Is Incredible Hulk gunna be a Remake?

[Alcatraz]

Is this not going to be Hulk 2? doesnt it seem like a huge waste to anyone but me?

 

[superduperhero]

From what i've read, it's definatley NOT going to be a re-make...

 

[Obi-Ron]

I believe The Incredible Hulk follows the story of Hulk, but will have a different tone.

Not much official info has been released, though. We'll see if anything new comes out of Comic-con.

 

[wobbly]

I think its a bit too soon (just 3 years) to be doing a re-make and starting over, but to be honest I wouldnt mind if it was fresh start just so we could see his true origin done on film for once.

That being said though, at least without an origin sequence they can just get on with the story this time round.

Another thought on this: since many of the ideas in the first film (Bruce being experimented on by daddy, with that and nanites as well as radiation being a factor in the change and even the cgi model design of the 15ft Hulk) are technically the property of Universal studios can Marvel just up and make a sequel to Universal's film?

 

[lordofthenerds]

Avi, Zak Penn and the new director have all said its not going to be a remake.

 

[Badfish40oz]

It's a different adaptation of the source material. A "remake" would be a new version of Ang Lee's film.

Think of it like Bram Stoker's Dracula as opposed to the 50's Dracula movies. Bram Stoker's Dracula was not a "remake," just a new adaptation.

That's what this seems like to me. I hope (and I think it'll go this way) that the first movie isn't wiped off the slate though. They shouldn't just say it never happened. Though if they did, I wouldn't lose any sleep.

 

[Zaphod]

I seriously cant imagine the possibility of these studio's admitting that they made a mistake with the first 'Hulk' installment, and deciding on a definate remake of that same movie. Keep in mind though, that remake implies that key elements are kept the same, but perhaps dramatised differently. A remake wouldn't actually get rid of any character, so if this movie was indeed a remake in the regular sense of the word you'd still have Bruce's father, in the flesh. There's a difference between remake and reboot, and I think people are getting somewhat confused about the two. 'Batman Begins' was reboot of the ailing Batman franchise, disregarding the original movie's ('BATMAN) telling of the origin and bringing together an entirely different version of the history for Batman ('Chill' kills the Waynes, like in the comics, not a young 'Jack Naiper'), but both are origin stories, which this new Hulk movie isn't.

I firmly beleive that this new Hulk movie will be an 'unofficail sequel' in every meaning of the word. Meaning, that while the movie will continue on from Ang Lee's 'Hulk', you'd be none the wiser for knowing so whether you had seen the preceeding movie or not. It will be different in tone, probaly cast different to some degree or another, and wont carry on or develop any seeds of plot elements from 'Hulk', but will stand alone as it's own movie.

 

[Ions]

You must be some kind of idiot!
Of course it's not a remake. It's a sequel, a new film unrelated to the previous film. Probably with a new cast, new characters and probably a different looking Hulk, who may or may not be played by someone in a suit. Possibly.
How could anyone not understand what's happening with all these defining pieces of information?

[Ions doesn't believe they could have made it any more confusing than they have already]

 

[Obi-Ron]

Whoa, easy there Ions. Not everyone is on the Hulk boards everyday like we are.

What defining info are you referring to? We really haven't gotten too much yet, and what we have gotten is from Arad, which isn't saying much.

 

[Ions]

Whoa, easy there Ions. Not everyone is on the Hulk boards everyday like we are.

What defining info are you referring to? We really haven't gotten too much yet, and what we have gotten is from Arad, which isn't saying much.

Lol. Obi I was being sarcastic. Re-read what I said. There's a winking smiley for a reason.

 

[Obi-Ron]

That's cool. Just trying to keep flame wars from breaking out. So far it's been surprisingly civil on the Hulk boards.

 

[Sava]

Whoa, easy there Ions. Not everyone is on the Hulk boards everyday like we are.

What defining info are you referring to? We really haven't gotten too much yet, and what we have gotten is from Arad, which isn't saying much.

Zak penn said its not a remake

 

[Spider-Fan]

It looks to me like it will be a sequel, but a sequel with major changes in tone and maybe cast. I'm thinking along the lines of Batman Forever. Completely different, but still in slight continuity.

 

[storyteller]

If they get/want eric bana to come back then it will probably be considered a sequal. If not then they just say its like the bond film. The first film is more or less canon while at the same time following films can ignore it.

 

[Mauser9910]

God forbids Hulk Returns !

 

[XCharlieX]

Hulk Begins? lol

The Incredible Hulk is a good title imo.

 

[Darth_Shaggy22]

i dont know where to ask this question so ill ask it...is the HULK worth buying? ive herd mixed things about this movie.....also since there is no formum...is daredevil the directors cut worth buying???

 

[antariksh]

Newly named The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier (the "Transporter" films, "Unleashed") told attendees that his vision for Hulk would still focus on Bruce Banner's hate for the monster inside him and carry a tone closer to that of the television show. Ari Arad added that the new film would focus more on the Hulk as hero theme.

"This is Marvel's horror movie," said Leterrier "It's Frankenstein meets Jekyll and Hyde with a little bit of Edward Scissorhands."

As for characters returning from the first film, Leterrier confirmed that General Ross will be there. Avi Arad addded that filming will start in April, 2007.


Well HULK 2 is gonna be all the above!!

I love that!!!!!!!

 

[CrypticOne]

Is this not going to be Hulk 2? doesnt it seem like a huge waste to anyone but me?

This is Hulk 2, I don't think Marvel would waste the first movie, I actually liked it. But I can see why you think this is a remake. The title, they are just addind that "Incredible" in it. Before Spider-Man 2 came out, they were gonna call it The Amazing Spider-Man, but in the end they went with Spider-Man 2.

 

[weezerspider]

Newly named The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier (the "Transporter" films, "Unleashed") told attendees that his vision for Hulk would still focus on Bruce Banner's hate for the monster inside him and carry a tone closer to that of the television show. Ari Arad added that the new film would focus more on the Hulk as hero theme.

"This is Marvel's horror movie," said Leterrier "It's Frankenstein meets Jekyll and Hyde with a little bit of Edward Scissorhands."

As for characters returning from the first film, Leterrier confirmed that General Ross will be there. Avi Arad addded that filming will start in April, 2007.


Well HULK 2 is gonna be all the above!!

I love that!!!!!!!

Sounds pretty sweet. I hope they announce the cast soon.

 

[StorminNorman]

Sounds pretty sweet. I hope they announce the cast soon.

Me too.

 

[Obi-Ron]

The "Hulk 2" referred to above is actually what became "The Incredible Hulk," the movie that was released last summer - Ed Norton, Tim Roth, etc.