The Avengers The Official 'Hulk in Avengers' thread.

[Saint]

Fail. It's incredibly foolish of Marvel to squander what they've spent all this time building.

 

[UnkillableMick]

How reliable is HitFix, usually?

As it's only the one report being churned out by every other news site, I'm gonna take it with a healthy pinch of salt for now.

 

[LostSon88]

The story originated from Drew McWeeny...he's a pretty reliable source.

 

[terry78]

Getting rid of Norton is a HUGE mistake. Not just continuity wise, but because he honestly enjoyed playing Banner and gave him that nervous pathos that the 616 and the Ultimate version has. I don't likes it.

 

[Ipodman]

Im assuming Norton didnt want to be Bruce Banner anymore...

didnt he have some squabbles with the director of TIH?

 

[Whiskey Tango]

The story originated from Drew McWeeny...he's a pretty reliable source.

He's been wrong before, too.

Im assuming Norton didnt want to be Bruce Banner anymore...

didnt he have some squabbles with the director of TIH?

He's said several times that he'd like to be involved again. And it's believed that the guy he had troubles with was David Maisel, who is no longer at Marvel. Ed and Leterrier got along pretty well afaik.

I still think he's in and this whole affair is to drum up interest 2 weeks before CC.

 

[OptimusPrime114]

Somebody tell me that I don't have to worry about this!

I'm feeling very anxious!

 

[KangConquers]

This movie will be fine without Norton. TIH was so far marvel's weakest film, and It's not like Norton's performance was upto scratch with RD Jr's or anything. It was pretty phoned in.

Norton probably had unreasonable demands about screen time, creative control and money that marvel just could not match.

 

[Ipodman]

Is there any other site other than Hitflix that is reporting this?

Just to check its credibility

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Well if this is true, then Marvel have truly, seriously f**ked up in my eyes, do they expect just keep re-casting roles and that no one will notice?

I know its not confirmed yet but this is an absolute joke if true, and this is coming from someone who wasnt that big a fan of TIH.

 

[Ipodman]

Well since they have already recast freaking Warmachine... they could recast anyone other than Iron Man himself i guess

 

[Nirvana]

Such bull****.


I really hope it's just a rumor...

 

[Golgo-13]

People are really going to start to hate the Hulk character. I mean, he's Marvels tent pole character behind Spidey and they can't get things right with him. I had my criticisms about Norton being Banner, but re-casting Banner for Avengers is not only going to f-up the continuity, there's a possibility that they might get a less than stellar actor to play the role...and this doesn't look good for future Hulk films and the possibility of TIH sequel.

 

[jadejaws]

This is a travesty in every sense....

 

[Aztec]

This movie will be fine without Norton. TIH was so far marvel's weakest film, and It's not like Norton's performance was upto scratch with RD Jr's or anything. It was pretty phoned in.

Norton probably had unreasonable demands about screen time, creative control and money that marvel just could not match.

Phoned in?

The guy helped re-write the script, used his face to model the CGI, and took the project because of his well stated love for the character (watch any interview with him he knows all about the character).

I'm so sick of clueless comments about Norton "phoning it in".

Norton is on the best actors of our generation he hasn't "phoned in" any role he's taken on; he will be sorely missed from The Avengers.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Phoned in?

The guy helped re-write the script, used his face to model the CGI, and took the project because of his well stated love for the character (watch any interview with him he knows all about the character).

I'm so sick of clueless comments about Norton "phoning it in".

Norton is on the best actors of our generation he hasn't "phoned in" any role he's taken on; he will be sorely missed from The Avengers.

 

[Golgo-13]

Phoned in?

The guy helped re-write the script, used his face to model the CGI, and took the project because of his well stated love for the character (watch any interview with him he knows all about the character).

I'm so sick of clueless comments about Norton "phoning it in".

Norton is on the best actors of our generation he hasn't "phoned in" any role he's taken on; he will be sorely missed from The Avengers.

