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The Incredible Hulk
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLouis Leterrier
Written byZak Penn
Based on
Hulk
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Menzies Jr.
Edited by
Music byCraig Armstrong
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures[a]
Release dates
  • June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) (
    Gibson Amphitheatre
    )
  • June 13, 2008 (2008-06-13) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$137.5–150 million[2][3]
Box office$265.5 million[3]

The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American

"Super-Soldier" program
through gamma radiation. Banner goes on the run from the military while attempting to cure himself of the Hulk.

After the mixed reception to Universal's 2003 film Hulk, Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character, though Universal retained distribution rights. Leterrier, who had expressed interest in directing Iron Man for Marvel, was brought onboard and Penn began work on a script that would be much closer to the comics and the 1978 television series of the same name. In April 2007, Norton was hired to portray Banner and to rewrite Penn's screenplay. His script positioned the film as a reboot of the series, distancing it from the 2003 film to give the new version its own identity. Norton was ultimately not credited for his writing. Filming took place from July to November 2007, primarily in Toronto, with additional filming in New York City and Rio de Janeiro. Over 700 visual effects shots were created in post-production using a combination of motion capture and computer-generated imagery to complete the film.

The Incredible Hulk premiered at the

Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, on June 8, 2008, and was released in the United States on June 13, as part of Phase One of the MCU. It received praise for its action sequences and was considered an improvement over the 2003 film, but it was criticized as lacking in depth. The film grossed $265.5 million worldwide. Norton disagreed with Marvel over the final edit of the film and was replaced in the role of Banner by Mark Ruffalo for future MCU content starting with The Avengers
in 2012.

Plot

At Culver University in Virginia, General

"super soldier" program that Ross hopes to re-create—fails. The exposure to gamma radiation causes Banner to transform into the Hulk
for brief periods of time, whenever his heart rate rises above 200 beats per minute. The Hulk destroys the lab and surrounding area, killing several people inside and injuring the General and Betty, and others outside. Banner becomes a fugitive from the U.S. military and Ross, who wants to weaponize the Hulk.

Five years later,

Emil Blonsky
, to capture him. Banner transforms into the Hulk and defeats Blonsky's team, with Blonsky surviving. After Ross explains how Banner became the Hulk, Blonsky agrees to be injected with a small amount of a similar serum, which gives him enhanced speed, strength, agility, and healing powers but also begins to deform his skeleton and impairs his judgment.

Banner returns to Culver University and reunites with Betty. Banner is attacked a second time by Ross and Blonsky's forces, tipped off by Betty's suspicious boyfriend, Leonard Samson, causing Banner to again transform into the Hulk. The ensuing battle outside the university proves futile for Ross's forces, and they retreat, though Blonsky, whose sanity is faltering, attacks and mocks the Hulk. The Hulk severely injures Blonsky and flees with Betty. After the Hulk reverts to Banner, he and Betty go on the run, and Banner contacts Mr. Blue, who urges them to meet him in New York City. Mr. Blue is actually cellular biologist Dr.

Samuel Sterns, who tells Banner he has developed a possible antidote to Banner's condition. After a successful test, he warns Banner that the antidote may only reverse each transformation. Sterns reveals he has synthesized
Banner's blood samples, which Banner sent from Brazil, into a large supply, to apply its "limitless potential" to medicine. Fearful of the Hulk's power falling into the military's hands, Banner wishes to destroy the blood supply.

A recovered Blonsky joins Ross's forces for a third attempt to take Banner into custody. They succeed, and Banner and Betty are taken away in a helicopter. Blonsky stays behind and orders Sterns to inject him with Banner's blood, as he covets the Hulk's power. The experiment mutates Blonsky into

the Abomination, a creature with size and strength surpassing that of the Hulk. He attacks Sterns, who gets some of Banner's blood in a cut on his forehead, causing him to begin mutating as well. The Abomination rampages through Harlem
. Realizing that the Hulk is the only one who can stop the Abomination, Banner convinces Ross to release him. He jumps from Ross's helicopter and transforms after hitting the ground. After a battle throughout Harlem, the Hulk defeats the Abomination by nearly strangling him to death with a chain, but spares his life upon hearing Betty's plea and leaves the Abomination for Ross and his forces to arrest. After having a peaceful moment with Betty, the Hulk flees New York.

