Film ON AIR

We know Marvel is trying all it can to disconnect ‘The Incredible Hulk’ from the Ang Lee’s movie in 2003 – or should I say flop? But not only the marketing department is busy with distinguishing the new movie from ‘The Hulk,’ the creators are also pressuring the fact their movie is a totally fresh and original experience. Latino Review caught up with the director and producers of the new movie.

Director Louis Leterrier said, “I respect Ang’s movie tremendously and I love Ang’s movie. I just didn’t want to do the same thing. […] we have to all try together to make people understand that this is really not the sequel to the first movie, but it’s not a reboot of the first movie where you do the same thing.”

The movie won’t be about the Hulk’s background either. “It’s not another origin story where you wait for forty minutes for Bruce Banner with his nutty bicycle helmet to come in. […] Nowadays comic book fans and TV watching people, you give them two images and they understand the origin. […] So we said, ‘Lets [sic] put everything, let’s shove everything upfront and also make it really beautiful.’”

It was Marvel who got the idea to make another movie, producer Kevin Feige said. “We met with filmmakers to see who would be interested. We met with Universal to see if they’d be willing to give it another go. We met with big retailers and promotional partners to see if they would slam the door in our faces or not. People were a little bit cautious and were sort of like I think audiences have been over the last few months. Louis turned us down the first time. […] You get people to agree with it and you get people excited about it and you get people motivated to be a part of your vision.”

And also important, they had to convince Edward Norton. “He was tough to convince. Obviously he’d been up for other superhero movies before and he said he always turns them down because he’s always found them gadgety in a way. […] I remember a little dinner in New York with Edward. We sat down with him and he said nothing. He said nothing. I was like, ‘And then at the end the explosion!’ He’s like, ‘I’m going to have to go home. I’ll see you later.’ He goes home and I said, ‘That was horrible. That was the worst meeting that I’ve ever had.’”

Needless to say, everything worked out pretty well. The interview also touches upon the feud between Marvel and Edward Norton. Which they agree, was just something the press created.

To read the full interview, you can check the link below.