2008 Incredible Hulk Trailer

[McMurphy]

At the official website of the 2008 Incredible Hulk film starring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, we can see the first trailer, which offers more shots of the Green Giant than I would have bet on.

What do the rest of you think?

Personally, I am excited about the relaunch of the Marvel Comics character. After such a less than lack luster attempt by Ang Lee back in 2003, a darker and grittier version, which what the director has repeatedly promised in interviews, pitting the anti hero against the Abomination and setting up a sequel with The Leader is very welcomed from where I sit.

[Lenny]

I've never been into The Hulk, but that looks really, really good. Might even be good enough to watch it in the cinema.

[Culhwch]

I thought the concept sounded good until I heard it ends with a twenty-six minute fight between the Hulk and the Abomination, which would have to be pretty inventive to hold my attention. Memories of King Kong's protracted and interminable action sequences came immediately to mind...

[ravenus]

"darker and grittier"? Not the trailer I saw, which was pretty much standard order "Summer Big Budget Action Movie with 2 CGI elements prepping to grapple with each other". Nothing out of the studio-approved ordinary here. I personally thought the Ang Lee film had some interesting elements, although Nick Nolte's performance was all over the place, Eric Bana's Bruce Banner was a dull sort of guy and "poodle fight" was definitely a major embarassment. The father-son conflict was I thought a very nice idea and I loved the use of comic paneling and the un-actiony background music in that film.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by ravenus

"darker and grittier"? Not the trailer I saw, which was pretty much standard order "Summer Big Budget Action Movie with 2 CGI elements prepping to grapple with each other". Nothing out of the studio-approved ordinary here. I personally thought the Ang Lee film had some interesting elements, although Nick Nolte's performance was all over the place, Eric Bana's Bruce Banner was a dull sort of guy and "poodle fight" was definitely a major embarassment. The father-son conflict was I thought a very nice idea and I loved the use of comic paneling and the un-actiony background music in that film.

For starters, they chose a darker shade of green, modeled the face of the Hulk less like a child, and the element blending is far smoother than Ang Lee's dud (box office wise). I suppose time will tell whether Louis Leterrier will deliver on his promise in regards to the storytelling.

[Delvo]

It still looks too much like the last movie. To redo something so quickly after the last version, you really should make the distinction more thorough and clear.

[Cayal]

How does it look like the last one?

Different bad guy. They have to use the same 'how he became the hulk' with the gamma. The hulk is green so duh.

[Spade]

I think it's ridiculous that they're doing a remake already, but it certainly looks better than the last version. Maybe I'll be able to stay awake through this one.

[ScottSF]

I don't think it's a remake. For it to be a remake they would have to start the origin all over again but from what I understand Banner already has the hulk in him from the beginning. They just have different actors playing the roles established in the Ang Lee movie. I thought Ang Lee's movie was good story telling and my only problem with is was that it went too far in the very end with the bubble cloud dad.

[ScottSF]

according to Wikipedia I'm wrong

"Norton rewrote the script after he signed on to star, severing ties to its predecessor by retelling the origin story in flashbacks and revelations."

hmm, the re-boot didn't seem as necessary to me as the batman begins reboot. But then again the hulk origin in the comics was outdoors with Banner rescuing a stranded motorist from a test gama bomb instead of in the lab.

[andrew.v.spencer]

Soon they'll be remaking movies before they've even made them.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by andrew.v.spencer

Soon they'll be remaking movies before they've even made them.

Already happening.

It was called the Return of Superman.

[Quokka]

Think I'll hope for the best and expect the worst with this one. Looks like they've taken out the introverted plotline of Ang Lee's but just not sure they've replaced it with anything, still I've got a lot of respect for Edward Norton as an actor and tend to like his choice in roles so here's hoping...

[Michael01]

I pretty much like Ang Lee's version too, except - like Scott - the bubble cloud thing. I thought it was confusing and distracting. Everything else I thought was great. But, then again, as anyone who has read my posts can tell you, I always like movies that no one else does.

I saw the trailer for this one though, and I think I'd like to see it.

[Ironic cyborg]

I detested Ang Lee's cartoon Hulk crap-o-thon this surely can't be any worse ?

I like Edward Norton and hope he can bring something to the role of Bruce Banner that Eric Bana could not (not Bana's fault really, the script was pap).

Nice to see Abomination on the screen, is Tim Roth playing Emil Blonsky aka Abomination in this one ?