A month later, Banner is in Bella Coola, British Columbia. Instead of suppressing his transformation, he begins to transform in a controlled manner with a slight smirk. Later, Tony Stark approaches Ross at a local bar and informs him that a team is being put together.[c]

Cast

  • Greek gods."[17]
    • Lou Ferrigno provides vocal performance as the Hulk. During the 2008 New York Comic Con Leterrier publicly offered Ferrigno the chance to voice the Hulk for the film.[18] This marks the third time Ferrigno portrayed the Hulk, having also voiced the character in the 1996 animated series. Originally, the Hulk's only line was "Betty" at the film's ending, which would have been his first word. Leterrier was aware that fans wanted him to speak normally, and added "Leave me alone!" and "Hulk smash!" The latter line received cheers during a screening he attended.[19] Ferrigno also has a cameo in the film as a security guard who is bribed by Banner with a pizza.[20]
  • cellular biologist and Bruce's former girlfriend, from whom he is separated as a result of his condition. Tyler was attracted to the love story in the script and was a fan of the TV show because of the "humanity and what [Banner] is going through".[14] She was called about the role while driving to her home and she accepted the part after a day without reading the script.[21] Tyler and Norton spent hours discussing Bruce and Betty's life before he became the Hulk.[22] She said filming the part "was very physical, which was fun",[23] and compared her performance to "a deer caught in the headlights", because of Betty's shock at Bruce's unexpected return into her life.[22]
  • Ray Stevenson was in discussions for the role.[27] Roth prepared for the part by learning to fire guns and break into rooms with two experts.[25] Roth found it tough shooting the chases, because to show Blonsky's aging he could not work out.[22] He especially found it difficult to run while pulled with a harness, which was used to show the injected Blonsky's 30–40 mile per hour running abilities.[28] Cyril Raffaelli performed some of Roth's stunts.[11] Roth enjoyed the motion capture, which reminded him of fringe theatre, and he hired his trainer from Planet of the Apes to aid him in portraying the monster's movement.[22] Roth was signed on for three more films.[29]
  • Captain Ahab.[26] The Hulk was Hurt's favorite superhero, and his son is also a big fan of the character. Hurt found production very different from the typical "pure anxiety" of a studio film, finding it more akin to an independent film.[30] He described Ross as "humiliated by Hulk's conscience: he actually sees and recognizes that it's more developed than his own, even though he's a patriot and a warrior for his country. He's sacrificed [much] for that purpose, but at the expense at times of his humanity – which he occasionally recovers."[31] In June 2015, when reflecting on how his reprisal in Captain America: Civil War was different from this film, Hurt said, "What I created [for The Incredible Hulk] was a Ross who was right out of the graphic novel type of thing, where he was as much of a cartoon, in a way, as the monsters were. His ego was just as big and his problems were just as big. I really did do that consciously. I created a General Ross before which created a verisimilitude for the monsters, by making him a human monster. I worked really hard on the makeup and the exaggerated behavior and things like that and a controlled psychosis."[32] Sam Elliott had expressed interest in reprising the role from the 2003 Hulk film.[33]
  • Samuel Sterns: The cellular biologist who develops a possible antidote to Banner's condition. Towards the end of the film, Sterns is exposed to some substance that begins his transformation into Leader. Nelson is "signed on" to reprise the role.[34]
  • off Broadway play Burn This in 2003, and when Leterrier met him, he recognized Burrell as the "jerk" from the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake,[35] which was how Samson was characterized in the script before Norton rewrote it.[36]
  • Christina Cabot as Kathleen Sparr: A
    Thaddeus Ross's personal aide.[37]

Roger Harrington, Starr's role in the MCU films Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as confirmed in May 2019 by Feige.[41]

Production

Development

The writers of the film were influenced by the TV series of the same name. Example shown above: Norton (top) sitting in a more modern version of the machine Bill Bixby (below) sat in.

