite Zak Penn's script. But, in the end, Marvel ignored Norton's ideas about how to cut the film. Even the film's director, Louis Leterrier, joined with Norton to lobby for a longer, more detailed, more character-driven film while Marvel Studios wanted a faster, leaner one.

Sure, Norton has a difficult reputation. And he never does a lot of publicity for pics. But, basically, Marvel found him to be a pill. At the same, Marvel's Maisel acted like a jerk. I always thought the studio would recast. Now they have.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

dakert · 07-23-2010, 10:17 PM

Who cares what dark haired actor plays Bruce Banner

the 2 Hulk movies SUCKED anyway. And unfortunately I saw them both.

Retro4Life · 07-23-2010, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dakert

Who cares what dark haired actor plays Bruce Banner

the 2 Hulk movies SUCKED anyway. And unfortunately I saw them both.

Totally disagree. Bana was too buff and macho for the role, but Norton was just right, not just physically but emotionally. He captured the intelligence, loneliness and pain of Banner quite well; his performance was an homage to that of Bill Bixby's on the TV show and he hit it out of the park.

Ruffalo? Nope, not gonna work for me. He's a good actor but now that I associate Norton with the role I have little interest in the character onscreen. Much like my interest in the film in general.

comedyfreak · 07-24-2010, 12:02 AM

Why all the changes? Norten was a great Bruce Banner.

Marvo301 · 07-24-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

Why all the changes? Norten was a great Bruce Banner.

Read the original post in this thread. The rift between Norton and the producers is explained in that post.

comedyfreak · 07-24-2010, 04:59 AM

It's really too bad they would let their differences get in the way.

catlover79 · 07-24-2010, 12:21 PM

How many more Hulk movies do we need, anyway?? Give me the Bill Bixby show any day!!

Retro4Life · 07-24-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

How many more Hulk movies do we need, anyway?? Give me the Bill Bixby show any day!!

Yeah, technically this isn't a Hulk movie, he's just one character in the Avengers ensemble, but I get your point.

I wasn't a fan of the first one; it had its moments but it was so unrelentingly dark (and long!) it lost its appeal for me. The second film did a good job of capturing the pathos of the character but it kept the action coming too so things didn't get so darned heavy.

JMO, of course.

Tubehead · 07-26-2010, 01:53 AM

why not keep ed norton and call the incdaible hulk 2? they can add more action in it..

Torgo · 07-26-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

How many more Hulk movies do we need, anyway??

7

TJL · 07-26-2010, 07:12 PM

The Incredible Hulk was a good movie, and Edward Norton did a fine job as Banner, but there was a a lot of squabbling between him and the producers during the making of this movie (Norton is known for rubbing people the wrong way during productions) so I guess they decided to recast the part instead of dealing with Edward Norton again.

07-23-2010, 09:35 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Move Over Bill Bixby, Eric Bana & Edward Norton....A New, New "Hulk' Has Been Cast! Back on July 14th, I scooped that Mark Ruffalo Is In Late-Stage Talks To Be Marvel's New Hulk in 'The Avengers'. Now I've just learned the ink is drying on the deal reached by Brillstein Entertainment Partners with Marvel. (There's no official confirmation yet from Marvel whose reps aren't available for their usual "No comment".) So it looks like Marvel movie mastermind Kevin Feige may pull this off and bring Ruffalo along with other of The Avengers superheroes and director Joss Whedon to tomorrow night's panel at Comic-Con. Of course, imagine the Hollywood actor whom you'd least expect to play The Incredible Hulk in The Avengers, and maybe, just maybe, you'd come up with the Ruffalo's name. He's always been an actor's actor and is getting critical raves in Focus Features' The Kids Are All Right which opened this month. Ruffalo, of course, replaced Edward Norton who replaced Eric Bana as Hulk. Marvel made a pittance of an offer to Edward Norton to continue in the role. But it caught the actor by surprise that the studio decided to replace him altogether with no advance warning. Like Norton, Ruffalo would bring real chops to the role. But, unlike Norton, he won't be an on-set *******. Remember everything that went on in 2008 when Marvel and Norton were privately and publicly feuding over the remake of The Incredible Hulk, details of which I scooped back then? Eventually they settled their issues after clashing over how to cut the $150+ million pic. But what was released was Marvel's cut of the movie, not Norton's. Now remember that Norton was promised big involvement and access after Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel invited the actor into the core team to rewrite Zak Penn's script. But, in the end, Marvel ignored Norton's ideas about how to cut the film. Even the film's director, Louis Leterrier, joined with Norton to lobby for a longer, more detailed, more character-driven film while Marvel Studios wanted a faster, leaner one. Sure, Norton has a difficult reputation. And he never does a lot of publicity for pics. But, basically, Marvel found him to be a pill. At the same, Marvel's Maisel acted like a jerk. I always thought the studio would recast. Now they have. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/ Attached Images
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	The Incredible Hulk was a good movie, and Edward Norton did a fine job as Banner, but there was a a lot of squabbling between him and the producers during the making of this movie (Norton is known for rubbing people the wrong way during productions) so I guess they decided to recast the part instead of dealing with Edward Norton again.
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dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Who cares what dark haired actor plays Bruce Banner the 2 Hulk movies SUCKED anyway. And unfortunately I saw them both.

07-24-2010, 04:59 AM	#6
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	It's really too bad they would let their differences get in the way.