Bana Praises Norton Casting in New Hulk Film
Actor Eric Bana has praised movie bosses for replacing him with Edward Norton in upcoming sequel The Incredible Hulk. Bana, who played Bruce Banner in filmmaker Ang Lee's original 2003 movie Hulk, is pleased he wasn't offered the role as he may not have subsequently landed critically acclaimed parts in movies such as Munich. He tells Australia's Herald Sun newspaper, "If it came up in the right amount of time I might have (done it) but, you know, in an ideal world it has not been a bad thing for me. I think it's even better that they've got a new guy and better again that they've got someone of the caliber of Edward Norton. You know, I can't wait to see it. And I suppose if they had come back in the right amount of time I wouldn't have been doing films like Munich." But Bana insists he never considered making more than one Hulk movie when he signed up to appear in the original film. He adds, "I never went into the first one thinking I was going to do three films. I didn't think the word franchise, or the word sequel. To me it always appeared as a one-off opportunity." Shooting on The Incredible Hulk is scheduled to begin this summer in Toronto, Canada.
- 5/22/2007
- WENN
Roth to play 'Hulk' heavy
Tim Roth is in negotiations to star opposite Ed Norton and Liv Tyler in Marvel Studios' "The Incredible Hulk".
Universal Pictures is distributing.
Roth would play Emil Blonsky, a vicious mercenary who turns into the Abomination, a gamma-spawned being stronger than the Hulk. Louis Leterrier is directing the latest big-screen rendition for the jade juggernaut from a Zak Penn screenplay.
The story begins with Hulk-houser Bruce Banner on the run, trying to avoid capture long enough to cure the condition that turns him into a monster.
In comic book annals, the Abomination was a KGB agent who deliberately exposed himself to radiation to gain strength. The character, who was created in the 1960s, did not appear in the 2003 Ang Lee movie "Hulk".
Shooting for the new "Hulk" is slated to begin in June in Toronto.
Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige are producing. Jim Van Wyck, David Maisel, Ari Arad and Stan Lee are executive producing.
Roth, the indie darling who hails from London, next stars in Francis Ford Coppola's "Youth Without Youth", which was just picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.
Universal Pictures is distributing.
Roth would play Emil Blonsky, a vicious mercenary who turns into the Abomination, a gamma-spawned being stronger than the Hulk. Louis Leterrier is directing the latest big-screen rendition for the jade juggernaut from a Zak Penn screenplay.
The story begins with Hulk-houser Bruce Banner on the run, trying to avoid capture long enough to cure the condition that turns him into a monster.
In comic book annals, the Abomination was a KGB agent who deliberately exposed himself to radiation to gain strength. The character, who was created in the 1960s, did not appear in the 2003 Ang Lee movie "Hulk".
Shooting for the new "Hulk" is slated to begin in June in Toronto.
Avi Arad, Gale Anne Hurd and Kevin Feige are producing. Jim Van Wyck, David Maisel, Ari Arad and Stan Lee are executive producing.
Roth, the indie darling who hails from London, next stars in Francis Ford Coppola's "Youth Without Youth", which was just picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.
- 5/10/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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