The Avengers The Official 'Hulk in Avengers' thread.

[Doc Ock]

God dangit!

 

[Chewy]

That statement essentially boils down to "**** you Edward Norton"

 

[Sawyer]

Marvel can eat ****. As much as I was looking forward to The Avengers, I'm not going to reward their ****ty decision-making by paying money to go see it.

This really pisses me off. I loved TIH.

 

[Doc Ock]

Marvel can eat ****. As much as I was looking forward to The Avengers, I'm not going to reward their ****ty decision-making by paying money to go see it.

This really pisses me off. I loved TIH.

I loved TIH so much, I love Marvel too, but what the hell is wrong with them...the only way i'm seeing Avengers now is if a friend(s) want to see it. My money is probably better spent on the Spidey reboot and Batman 3.

 

[Iron_Stark]

If I do end up seeing this in the theater, I'll pay money for whatever the competition is then sneak into the showing. Otherwise, I'm going to be streaming this.

I wish I could go to comic-con to throw eggs or something at that moron Fiege.

 

[Chewy]

Obviously this isn't just a money issue. Someone pissed someone off. You don't send out a statement that is a big slap in a highly regarded actor's face just because he wouldn't accept a lowball offer.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Will be interesting to learn what the problem was, if it ever gets out.

Maybe Ed wanted an Oscar-worthy scene where Hulk eats Freddie Prinze Jr. and the studio balked.

 

[Mister Sinister]

Thank God comic book fans don't have the nuclear codes.

Seriously, we don't know half the story, from what Norton said about telling Marvel we wanted him in the movie, he was basically saying 'tell Marvel I'm worth the $100million I'm demanding', blaming it all on Kevin Feige is just wrong when it's based on...well nothing.

Either way, I'll still be in the theater the day this movie comes out. And I'm sure you will too.

 

[Sawyer]

Did Whedon and Norton really hit it off? Because hopefully Whedon goes to bat for him and tells Marvel to stop being a bunch of ****s about this, and maybe get Norton to settle down a bit too (I'm sure the blame for this isn't entirely Marvel's).

 

[FaT_tONle]

I don't even know why we bother anymore. It's so frustrating to the fans the follow these movies religiously. Every news, every development, every rumor or scoop... BS or not. Then they slap us in the faces like this. Then to top it off with, "we need a more talented actor... it wasn't about money." How ****ing stupid do you think we are? We gave them every opportunity, I guarantee to anyone that this will be another forgettable, mediocre, popcorn blockbuster.

 

[Chewy]

My money is probably better spent on the Spidey reboot and Batman 3.

Because neither would consider recasting roles when things don't work out, right?

I don't even know why we bother anymore. It's so frustrating to the fans the follow these movies religiously. Every news, every development, every rumor or scoop... BS or not. Then they slap us in the faces like this. Then to top it off with, "we need a more talented actor... it wasn't about money." How ****ing stupid do you think we are? We gave them every opportunity, I guarantee to anyone that this will be another forgettable, mediocre, popcorn blockbuster.

They did not say "more talented". They said "more collaborative".

 

[OptimusPrime114]

I will still see the Avengers, regardless of who is the next Banner. As long as he is a great actor.

 

[Iron_Stark]

Thank God comic book fans don't have the nuclear codes.

Seriously, we don't know half the story, from what Norton said about telling Marvel we wanted him in the movie, he was basically saying 'tell Marvel I'm worth the $100million I'm demanding', blaming it all on Kevin Feige is just wrong when it's based on...well nothing.

Either way, I'll still be in the theater the day this movie comes out. And I'm sure you will too.

Yeah sure i'll be there opening weekend, but like I said, my ticket stub will read something other than Avengers.

 

[OptimusPrime114]

Really people?!

You just gonna give up on the Avengers just because one actor won't return for a certain role?

So sad!

 

[misjuevos]

also this trying to get the fans on his side is nothing more than a negotiating ploy. he can go to marvel and say sure ill return but i want a pay increase look the fans want me back. i won't be used to get some actor a pay raise. he is a good actor but its not like they are doing anything but pretending. so get someone else so what. the hulk will be the same, just different banner. i like the hulk, banner is not needed for avengers, just hulk movies

 

[Iron_Stark]

Really people?!

You just gonna give up on the Avengers just because one actor won't return for a certain role?

So sad!

Marvel's giving up on the fans, so I'm giving up on them.

 

[topdog1]

I will still see the Avengers, regardless of who is the next Banner. As long as he is a great actor.

I think Marvel knows we all will see Avengers regardless but it's the level of devotion that they should take in to consideration. Grass roots fan support is worth millions in advertising alone. Hell, I was passionate about Iron Man 2 and had fun channeling that passion. I've paid to see the film a dozen times and know I've influenced many friends and family to buy tickets. Plus, talking it up around the net to this day. Flushing a talent like Norton for no reason really cools the fire and will either make fans luke-warm or flat out angry. Not the best of ideas in either case.

 

[Chewy]

Really people?!

You just gonna give up on the Avengers just because one actor won't return for a certain role?

So sad!

Welcome to SHH. When disappointing news comes along, suddenly everyone is evil and the entire movie is going to be horrible.

Obviously this is incredibly disappointing news, but the sky is not falling

 

[Compi716]

Yeah sure i'll be there opening weekend, but like I said, my ticket stub will read something other than Avengers.

Why would you do that? Out of protest for them not keeping an actor? Why bother seeing it anyway? Because you love the genre, right. And you want there to be more films like this. Which means they need your money.

Recasting is NOT the end of the world. I thought Katie Holmes was fine on Batman Begins, but was it such a big deal when she was recast? No. And this won't be either. Hopefully, everything will even out.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Because neither would consider recasting roles when things don't work out, right?

They did not say "more talented". They said "more collaborative".

yet the Wheldon/Norton meeting had the two hitting it off???? This is MONEY... money and egos. Here's a studio that nearly undermined Favs after IM. We thought the Disney move would put all this crap behind them. It's as if Disney now has a gun to their heads, with "Here's our lofty expectations, meet them and the lowest budget possible and the fewest headaches."

 

[viki]

Whilst I'm aware of the fact that my absence will barely register, I really will be boycotting the rest of these movies. Though I probably shouldn't care so much, I'm finding this whole debacle embarrassing. I really am at a loss for words. I cannot for the life of me believe that it has come to this. It's a joke. In many various ways I invested in this series of films. I organised trips for my friends and I to see TIH and IM2. I allowed myself to get excited by the possibilities inherent in such a cinematic undertaking. And now it's this horrible thing that looks dreadful to me, that laughs at me for giving a s***, this pointless, disposable, bad-TV-grade failure of a franchise. Marvel has spent a fortune on the cheapest thing going. Just appalling.

 

[co2]

I'm less excited for this film now.

With Norton on board Hulk would have had a good chance to be one of the best parts of the film. Now....Hulk will be just a plot device.

 

[Chewy]

Flushing a talent like Norton for no reason really cools the fire and will either make fans luke-warm or flat out angry. Not the best of ideas in either case.

Presumptuous

 

[Doc Ock]

Because neither would consider recasting roles when things don't work out, right?

Oh....right....Hugh Jackman seems to be the only actor who isn't going to have his role recasted anytime soon. (which isn't nessecarily a bad thing, I like Hugh's Wolverine)

 

[misjuevos]

when norton did the hulk im sure he thought nothing of what marvel was trying to do with the avengers. now its coming to fruition he wants back in, tough luck buddy your ship sailed. stop trying to pander to the fans, he threw that "i would like to return" out there just to get the fans behind him and not accept whoever replaces him. all that being said wait till sdcc then we will see whats going on.