After the release of

parallel universe one-shot comic book, and their next film needed to be, in Kevin Feige's words, "really starting the Marvel Hulk franchise". Producer Gale Anne Hurd also felt the film had to meet what "everyone expects to see from having read the comics and seen the TV series".[22]

Pre-production

Louis Leterrier, who enjoyed the TV series as a child and liked the first film,[11][22] had expressed interest in directing the Iron Man film adaptation. Jon Favreau had taken that project, so Marvel offered him the Hulk. Leterrier was reluctant as he was unsure if he could replicate Lee's style, but Marvel explained that was not their intent.[46] Leterrier's primary inspiration was Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's Hulk: Gray (a retelling of the character's first appearance). He replicated every comic book panel that he pinned-up during pre-production, from the many comics he browsed, in the final film.[11] Leterrier said that he planned to show Bruce Banner's struggle with the monster within him,[47] while Feige added the film would explore "that element of wish fulfillment, of overcoming an injustice or a bully and tapping into a strength that you didn't quite realize you had in yourself".[48] Arad also said the film would be "a lot more of a love story between Bruce Banner and Betty Ross".[49] In May 2006, Arad left Marvel Studios to become an independent producer.[50] Because he was on staff when the deal was made for The Incredible Hulk, he retained producer credit on the film.[51]: 59 

Peter Parker, but was unable to since Sony Pictures controls the film rights of Spider-Man.[58]

Shortly after the release of The Incredible Hulk, Gale Anne Hurd commented on the uncertainty of its relationship with Ang Lee's Hulk film. "We couldn't quite figure out how to term this ... It's kind of a reboot and it's kind of sequel." Hurd said that "requel", a

Anne Thompson explained "The Guild tends to favor plot, structure and pre-existing characters over dialogue."[52] Penn said in 2008, "I wasn't happy with [Norton] coming to Comic-Con saying that he wrote the script."[63] Before either Penn or Norton joined the project, an anonymous screenwriter wrote a draft and lobbied for credit.[52]

Filming

Leterrier had to direct four

Santa Teresa. Filming concluded in November after eighty-eight days of filming.[35]

The Incredible Hulk joined Toronto's Green-Screen initiative, to help cut

VOC paint. The wood was generally recycled or given to environmental organizations, and paint cans were handed to waste management. In addition, they used cloth bags, biodegradable food containers, china and silverware food utensils, a stainless steel mug for each production crew member, a contractor who removed bins, recycled paper, biodegradable soap and cleaners in the trailers and production offices, and the sound department used rechargeable batteries.[35] The Incredible Hulk became the first blockbuster film to receive the Environmental Media Association's Green Seal, which is displayed during the end credits.[68]

Post-production

Editing

Seventy minutes of footage, mostly dealing with the origin, were not included in the final cut.

Stephen Broussard opined that the scene really worked, but given the test audience's dislike for such an opening, the filmmakers decided to move on from the planned opening and instead open the film with Bruce living in Brazil after a recap telling his origin story.[69]

Norton and Leterrier disputed with the producers over the final running time: they wanted it to be near 135 minutes, while the producers wanted the film to be under two hours. This was made public, and rumors spread that Norton "made it clear he won't cooperate with publicity plans if he's not happy with the final product".[70] Norton dismissed this: "Our healthy process [of collaboration], which is and should be a private matter, was misrepresented publicly as a 'dispute', seized on by people looking for a good story, and has been distorted to such a degree that it risks distracting from the film itself, which Marvel, Universal and I refuse to let happen. It has always been my firm conviction that films should speak for themselves and that knowing too much about how they are made diminishes the magic of watching them."[71]

