Somebody couldn't get enough of Hulk

[Spade]

Incredible Hulk statue disappears from in front of theater

June 21, 2008

LOWELL, Mass.—Police in Lowell are on the lookout for an eight-foot tall green man wearing ripped purple pants last seen standing in front of a city cinema.

Police say the promotional statue for "The Incredible Hulk" movie disappeared from in front of the theater early Tuesday. The statue is also missing its feet, because it was bolted to a plywood platform and whoever took it snapped it off at the ankles.

Police Capt. James McPadden says the statue is probably some kid's bedroom, but thinks more than one person was involved and a car or pickup truck was needed to whisk it away.

McPadden says the theater has video surveillance cameras and is hoping the theft was captured on film.

We're used to Hulk smashing, but Hulk getting kidnapped? Sounds like the stuff of sequels (a really bad one, at that).

 

[explode7]

Bad box office results, now this? HULK has it tough.

 

[rodhulk]

Hulk's been kidnapped!

 

[bluedragon77]

haha the other day i was at my theater and they had one of those, and they are surprisingly lighter then they look.. i think they are hollow, it wouldnt take much to do it.. damn they got balls lol everybody check ebay haha. hopefully there not that stupid..

 

[joefixit2]

Marvel is already selling some of them on eBay right now. $3100 a piece!!!

 

[ArtTeacher]

"LOWELL, Mass.—Police in Lowell are on the lookout for an eight-foot tall green man wearing ripped purple pants last seen standing in front of a city cinema."

Actually, the statue doesn't have ripped purple pants; they're blue. But even some random reporter in Massachusetts knows the proper color of the Hulk's pants...

...why doesn't Marvel...?

I know, I know...they were trying to distance themselves from the Ang Lee movie that much that they even changed the color of his pants.

Secondly, to rip the ankles off would require a bit of effort. I'm assuming this statue was outside and the base was bolted into concrete, then? Any word on whether they caught these guys?

 

[Spade]

In Ultimates and Ultimate Destruction, he wears jeans. It's not unprecedented that he wear something besides purple pants.

 

[Dr. Acula]

Oh noes!! now whos gonna beat da baddies???

 

[ArtTeacher]

In Ultimates and Ultimate Destruction, he wears jeans. It's not unprecedented that he wear something besides purple pants.

I never said it was.
Spider-Man has worn a handkerchief over his face before in an issue, but if they made life-size statues of him to market a film in which he wears that handkerchief most of the movie, it might ruffle a few feathers.