'Incredible Hulk' unlikely to get sequel !

[Iron_Stark]

What makes you guys so sure Hulk will even be in Avengers?

Uh, from everyone at Marvel studios saying he will be.

 

[Hotwire]

Yahoo! is reporting this as well.
http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080709/121559147200.html

 

[Darknightnomis]

Man I hope this doesn't dampens him being in the Avenger movies. Hulk Versus Thor on the big screen would be Awesome.

 

[Evil Twin]

FF wasn't as profitable for Fox, as TIH stands to be for Marvel...FF's movie delivered a better ROI for the film, but Fox but they had to split the profits with Marvel, whereas Marvel has to share no profits with anyone. Uni gets their fees ofcourse, but nothing more, and Marvel gets to keep the movie...so 10 years down the line, they can re-launch stuff on DVD and make more money, like disney does..just imagine...Iron Man, TIH, IM2, Avengers, Cap, Thor...the combo package for $99 dollars...lol.

Unless you have access to the accounting, it's not at all clear that TIH was more profitable to Marvel than FF was to Fox. You seem to assume that Marvel's share from FF was a significant percentage. Considering Fox put up all the money, I'm willing to bet that Marvel's share was probably closer to 1% of the gross than a 50/50 split.

 

[honest george]

I recall reading an article on Forbes online that said Marvel's take in their films, before they started Marvel Studios, was ridiculously low.

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

"Still, the dark original so turned off the Hulk character's fanboy base as to require a complete reworking of its big-screen rendering before a film franchise could be christened."

 

[jrd550]

They are all reporting from the same news story released by Reuters.

The facts are that the first Hulk performed unsatisfactorily by Universal's standards - maybe now that Marvel is in charge they are happy with the revenue.

Furthermore we have no idea what Marvel's intentions are - did they plan a trilogy? Or was TIH more of a means to introduce Captain America and bring the Hulk back on screen so he can be incorporated into the Avengers film?

 

[dcHulk]

Ya know, if this is indeed the reality (and we may not have confirmation for a while), I just hope that Marvel will put the Hulk in a different setting (Avengers) like most are suggesting. To just forget him would make both film efforts totally futile, which they are not. Even more so, it would be a fan boy dream to see RDJ and Norton side by side in the same film acting together. I just don't know how feasible this would be. My inclination is that RDJ would be fine with it, but I'm not so sure if Norton would be willing. There would be a whole lot of "beef" (in the non-physical sense) on screen. If this is possible, I would hope that Marvel would work to convince them both that this would be something never before seen on the silver screen. I mean, use an actors ego...they want to be immortalized...

 

[Sarg92]

I personally think that Marvel never really intended to create a TIH franchise or even an Iron Man franchise. Their main goal is The Avengers, they want solo films for each character to build up The Avengers and then may produce sequels to their characters but with Iron Man making huge money and being so popular it would have been a wise business choice to make a sequel very soon and to announce it after the first weekend. TIH on the other hand, well it did exceed Marvel's expectations, it has had a decent box office so far, nothing incredible but nothing terrible. Marvel just wanted TIH out to be part of The Avengers, they did not plan a sequel for TIH. If they are going to create one it will be after The Avengers.

And as for Norton being part of The Avengers, well it depends on the story. He will not be part of a cheesy comic-booky film, he will want some seriousness in the film. And maybe a hand as a producer.

Who knows!

Wait for Marvel to come out with a statement which may be at the San Diego Comic-Con.

 

[Kirmit]

They are all reporting from the same news story released by Reuters.

The facts are that the first Hulk performed unsatisfactorily by Universal's standards - maybe now that Marvel is in charge they are happy with the revenue.

Furthermore we have no idea what Marvel's intentions are - did they plan a trilogy? Or was TIH more of a means to introduce Captain America and bring the Hulk back on screen so he can be incorporated into the Avengers film?

Universal has already said they'r happy with TIH's box office and would be open to sequels.

Marvel also said when starting this project that they were aiming to build a hulk franchise. Whether this is still their intention is unknown, people are way over reacting to this guys 'source', who for all we know is the janitor who misheard a conversation.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I don't expect the movie to get a sequel, regardless if Marvel sees this as a success or failure (which would be to moderate levels on either end). I think we see Hulk in Avengers, and then he is shelved for the near future.

Marvel has many potential franchise characters to explore that can MAYBE deliver them more money than the Hulk (whom with 2 movies has shown us what his BO potential is). I think Marvel does this whole Avengers thing and then explores Dr. Strange, Namor (if they get/have the rights back), etc. Heck, they may even try Heroes For Hire or even FF is FOX gives up and lets the rights expire (or if they reach a distribution deal with FOX).

My point being Marvel has many other characters to explore and they only plan to do 2 films a year right now. Time to see what else they have instead of just only ever doing Avengers/Hulk movies.

And I am saying this as someone who absolutely loved TIH, but we have to look at sequel possibilities from a business perspective.