Visual effects

Leterrier's finished redesign of the Abomination

Leterrier cited

face paint applied to the actors' faces and strobe lighting would help record the most subtle mannerisms into the computer.[72] Others including Cyril Raffaelli provided motion capture for stunts and fights,[25] after the main actors had done video referencing.[73] Leterrier hired Rhythm and Hues to provide the CGI, rather than Industrial Light & Magic who created the visual effects for Ang Lee's Hulk. Visual effects company, Image Engine, spent over a year working on a shot where Banner's gamma-irradiated blood falls through three factory floors into a bottle.[74] Overall 700 effects shots were created. Motion capture aided in placing and timing of movements, but overall key frame animation by Rhythm and Hues provided the necessary "finesse [and] superhero quality".[75] Many of the animators and Leterrier himself provided video reference for the climactic fight.[28]

bodybuilder. A height of nine feet was chosen for the character as they did not want him to be too inhuman. To make him more expressive, computer programs controlling the inflation of his muscles and saturation of skin color were created. Williams cited flushing as an example of humans' skin color being influenced by their emotions.[35] The animators felt green blood would make his skin become darker rather than lighter, and his skin tones, depending on lighting, either resemble an olive or even gray slate.[72] His animation model was completed without the effects company's full knowledge of what he would be required to do: he was rigged to do whatever they imagined, in case the model was to be used for The Avengers film.[75] The Hulk's medium-length hair was modeled on Mike Deodato's art.[75] He originally had a crew cut, but Leterrier decided flopping hair imbued him with more character.[73] Leterrier cited An American Werewolf in London as the inspiration for Banner's transformation, wanting to show how painful it was for him to change.[76] As a nod to the live action TV series, Banner's eyes change color first when he transforms.[77] Leterrier changed the Abomination's design from the comics because he felt the audience would question why he resembled a fish or a reptile, instead of "an über-human" like the Hulk. Rather, his hideousness is derived from being injected multiple times into his skin, muscles and bones, creating a creature with a protruding spine and sharp bones that he can use to stab. His green skin is pale, and reflects light, so it appears orange because of surrounding fire during the climactic battle.[26] The motion capture performers, including Roth, tried to make the character behave less gracefully than the Hulk. They modeled his posture and the way he turns his head on a shark.[43] The character also shares Roth's tattoos.[78] A height of eleven feet was chosen for the character.[35] Leterrier tried to work in the character's pointed ears, but realized the Hulk would bite them off (using the example of Mike Tyson when he fought Evander Holyfield), and felt ignoring that would make the Hulk come across as stupid.[79]

Leterrier had planned to use

animatronics to complement the computer-generated imagery that was solely used in the previous film.[80] The make-up artists who worked on X-Men: The Last Stand were set to portray Blonsky's gradual transformation,[24] which Zak Penn said would portray Blonsky "not [being] used to having these properties. Like he's much heavier, and we talked about how when he walks down the sidewalk, his weight destroys the sidewalk and he's tripping. [It's all about] the humanization of these kinds of superhero characters, showing the effects physics may actually have on [them]."[81] Tom Woodruff, Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics (who created all the costumes for the Alien films since Alien 3) was in negotiations, and created two busts of the Hulk and prosthetic hands to act as stand-ins for the character. A full animatronic was never created as it was decided it would complicate production to set up shots for a puppet and then a computer graphic.[82] An animatronic was used for Sterns' mutating head, however.[65] Destruction was mostly done practically. A model of a bottling machine was smashed through a wall for when the Hulk escapes the factory. The filmmakers used steam and dry ice for the gas used to smoke out the Hulk, and they destroyed a real Humvee by dropping a weight on it when shooting the Culver University battle. Pipes blew fire for when the Hulk strikes down the computer-generated helicopter. When Banner falls from the helicopter to trigger the Hulk into fighting the Abomination, Norton was attached to a surface held by a bar which turned 90 degrees while the camera was pulled to the ceiling to simulate falling. Leterrier jokingly remarked that making Norton fall that distance would obviously render him unable to act.[28]

Music

Further information: The Incredible Hulk (soundtrack)

