The Avengers The Official 'Hulk in Avengers' thread.

[Spider-X]

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exactly

 

[Symbiotic]

Marvel, for the love of God, pay the man what he wants.

 

[Marvel Spider]

This is terrible news if true. I think Banner is just as important to the Avengers as the Hulk (no Banner and only Hulk would kinda ruin it for me). I think Norton did an awesome job, and really hope to see him back.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

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.

I couldn't agree with you more. Speaking of which, is there any chance at all of us still getting a Norton cut of this movie? I understand all the scenes are on the DVD but I want a version of the movie with a lot of those characters scenes integrated into the film. Frustrates me so much at what could have been.

 

[Microchip]

I couldn't agree with you more. Speaking of which, is there any chance at all of us still getting a Norton cut of this movie? I understand all the scenes are on the DVD but I want a version of the movie with a lot of those characters scenes integrated into the film. Frustrates me so much at what could have been.

Some of the scenes were pretty bad though. The Doc Sampson stuff was really good and should have stayed, the pizza boy scene was pretty entertaining but there was a lot that needed to go.

Anything with Ross's assistant in it was generally pretty bad. She wasn't a good actor. Out of the 45 minutes or so that they cut, maybe 15 should have stayed, and then we would have had a good balance of action and drama.

 

[Chewy]

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Some of the scenes were pretty bad though. The Doc Sampson stuff was really good and should have stayed, the pizza boy scene was pretty entertaining but there was a lot that needed to go.

Anything with Ross's assistant in it was generally pretty bad. She wasn't a good actor. Out of the 45 minutes or so that they cut, maybe 15 should have stayed, and then we would have had a good balance of action and drama.

I agree. I wouldn't want all the scenes that were cut to be put back into the movie. But there were definitely certain ones that deserved to stay in.

 

[John Locke]

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[Doc Ock]

I know this may sound crazy, but The Incredible Hulk is the best superhero film I have seen since Spider-Man 2, I loved it alot. To not see Norton again will bring me something I don't want to have, frustration at Marvel.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Maybe you should wait for the whole story before you start calling people *****es.

As has been mentioned, this same thing happened with Sam Jackson, Favs and Mickey Roarke. Marvel isn't going to suddenly drop the ball right here at the endgame. Odds are that Ed is already in and they're just waiting for CC to announce it.

Stop drinking the koolade... but maybe... just maybe, the fan backlash can turn the tide. Seemed to have an effect with the Cap casting. I am not saying we matter, but we can't let this pass. There is no reason to believe this is nothing more than cutting back to budget a couple million and cutting one less ego from the room. I don't know if Feige is a control freak or what, but he has to start taking some heat for this.

Unacceptable...

 

[dcHulk]

Just like 99% of Marvel fans, I'm ticked. But Marvel is not getting away with this. Someone is going to say something at CC. If this is true, I would have loved to be at the panel just to scream at them when they started talking. Are they trying to screw over quite possibly the biggest action movie of all time?

 

[Spidey Snooch]

Frank Whaley for Banner!

 

[FaT_tONle]

No worries for fans... plenty of other CB movies due out that year. If Avengers underwhelms, everyone will divert their attention to BB3 and everything else due out, and Avengers will go by the wayside. I'll probably be there OW, but that will be all. If I am not thoroughly impressed by Thor and Cap, I may not be there period. Got to wait until IM3.

 

[Iron_Stark]

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.

Don't listen to him he's been hating on the Hulk for the longest even to the point where he doesn't even want the Hulk in the movie.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

No worries for fans... plenty of other CB movies due out that year. If Avengers underwhelms, everyone will divert their attention to BB3 and everything else due out, and Avengers will go by the wayside. I'll probably be there OW, but that will be all. If I am not thoroughly impressed by Thor and Cap, I may not be there period. Got to wait until IM3.

You WILL be there. Midnight showing. Even if Cap and Thor(unlikely) dissappoints.

 

[Golgo-13]

The only way they can pull this off with little backlash as possible, is to not have Banner in Avengers at all. TIH set it up so that it looks as though either Banner had full control of Hulk, or Hulk had taken over Banner (hence the evil grin). The best play would either be to have someone like Mr.Fixit or The Professor Hulk in the movie.

 

[FaT_tONle]

You WILL be there. Midnight showing. Even if Cap and Thor(unlikely) dissappoints.

2 out of 4 characters will probably get me in. If they both disappoint, I won't be there.

 

[Spider-X]

I´m tired of this, if they want want to recast him then do it, they recasted Rodes for iron man 2 and they were both very different in looks, if the actor and the story are good then i don´t care.

I'd normally be down with this...but Ed Norton is AWESOME and Don Cheadle is a better actor than Terrance Howard, so that was a win win.

I really REEEEEEEEEALLY don't want Ed Norton out of the picture

 

[viki]

If you're on Twitter I started this earlier today... http://***********/Norton4Avengers... so feel free to follow. There are 18 followers thus far, which is pretty pathetic.

Dreadful news if you ask me, though I am well into continuity across the board. Marvel seems to be treating this whole Avengers series as if it's a practise run.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Well let's wait for comic con. Seriously, no other actor in their right mind should even take on this role. Comic book fans would tear them down.

 

[Chewy]

Marvel Studios has been known to check this board for opinions. So if you're reading this thread make sure to post and express your outrage over this decision. Even if this report is true it doesn't seem as though it's at a point where the decision is irreversible yet.

Samuel L. Jackson once said that it looked like Marvel was going to go with someone else when his negotiations weren't going terribly smoothly

 

[Golgo-13]

I believe that at the end of the day Marvel thinks that no-matter who they cast or re-cast for their big name heroes, the fans will eventually accept it, simply because their characters are ssssooooo iconic and huge.........and you know what? They're right.

 

[Spider-Vader]

I'm thinking this a bluff. Marvel saw that Ed's return got leaked, so they're lying real quick to cover it up.

 

[Rock Sexton]

Chewy,

How hard to stand behind your sources?

 

[Rock Sexton]

I know this may sound crazy, but The Incredible Hulk is the best superhero film I have seen since Spider-Man 2, I loved it alot. To not see Norton again will bring me something I don't want to have, frustration at Marvel.

I'm with you. It's still my favorite out of all the Marvel films.

Again, they do this and I'm holding out until it comes out on DVD. If true this is probably the most small-time, naive move Marvel could ever make re-casting such a legendary character for the FARKING third time in seven years. That's ridiculous and it will come off ridiculous on screen as EVERYONE still remembers Norton as Banner/Hulk.