FROM SPLASH PAGE: Fans of this past summer’s “The Incredible Hulk” had a smile put on their faces recently when producer Gale Anne Hurd revealed to MTV News that a proper sequel for the big green guy was very much in the works. As it turns out, they weren’t the only ones.

“I know Gale Ann was talking to you guys about that recently, and I liked hearing it,” beamed an enthusiastic Tim Blake Nelson when MTV spoke with him recently, telling us that he’s on board with Hurd’s plan to have him play the villainous Leader in the next film.

Read more about Tim Blake Nelson's return as "The Leader" in "The Incredible Hulk 2” over at SplashPage.MTV.com.

FROM SPLASH PAGE: Everything in the Marvel Film Universe is leading to the eventual superhero tag team-up, “The Avengers,” with Iron Man, Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America all fighting side-by-side. What possible villain could compete with that?

“The Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier told MTV News this past June that he didn’t think any villain could, and suggested that they use a hero instead: his.

“Iron Man” writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who themselves may be writing another Marvel movie in the near future, couldn’t agree more, they told MTV News, insisting that everything is building towards making The Hulk the villain in the eagerly anticipated 2011 movie.

Read more about Hulk as the villain in "The Avengers" movie at SplashPage.MTV.com.

It's not easy being green, but for millions of comic book fans worldwide your time being green with envy over not seeing "The Incredible Hulk" is finally over.

Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and director Louis Leterrier finally get to SMASH into theaters this weekend with Marvel's second summer blockbuster in as many months. But is it everything you ever wanted and more? Did this version of the Hulk leave you satisfied, or did it make you angry? (And Thor knows not to make comic book fans angry. You wouldn't like them when…eh, you know the rest.)

We want to know exactly what you thought about "The Incredible Hulk:" What you liked, what you didn't, what your favorite scenes were, where you think they went wrong, why Sony was unimaginably dumb to not allow Spider-Man to appear in the film. Read more...

They join forces to fight enemies no single hero can battle alone. So what possible villain could be big enough, strong enough, or crazy enough to go against the combined powers of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, and the rest of The Avengers? How about no villain at all, "Incredible Hulk" director Louis Leterrier wondered, but a hero?

[Spoiler Warning for those who don’t wish to know anything about "The Incredible Hulk"]

"I would love to see [the Hulk become the villain that fights the Avengers] because I think the best villains are always the ones whose agenda you understand," he enthused. Read more...

This weekend, when “The Incredible Hulk” finally SMASHES his way into theaters, Marvel will sit with its fingers crossed, hoping he demolishes not just expectations (and half of Harlem), but lingering memories of the character’s previous big-screen incarnation as well. And why not? As cast and crew members, including Tim Blake Nelson, Stan Lee and director Louis Leterrier told us, this could be the start of something big (read their thoughts on what they want to see in the sequel).

But while Leterrier is positively thrilled at the prospect of a “Hulk 2” and “The Avengers,” of which Hulk will be a part, he can’t help but wonder: Will the superhero genre start to drown itself in its own excess? Or, to put it more simply, when will enough be enough?

“I actually got a little scared while I was making the movie. I saw the slate of the movies that were coming out this summer: ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Hulk,’ and then you have ‘Batman’ and ‘Hancock,’ and later you'll have ‘Watchmen.’ It's getting a little oversaturated in superhero films, and at one point they're probably going to get boring,” he contended. “Especially if it's the same type of story — either the defender of the earth, Superman kind of superhero or self-doubting Spider-Man, Hulk kind of superhero. Read more...

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 prominently feature old metal head. And you know, too, about a brief easter egg with Captain America, where Bruce runs across a frozen body in the Artic.

Marvel’s cross promotion is easily one of the coolest aspects of their new films, giving filmmakers a sandbox full of toys in which to play. “Hulk” director Louis Leterrier almost got to play with the coolest. Read more...

- Tony Stark appears in new ad for "The Incredible Hulk." (/film)

- Speaking of Mr. Stark, "Iron Man 2" to begin filming in March 2009, says Terrence Howard. (Military.com)

- Harrison Ford joins "Crowley," the story of a doctor who fights seemingly incurable diseases. (Variety)

- I just can't quit you. Oscar winning "Brokeback Mountain" to become an opera. (Playbill)

- Golden Gods. Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon topline new romantic comedy from Cameron Crowe. (Variety)

- Andrew Stanton cops to writing "John Carter of Mars" for Pixar. (Pixar Blog)