The score for the film was composed by Craig Armstrong, who was the arranger for Massive Attack, a band Leterrier was fond of and had collaborated with on the 2005 film Unleashed. Armstrong was his first choice, which surprised Marvel, not knowing if he had scored an action film (he did compose 2001's Kiss of the Dragon).[83] At Leterrier's suggestion, the soundtrack was released on a two-disc album, which Armstrong thought was a joke until he compiled the album and Marvel asked him why they were given only one disc.[84] The film's score borrows Joe Harnell's theme "The Lonely Man" from the 1978 Incredible Hulk television series.[85]

Marketing

Louis Leterrier promoting the film in Paris in July 2008

"We know the Hulk from 2003 didn't satisfy the fans, and we had to acknowledge that. We emphasized the passion that fans still have for this character and that this is the movie people have always wanted."

—Stephanie Sperber, executive vice-president of Universal Studios Partnerships[86]

Effort was made to promote the story as having a romance and a physical antagonist, and the title was used for promotional puns (such as

Amaze Entertainment.[88][89] The film was promoted in an episode of American Gladiators on June 9, 2008, which was hosted by Hulk Hogan and featured Lou Ferrigno.[90]

Following the editing dispute between Norton and Leterrier, Universal's Adam Fogleson and Norton planned a promotional tour which would avoid constant media interviews and therefore uncomfortable questions. Norton attended the premiere, took part in a Jimmy Kimmel Live! sketch and would also promote the film in Japan.[52] However, during the film's release he chose to do charity work in Africa.[91]

Release

Theatrical

The Incredible Hulk premiered on June 8, 2008, at the

Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California[92] and was released in theaters on June 13 in the United States,[54] where it opened in 3,505 theaters.[93] The film is part of Phase One of the MCU.[94] The Incredible Hulk was formatted and screened in IMAX for the first time on August 30, 2018, as part of Marvel Studios' 10 year anniversary IMAX festival.[95]

Home media

The Incredible Hulk was released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on Blu-ray and DVD on October 21, 2008. It includes behind-the-scenes featurettes, audio commentary, deleted scenes, and an alternate opening.[96][97]

The film was also collected in a 10-disc box set titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled" which includes all of the Phase One films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[98] It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on April 2, 2013.[99] Universal released the film on Ultra HD Blu-ray on April 10, 2018.[100] The Incredible Hulk began streaming on Disney+ in the United States on June 16, 2023, after the distribution rights to the film reverted to Marvel Studios and Disney from Universal.[4][5]

Reception

Box office

The Incredible Hulk earned $134.8 million in the United States and Canada, as well as $128.6 million from other territories, for a worldwide total of $263.4 million.[3] The film, even though it barely passed its predecessor, and only equalled it if the smaller budget of the first film is taken into account, was still considered moderately successful. Entertainment analyst David Davis told The Hollywood Reporter, "The first Hulk had such high expectations after the NBCUniversal merger and was supposed to be critical-favorite Ang Lee's breakout commercial blockbuster. Then with the new Hulk film, Marvel was able to underplay the importance of the success after the great success of Iron Man this summer. So the new one overdelivered, relative to its underpromise."[101]

The Incredible Hulk earned $55.4 million in its opening weekend, becoming the top film at the box office.[93] Behind Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, it was the second-highest gross for a film released over the Father's Day weekend.[102] This surpassed industry expectations of a $45 million opening, following the disappointing response to the 2003 film. Universal believed word of mouth would contribute to the film breaking even eventually.[103]

The Incredible Hulk also opened in 38 other countries, adding $31 million to the total opening. The film outgrossed the 2003 film in South Korea, while its openings in Mexico and Russia created records for Universal.[104] The film grossed 24 million yuan (roughly $3.4 million) in its Chinese opening on August 26, outgrossing the previous film's overall gross of 10 million yuan.[105]

Critical response

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 67%, with an average score of 6.2/10, based on 239 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Incredible Hulk may not be quite the smashing success that fans of Marvel's raging behemoth might hope for, but it offers more than enough big green action to make up for its occasionally puny narrative."[106] Metacritic gave the film an average score of 61 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[107] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[108]

