ROTTEN TOMATOES: Comic-Con 2006: New "Hulk" Sequel to Be an "Abomination"

Comic-Con 2006: New "Hulk" Sequel to Be an "Abomination"

by Scott Weinberg | July 24, 2006

OK, we already knew that Abomination would be the new "Hulk" villain, and we just recently got word that "Transporter 2" director Louis Leterrier would be helming Marvel's "The Incredible Hulk," so what new information did the Comic Con panel have to offer? The promise of "no more poodles."

From Chris Carle's report at IGN FilmForce: "Members of the panel seemed dedicated to distancing themselves from "Hulk." Louis Leterrier said, "The idea… is to make the Hulk action adventure movie everyone wanted to see."

In addition to being an action/adventure movie, Leterrier stated, "It's Marvel's horror movie… It's Frankenstein, it's Jekyll and Hyde and a little Edward Scissorhands." The script is going to hearken back to the television show, focusing on Banner's journey and his difficulty dealing with the monster. "The good thing abour number twos is that you don't waste your time on the origin," said Leterrier.

Regarding the villain: "I think we needed an anti-Hulk this time," said Leterrier. "Abomination is mega-bad Hulk."

Click here for the full panel report. And yes, it's now officially OK to start feeling positive about the new "Hulk" flick.

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nav123 writes:
on Jul 24 2006 03:12 AM

[b]Eric Bana[/b]
I really hope they cast Bana back into the role as Banner. He was fantastic. Not sure why people rag on the first movie. I think it was absolutely necessary to show the origin of the Hulk. Ang Lee set the stage for an amazing sequel, so I hope they don't disrespect what he's done. There were some amazing action sequences in 1 although not enough, but I hope they don't sacrifice good storytelling just so they can stuff it with action set pieces.

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pota1967 writes:
on Jul 24 2006 03:28 AM

I have erased the first Hulk from my mind but seeing that picture again reminds me of how awful it was. I dont see how anyone could have enjoyed the first one

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adml_shake writes:
on Jul 24 2006 05:02 AM

The only downside to the first Hulk was the lack of the Hulk. They brought him into the movie way to late. I know they needed back story and all that, but I felt like they dragged it out to far.

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Tombstone Law Dog writes:
on Jul 24 2006 06:42 AM

[b]'start to feel good about this'[/b]
Exactly what am I supposed to feel good about when they choose a suck-ass director? If his best work is Transporter two, this movie will BITE. Transporter 2 took everything that was cool or likable about Transporter-- the class, the attitude-- and puree'd it into one of the shittiest 80's wannabe sequels I've seen in years. Clue- when you have to rip off a thoroughly mediocre film like MI:2 for it's 'bad serum/good serum' story line, stick to making nudie videos. That's gotta be where they tapped that scrawny chick to play the villian. ..then again, maybe not. Those girls have bodies worth paying attention to. ..And to think they're replacing Ang Lee for this. Yeesh.

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puablo writes:
on Jul 24 2006 06:59 AM

[b]New Hulk Sequel to Be an Abomination[/b]
Funny, that headline is exactly what I thought when I heard they were making a sequel to the Hulk.

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The Iron Invader writes:
on Jul 24 2006 07:10 AM

I really don't understand the complains about the first Hulk. Yes, we got relatively little Hulk, but half of the Hulk character is Bruce Banner. He needs screentime to provide the movie with depth.

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Flass writes:
on Jul 24 2006 11:14 AM

Making the action adventure movie everyone wanted to see. . . .
You have now made it clear . . .this will suck.
The first one was a good film. Sometimes in the first half of the film I forgot I was watching the Hulk. This is not a bad thing. It is exploring Banner, who coincidentally is a large part of the hulk story.
Hey lets make a movie for the sake of making a movie.

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Vitamin M writes:
on Jul 24 2006 11:41 AM

I liked the first Hulk but it's true some people want more Hulk smashing action, so why not try to satisfy the action junkies? I don't see why everyone has to hate on movies like this. If you don't like it just wait another few years and they'll make Hulk Begins Again, Directed by Daron Arnofsky.

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cgcbooks writes:
on Jul 24 2006 12:21 PM

They could save money by going direct to dvd.

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Merlin235 writes:
on Jul 24 2006 12:41 PM

The first one was a good movie....maybe not a good "Hulk Movie", whatever that means. If Transporter 2 is an indication of what a "Hulk Movie" is about, then I'm guessing less intellect, mindless and ridiculous action sequences, and grotesque women dressed in crappy lingerie. Yeah, that sounds like a real winner.

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hellhole writes:
on Jul 24 2006 04:25 PM

That headline will prove to be prophetic, I'm afraid.

Frankenstein? Jekyll and Hyde? They integrated those elements into the first film and got shat on for it. I don't remember Frankenstein being an action/adventure story with a supervillain.

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I Am Remote writes:
on Jul 24 2006 09:02 PM

[b]Question...[/b]
A question for Hulk fans: Did the first film jive with the comics? especially concerning the villian (Nolte?), I've always wondered about this. I don't know too much about the Hulk.

I think the first film is a really interesting approah to this kind of material. I'm thinking of watching it again soon. Ang Lee gets too much flack for it.

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buddablz writes:
on Jul 24 2006 11:01 PM

In reply to this comment (#840912)
I thought the film was a good presentation of the comic. Some people didn't like it because they thought be more action than a drama. The David Banner character was kinda created for the movie to show child abuse banner experienced.

I think the sequel should have Eric Bana back thou. I thought the first was okay, i hope the sequel is more fun to watch with action.

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Zengine writes:
on Jul 26 2006 01:48 AM

I hope I live long enough to see the day when they make all the superhero movies again. I'm hoping the remains of this terribly disgraceful hulk franchise will be washed away when they do it again.

If they do a Hulk movie that has emotion and intelligent character design that can keep up with the pace of action that we all wanna see in a Hulk movie, then we'll have a gem on our hands.

The first movie was so pathetically boring because they forgot about the Hulk! They could have kept all the strong emotion if they simply intermingled it with the action. Lord of the Rings did it (but I'm sure it's easy to say this shit, and actually doing it is a whole different ball game). Ah whatever. I've lost all faith in American movies.

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horrorbetterthandrama writes:
on Jul 27 2006 06:09 PM

In reply to this comment (#840901)
son of a bitch its called freedom of choice goddamnitt

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the good doctor writes:
on Jul 28 2006 08:37 AM

The first hulk was far more interesting as a psychological art-flick than it would have been in the hands of Michael Bay and his ilk. Aside from the dramatic force (which was layered a little too thick, I'll admit) the shot compositions and comic book framing techniques were downright original. As far as the story... I've been reading Hulk comics for years and there have always been subtle changes in the backstory, but volume 3 actually integrated the whole "daddy-killed-mommy" thing, and they attribute the Hulks existence to the traumatic event that Bruce had surpressed since he was a child. They suggest that if not for the hidden pain and rage, Banner could've changed into something completely different. So if that twist is good enough for Marvel, its good enough for me!

An entire movie of the hulk versus abomination is justified as being action saturated. Thats enough to get me to a theatre.

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