I thought that was one of the problems with TIH, It water down Hulks monstrous face when they blended Norton's face into the design. We went from this:

To what we got on screen.

 

[Bruce Banner]

Phoned in?

The guy helped re-write the script, used his face to model the CGI, and took the project because of his well stated love for the character (watch any interview with him he knows all about the character).

I'm so sick of clueless comments about Norton "phoning it in".

Norton is on the best actors of our generation he hasn't "phoned in" any role he's taken on; he will be sorely missed from The Avengers.

Other than "The Italian Job" I would agree.

Regardless whether this being a ruse or not with Nortons involvement. The speculation over the past two years has been aggrivating. Having my favorite character casted all over again is something obviously that isn't pleasant.

Even if I wasn't a fan of the characters, I think I would have wanted to watch quality actors like Downey and Norton play off of one another would be worth the price of admission alone.

 

[Microchip]

I just hope this is either a)completely fake or b) a heavy-handed tactic by Marvel to negotiate. I mean, Norton was kind of flipping and flopping on whether he wanted to be in the movie, so maybe Marvel feels they might as well do the same. With so much time left before casting needs to become official, who knows what'll end up happening.

I think we'll find out relatively for sure at ComicCon. Until then, I'll take this with a grain of salt too.

 

[topdog1]

Getting rid of Norton is a HUGE mistake. Not just continuity wise, but because he honestly enjoyed playing Banner and gave him that nervous pathos that the 616 and the Ultimate version has. I don't likes it.

Anger growing... you won't like us when we're angry, Marvel! Enough fan backlash could get them back to the table... unless this is just a ploy.

If they had left certain character scenes in Incredible Hulk, it would have been a masterpiece. They cut a 10/10 film down to 8/10 territory at best. Anyone that saw the deleted scenes on the DVD knows Norton was right.

Ed Norton's on record saying he wants to play the role again. Maybe I'm still in denial but I'm hoping this is some kind of ploy and that Marvel will pull a fast one and surprise people at Comic Con and announce Norton as Banner. Again, they are either SEVERELY underestimating Norton's appeal as Banner and how much ALL the fans are going to complain or they're faking us out but good. I pray it's the fake out. Movie fans everywhere, not just fanboys, deserve to see Downey and Norton on screen together.

 

[Microchip]

I really do hope he's coming back, and that this guy's just wrong. He doesn't really specify his sources, and just last week Chewy said he had sources that Norton would be in the movie AND at ComicCon. So who knows who all these sources are. We just have to wait until ComicCon, things'll become more clear there...

 

[Moridin]

The schedule for Saturday at CC has:
11:15-12:15 Marvel: Cup O' Joe— This is it, Mighty Marvel fans—the no-holds-barred, anything-goes, full-of-surprises panel you've waited for all year! Marvel's EEK (editor-in-chief) and CCO Joe Quesada takes on all questions, shocks the audience with jaw-dropping announcements, and keeps you guessing with surprise guests. You never know who will show up, but you better be here, because this is the panel that everyone will be talking about! Room 6BCF

6:00-7:00 Marvel Studios: Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger— Producer Kevin Feige and special guests give you an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hall H

 

[Spider-X]

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[Whiskey Tango]

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[Son of Coul]

The schedule for Saturday at CC has:
11:15-12:15 Marvel: Cup O' Joe— This is it, Mighty Marvel fans—the no-holds-barred, anything-goes, full-of-surprises panel you've waited for all year! Marvel's EEK (editor-in-chief) and CCO Joe Quesada takes on all questions, shocks the audience with jaw-dropping announcements, and keeps you guessing with surprise guests. You never know who will show up, but you better be here, because this is the panel that everyone will be talking about! Room 6BCF

6:00-7:00 Marvel Studios: Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger— Producer Kevin Feige and special guests give you an inside look at the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hall H

One of those special guests better be you-know-who or else those attendees will and they're going to have a problem.