Todd McCarthy of

The Miami Herald applauded that the film "does a lot of things [Ang] Lee's Hulk didn't: it's lighter and faster-paced, it's funnier and it embraces (instead of ignoring) the 1970s TV series that furthered the character's popularity".[110] Mark Rahner of The Seattle Times wrote that, "The relaunch of Marvel's green goliath is an improvement over director Ang Lee's ponderous 2003 Hulk in nearly every way – except that the actual Hulk still looks scarcely better than something from a video game, and he still barely talks".[111] Roger Ebert was not a fan of the film stating, "The Incredible Hulk is no doubt an ideal version of the Hulk saga for those who found Ang Lee's Hulk too talky, or dare I say, too thoughtful. But not for me. It sidesteps the intriguing aspects of Hulkdom and spends way too much time in, dare I say, noisy and mindless action sequences."[112]

Conversely,

A.O. Scott of The New York Times opined, "'The Adequate Hulk' would have been a more suitable title. There are some big, thumping fights and a few bright shards of pop-cultural wit, but for the most part this movie seems content to aim for the generic mean".[114] David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Leterrier has style, he's good with action and he's eager to give the audience its money's worth of bone-crunching battles. Still, once the movie leaves the atmospheric Brazilian settings, nothing in this "Hulk" sinks in deeply: its familiar genre pleasures are all on the surface. ... The movie's scene stealer is Tim Blake Nelson, making a comically welcome third act appearance as the unethical but madly enthusiastic scientist Samuel Sterns".[115]

Accolades

Year Award association Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2008 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer Movie: Action The Incredible Hulk Nominated [116]
National Movie Awards Best Superhero The Incredible Hulk Nominated [117]
Best Performance – Male Edward Norton Nominated
Scream Awards Best Fantasy Movie The Incredible Hulk Nominated [118]
Best Fantasy Actor Edward Norton Nominated
Best Superhero Nominated
Best Remake The Incredible Hulk Nominated
Best Line "Hulk Smash" Nominated
Best Comic Book Movie The Incredible Hulk Nominated
2009
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
 Top Box Office Films Craig Armstrong Won [119][120]
Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Film The Incredible Hulk Nominated [121]

Future

Further MCU appearances

Further information: List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Mark Ruffalo (Leterrier's first choice before casting Norton)[10] replaced Norton as Banner / Hulk in the MCU beginning in The Avengers (2012), after Feige said he chose not to bring back Norton.[122][123] In October 2014, Norton claimed he chose never to play Hulk again because he "wanted more diversity" with his career, and did not want to be associated with only one character.[124] Ruffalo also portrayed the character in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),[125] Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).[126] Ruffalo said Banner was able to have a more prominent role in Ragnarok, Infinity War, and Endgame because of the lack of a standalone Hulk film, with the character's arc in those films "feel[ing] like a Hulk movie".[126] Ruffalo also made appearances in credits scenes of Iron Man 3 (2013),[127] Captain Marvel (2019),[128] and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).[129]

Hurt first reprised his role as Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: Civil War (2016).[130] Ruffalo and Roth both reprised their roles in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022).[131] Roth also provided uncredited vocals for Abomination in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.[132] Nelson and Tyler are set to reprise their respective roles as Samuel Sterns / Leader and Betty Ross in Captain America: Brave New World (2025),[133][134] while Harrison Ford was cast to play Thaddeus Ross in Brave New World and Thunderbolts* (2025) in the wake of Hurt's death in 2022.[135][136]

Potential sequel

In March 2008, Norton said "a lot" was left out of the film because it had been envisioned as multiple parts, with this film "intended as chapter one".[16] Leterrier made the film's final shot of Banner ambiguous; the thought being if there was a sequel, it would mean Banner finally masters control over his anger; if there was not a sequel, the shot indicated instead that he becomes a menace in The Avengers.[137] Leterrier had also intended for a scene in the credits showing Blonsky, human once more, imprisoned and chained in a box,[138] with Feige originally having an idea that the character would be locked in a steel vault that would have been sunk to the bottom of the ocean.[139] The character of Samuel Sterns, played by Tim Blake Nelson, was introduced to set him up as a villain in a possible future film, where he would become the Leader.[22][140] Aaron Sims, the lead designer on The Incredible Hulk, also took time to work on concepts for the Leader.[141] Ty Burrell was also interested in portraying Doc Samson more faithfully to how he appears in the comics.[34]

