ROTTEN TOMATOES: New Hulk Escaped from Prison?

New Hulk Escaped from Prison?

by Scott Weinberg | August 18, 2006

So far we have a villain (Abomination), a director (Louis Leterrier), and a title ("The Incredible Hulk") for the "Hulk" sequel ... but we don't have a HULK yet! Looks like SuperheroHype.com might have a little info in that department.

From SuperheroHype.com: "A scooper alerted us that "Prison Break" star Dominic Purcell appeared on New York radio station WPLJ this morning and was asked by hosts Scott Shannon and Todd Pettengill whether he is up for the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk in Marvel Studios' "The Incredible Hulk."

Purcell didn't confirm or deny his involvement but the tone of his voice is pretty much a giveaway that he is at least in talks. But don't take our word for it, you can listen to the clip yourself here!"

And by "here!," they mean right here.

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adml_shake writes:
on Aug 18 2006 04:58 AM

Well I think he could pull it off alright....but heres to hoping that the script is actually half decent.

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Prosper761 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 06:21 AM

As long as he promises to never play Dracula again!

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Crenshaw writes:
on Aug 18 2006 06:47 AM

I don't care about a Hulk sequel so much I'm compelled to actually post a comment stating how much I don't care. How's THAT for not caring?

Is it me, or is this new Marvel Studios deperately trying to justify it's own existence?

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sir_mcchris_the_pirate writes:
on Aug 18 2006 07:28 AM

I was always a fan of the Hulk....all my friends didn't like it.....I liked it because iI expected to see The Hulk.....anyways I wanna see it hopefully its better than the first....you gotta have faith

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Dinalfos 2 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 07:30 AM

Ugh.....This guy is WAY too young.

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elziard writes:
on Aug 18 2006 07:48 AM

In reply to this comment (#842559)
i know! despite that he was thrust into a poorly scripted role, he did fail on his own given what he got to work with. jessica biel mmmmmmm.....

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new12play writes:
on Aug 18 2006 08:03 AM

Abomination....ready to die.

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South_park300 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 08:12 AM

37 is too young? He's only 2 years younger than Eric Bana.
Dom would make a fine Hulk

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poedude99 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 09:22 AM

[b]just leave him the hulk....all CG![/b]
i'm pretty sure there are dozens of "incredible hulk" issues where the hulk never reverts back to banner but instead roams the world as just the hulk... just leave the hulk as the hulk and forget about banner altogether for 1 movie.... ang lee's hulk == classic film.

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Now it's dark writes:
on Aug 18 2006 11:01 AM

Why not a CGI Banner who looks just like Bana?

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Elessar Oronro writes:
on Aug 18 2006 11:30 AM

Eric Bana was perfect. He was NOT the problem with the first film.

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Spyweb writes:
on Aug 18 2006 12:23 PM

I don't mind Purcell as an actor, but as Dr. Bruce Banner? Bana (whom I liked regardless) was a stretch from the gawky scientist in the comics, but Dom's even further off.

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illinoise writes:
on Aug 18 2006 12:48 PM

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i was born ready mothaf*cka

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hellhole writes:
on Aug 18 2006 01:09 PM

Why is this being heralded as a sequel? With so many changes in style, tone, and cast, they might as well call it a franchise reboot.

I can't say I'm terribly excited. Ang Lee's Hulk was well-done and vastly underappreciated. I worry that, in order to make this film more palatable to action audiences, this film is going to end up playing more to the Daredevil/Fantastic Four crowd than the Batman Begins/Superman Returns crowd.

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Thundaar writes:
on Aug 18 2006 01:18 PM

More Bana - less poodles

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Mikeal420 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 01:52 PM

[b]You would rather have this guy than Ang Lee!!![/b]
I don't care what the "true" Hulk fans have to say, Ang Lee's version was as good as it gets. The cinematography, the cuts and editing, the PURPOSELY cartoonish Hulk were all well done. The film flowed very well. Nick Nolte's character had a deep psychological undercurrent that tranfered well into Eric Bana's Hulk. The only thing that was off was the dialougue, but the best writers always avoid "comic book" movies. Now just for fun, let's compare Ang Lee's work with Luis Laterrier's
Laterrier- Unleashed (terrible)
Transpoter 2 (terrible but enoyable)
Ang Lee- Ride with the Devil (Brilliant), the Ice Storm(Brilliant) Crouching Tiger(Very good), Eat Drink Man Woman (Brilliant),BrokeBack Mountain(Excellent, a bit overrated though), Sense and Sensibility (Brilliant)

I guess people would rather have there comic-movies thoughtless, artless, poorly directed action scenes so they went with Laterrier

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Aug 18 2006 03:27 PM

I like him on Prison Break, but he was a horrible dracula, as said above. But I really don't care about this movie that much and I don't care about him, so that's cool if he gets the role. And I hate to break it to yea Mikeal420 but the first one was pretty bad and Unleashed was actually a good film.

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Neclord writes:
on Aug 18 2006 04:12 PM

Eric Bana is cool, and definitely brought something special to the role of Banner...sad to hear he won't be in the sequel.

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Master King Sexington writes:
on Aug 18 2006 06:20 PM

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I'm under the suspicion that you are actually Ang Lee himself. And how can you dare say Transporter 2 is better than Unleashed. I hope you fall down a well and brake your leg. And no, Ang's Hulk could have been better. When people think of the hulk, they think of Hulk smashing. Get a grip on the subject your speaking of. And yeah, I liked Hulk, but it was more boring than it should have been

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Dinalfos 2 writes:
on Aug 18 2006 06:28 PM

Intelligent Hulk fans, however, think of Hulk as a character with lots of potential for emotional and psychological substance. Hulk smashing stuff is great to watch, but without the drama the character becomes shallow. Peter David and Bill Mantlo were the best that could happen to Hulk and, imo, the way to go. Ang Lee understood this principle, eventhough he never read the comics.

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