 

[FaT_tONle]

We need Dr. Strange, Namor, Silver Surfer, then the Defenders. I don't care if Fox ends up doing Silver Surfer... but I am hoping it goes back to Marvel and Fox is the distributor tops... I wish Wolverine went back to Marvel... they could have done some major cameo damage with that one... but o well. Hopefully Fox does a good job with that. Heroes for Hire can definitely be a 3 picture small budget franchise... but we need those characters in their own films first. As for Avengers... we need Hawkeye, Black Panther, and Black Widow movies before we see them in Avengers 2... anyone else I am missing??? But anyhow this is the pattern Marvel should follow... solo movies... then crossovers. That's how you bring in the wider audience range. It's a lot more expensive then a straight up sequel... but then again not all of these characters are franchise material.

 

[Evil Twin]

Universal has already said they'r happy with TIH's box office and would be open to sequels.

Marvel also said when starting this project that they were aiming to build a hulk franchise. Whether this is still their intention is unknown, people are way over reacting to this guys 'source', who for all we know is the janitor who misheard a conversation.

Of course, Universal isn't going to say that they're not open to a sequel while TIH is still in first run theaters yet. That would likely hurt business some.

They haven't committed to a sequel yet either and Marvel's schedule already indicates that we should expect one later rather than sooner.

I think it's a reasonable guess that if a movie doesn't make back it's budget domestically a sequel is "unlikely". It doesn't mean it won't happen, but it does mean that Universal will evaluate other options with potential.

 

[Spider-Fan]

We need Dr. Strange, Namor, Silver Surfer, then the Defenders. I don't care if Fox ends up doing Silver Surfer... but I am hoping it goes back to Marvel and Fox is the distributor tops... I wish Wolverine went back to Marvel... they could have done some major cameo damage with that one... but o well. Hopefully Fox does a good job with that. Heroes for Hire can definitely be a 3 picture small budget franchise... but we need those characters in their own films first. As for Avengers... we need Hawkeye, Black Panther, and Black Widow movies before we see them in Avengers 2... anyone else I am missing??? But anyhow this is the pattern Marvel should follow... solo movies... then crossovers. That's how you bring in the wider audience range. It's a lot more expensive then a straight up sequel... but then again not all of these characters are franchise material.

Actually, I say do Heroes For Hire first. Do their solo origin films as spin-offs or not at all (and touch on that in the HFH series). I see HFH having much more BO potential than either of them has alone (I don't feel their movies would garnar more interest for HFH than by just outright doing that first).

But I think Marvel has many untapped resources, and should explore. Don't over commit to one hero/franchise (though I think a shifting Avengers roster is a good idea).

 

[Anubis Raptor]

My faith remains strong for a sequel...

 

[Golgo-13]

Damn that Ang Lee movie! If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be in this mess.

 

[Mr. Joker]

The movie wasn't that bad, but it wasn't great either. I think that had he stuck to the material, we'd have gotten at least two Hulk movies by now.

With TIH, they got a winning formula, so to reboot again in another few years would be stupid. I guess we'll have to wait & see what happens with the b.o in the next few weeks.

 

[Scooter]

Damn that Ang Lee movie! If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be in this mess.

If it wasn't for Ang Lee, we Hulk fans wouldn't have a good Hulk movie to watch.

 

[Scooter]

Looking at Marvel's aggressive launch plans for their remaining franchises, it doesn't seem like a sequel to TIH was ever in the cards (pre-Avengers, at least). They seem intent on blowing their film load all over us in the next few years (and frankly, I suspect they'll do some serious injustice to some of those characters), and, considering its lackluster drawing power and lukewarm critical reaction, there just isn't room for TIH2 right now.

 

[Superman-Prime]

Now, I'm upset. I loved the Incredible Hulk, my favorite superhero film next to Iron Man. I was hoping to see the sequel, but sadly, looks like it won't go for sure.

 

[Mr. Joker]

Honestly, if a sequel wasn't in the plans, it's probably because they didn't think it'd perform well at the box office. Trust me, if they get close to $300 million, then they'll quickly change their minds. And on top of that, THEY HAVE ED FREAKIN' NORTON AS BRUCE BANNER! Why wouldn't you want to do a sequel with him?

 

[Mel4Prez]

I think the will shelve the Hulk at least over a decade, then reboot the whole damn thing. Hopefully they will learn there lesson. While you can get away with crappy CGI in spiderman, you can't hide it with HULK. Hopefully in 10 years advancements will be better that they can try again with CGI.

 

[Mr. Joker]

Shelve the Hulk for over a decade? Do you hear how that sounds? The Hulk is one of the most popular & well known characters in the world. Marvel wouldn't dare shelve him for that long.

 

[Scooter]

Honestly, if a sequel wasn't in the plans, it's probably because they didn't think it'd perform well at the box office. Trust me, if they get close to $300 million, then they'll quickly change their minds. And on top of that, THEY HAVE ED FREAKIN' NORTON AS BRUCE BANNER! Why wouldn't you want to do a sequel with him?

It may well be that he doesn't want to do a sequel with them.

 

[Mr. Joker]

He's a fan of the character & could make some major bucks. He should really consider it.