FROM MTV SPLASH PAGE: After the cast of "The Avengers" assembled for the first time at Comic-Con in July — Marvel vets like Robert Downey Jr. standing with newbies such as Mark Ruffalo — a former superhero might have been thinking, "Man, that could've been me…"
Before Ruffalo was tapped to play the Hulk — and before Ed Norton played the green-skinned Goliath in 2008 — Eric Bana owned the role. But the Ang Lee-directed film in which Bana starred never took off at the box office in 2003, the part was recast, and years later the actor admits he could end up being envious of what Ruffalo and his cast mates will get to enjoy.
"Only if they have a lot of fun," he explained while at New York Comic Con promoting the thriller, "Hanna." "The obvious potential there is those movies can be a lot of fun to make. But then sometimes they're not. I would be jealous if it turns out they just go off and have a good time." Read more...
- I thought you were dead! "Half…." Video showing Two-Face / Harvey Dent pops up online. "The Dark Knight" continues to be the one movie that can't come soon enough. (
If you missed the news when MTV broke it this January, by now you know that Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) will appear in “The Incredible Hulk,” thanks to ubiquitous new television spots which
- If Logan is flying solo, can we refer to him as an ex-X-man? Cameras have begun rolling on "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (
When Ang Lee's "Hulk" came out way back in 2003, the knock on it from the comic community was that it played too much like a character film, with not enough action, not enough spectacle -- not enough Hulk smashing the ever-loving crap out of his enemies. So, of course, Tim Roth, who plays villain Abomination, immediately waylaid our worst fears that the reboot would be more of the same.
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One Hulk, Two Hulk, Red Hulk, Blue Hulk -- when is one Hulk not enough? When there's going to be yet another movie version and a new comic version.
Consider that Lou Ferrigno's most iconic role is about to be taken over (for the second time) by a huffing and puffing mass of computer-generated images, and you might forgive the former Mr. Universe for being green with envy. But the world's most famous Hulk told MTV News that he's totally on board with Edward Norton's upcoming reboot...literally.
We end the week with news on "Hulk," "Scream 4," "Sweeney Todd," "Escape From New York," and more below.
I stopped thinking clearly after seeing those pictures of Anna Farris, but for the rest of you, our links of the day, which include news on "Hulk," "Smoking Aces," "Wonder Woman" and more.
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