Leterrier and Roth were originally contracted to return. Leterrier also stated Norton was not signed on,[142] but in October, Hurd stated that Norton was contracted to reprise the role.[143] The film had outgrossed its predecessor and Universal indicated interest in a sequel,[144] though Leterrier believed a sequel would not be made because of the film's box office return.[145] Feige said the film met Marvel's expectations and that Hulk would return, but after The Avengers.[146] Hurd was not concerned that a sequel may not be produced until at least 2012, citing the positive reception to the film and having produced the Terminator series, the second and third film of which had a 12-year gap.[143] Leterrier, after having previously said he did not want to direct a sequel,[147] said in late 2009 he had changed his mind and was now amenable.[148]

In April 2012, despite Ruffalo being on board to play the Hulk in the sequel, Feige confirmed that Marvel had no plans at that time to film another Hulk film.[149] In a Q&A session, Feige and Ruffalo confirmed that discussions were underway to produce another Hulk film due to the positive audience response to Ruffalo's performance in The Avengers.[150] In September, Feige, while exploring all possible story options for a sequel film, including a film based on the "Planet Hulk" and "World War Hulk" storylines, stated all stories from the comics were "on the table" and that the character could "carry a movie and be as entertaining" as he was in The Avengers. He added that Marvel Studios would not consider a sequel until after Age of Ultron.[151]

In June 2014, Ruffalo said he believed the studio might be considering doing a new standalone Hulk film, saying, "I think they are, for the first time, entertaining the idea of it. When we did The Avengers it was basically 'No!', and now there is some consideration for it. But there's still nothing definitive, not even a skeletal version of what it would be".[152] In July, Feige stated that the studio was not considering a "Planet Hulk" film at that time, due to wanting to feature Ruffalo's Banner in the film. However, he did not rule out a story that saw the Hulk and Banner end up in space and explained why a solo Hulk film did not occur in Phase Two of the MCU by saying the studio wanted to "save" one of the original Avengers characters for just the Avengers films, with the others appearing in their own solo films (Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America) or the films of other (Black Widow and Nick Fury in Captain America: The Winter Soldier).[153] In October, again on a solo film, Feige said, "We'll see. We'd love to do it, we'd love to find the place to put it", but that the character would make appearances in other character's films in Phase Three.[154] In August 2022, Ruffalo noted there had been conversations around exploring the two-year time period of Hulk arriving on Sakaar, as well as how Banner and Hulk were able to integrate to become Smart Hulk. He was also open to adapting more of Planet Hulk or World War Hulk, which he said the fans were hoping to see.[155]

In April 2015, Ruffalo said Universal holding the distribution rights to Hulk films may be an obstacle to releasing a future Hulk standalone film,

theme parks.[161] In December, Ruffalo stated that the strained relationship between Marvel and Universal may be another obstacle to releasing a future standalone Hulk film.[162] MCU director James Gunn expressed interest in doing a film featuring both Hulk and Red Hulk, but the project never entered development due to conflicts with Universal.[163]

By August 2022, reports believed it was possible Marvel Studios would regain the distribution rights to the character from Universal in 2023;

Grey Hulk persona as well as multiple Red Hulks.[168] In February 2024, Ruffalo expressed doubt over the likelihood of making a standalone Hulk film, citing the cost of the CGI required for the character as a reason.[169]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b In June 2023, the film's distribution rights were transferred from Universal Pictures to Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.[4][5]
  2. ^ Leterrier stated the film takes place about five years since Banner first transformed.[6] The book The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline (2023) confirms this, and places the film in early 2010,[7] simultaneously with the events of Iron Man 2 (2010) and Thor (2011).[8]
  3. ^ The team is identified offscreen as the Avengers.

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