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By: The Incredible Hulk DVD Cover - Screen Rant

The Incredible Hulk DVD Cover - Screen Rant — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:02:10 +0000

[...] if you have a good memory you’ll recall all that controversy concerning Edward Norton bumping heads with Marvel execs over which cut of TIH should be released. [...]

By: What Now For The Hulk? - Screen Rant

What Now For The Hulk? - Screen Rant — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:21:16 +0000

[...] heard conflicting reports regarding if Norton is signed up for multiple films. Considering his much-reported issues with Marvel over the film and his overall lack of promotion leading up to the release, I [...]

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:37:13 +0000

old man, i’m assumeing that you disagree with me. if you are, remember, in LOTR it was already said that the only way for the ring to be destroyed was to plunged the ring in the fires of mount doom itself, the very place where it was made. so even if the characters could have made a blasted furnace 50 times hotter than that of mount doom itself, it still would not destroy the ring because, as stated before, the ring could only be destroyed by the place and in the place where it was made.

By: the old man

the old man — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:10:59 +0000

Well, what about “Lord Of The Rings?” I enjoyed Tolkien’s story as much as anybody, but after sitting through about 90% of the third movie I thought to myself, you know, the characters could probably have invented a blast furnace that could generate hotter temperatures than mount doom to melt the ring down by now, instead of going thru all this. Of course the real story, The Journey, wouldn’t have been as interesting. Can you imagine the outrage of fans if some director had put that up on the screen? Cutting a movie can be a tricky thing. How much story is in the minds of the movers and shakers too? A $200m franchise or maybe it’s a $1b? Since Lucas and Spielberg showed visions like that are possible, yeah who can say?

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:08:50 +0000

now hold on. i am glad for one that marvel has finally stepped up to the plate to demand what it wants from movie execs who want to make big bucks from marvel characters. i just hope that this move by marvel is a good one. frankly, i understand…marvel has no say in the casting of any of it’s characters (the x-men flicks are a perfect example of that), so they are probably drilling home whatever power they have when they signed the dotted line to make the hulk. if anyone knows about a character it is defintely its creator(s), not the filmmaker. besides, all marvel can do is let the studios know the type of film they want. whether the movie ends up being a hot one or not solely resides on the shoulders of the filmmakers and the studios hiring them. i mean if i go into a barber shop, i can only tell the barber the type of cut i want. it’s up to him to deliver. so if my cut looks bad, it’s totally his fault…100%.

whose to say that when studio execs don’t get their way they tend to not put a full effort in the film, thus causing a lousy box office draw.

to hear the director say he wanted a more detailed oriented film…i mean what does that mean: detailed oriented? you want to go as far back as when banner was a kid in junior high picking his nose, and then when he is a teenager being picked on because he is somewhat of a nerd, and then show us when “thunderbolt” Ross first joined the military and received a gunshot wound to his arm and saved the lives of 2 of the men in his platoon, then go back to banner, this time introducing all the girls he ever had a crush on in college, and blah blah blah blah blah. i think all that detail is not necessary. peter david, the best hulk writer ever would probably agree that it is best to make your “point known quickly and come out fast.” and i think that is exactly what marvel is doing: following their own mantra for a successful story. Besides, they are probably still upset with ang lee, and many of us marvel fans. i support their move.

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:05:10 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. I see that sometimes on the homepage when I use IE, but I haven’t noticed it on interior pages.

Vic

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:57:45 +0000

The pictures on all of the posts never fully load, I only get the top part..this happens on both my computers but not for any other website. Does anyone else have this issue?

By: 790

790 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:43:44 +0000

Wtf Jim?

By: Jimmy the C

Jimmy the C — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:37:36 +0000

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˙ʎɹƃuɐ pɹɐʍpǝ ǝʞɐɯ ʇ,uop

By: 790

790 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:40:46 +0000

Naw TheOldMan, my ignorent remark. I like your theories. (I was having moodswing).

Keep um comming.

790

By: the old man

the old man — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:35:31 +0000

Sorry 790… got carried away.

I guess I like to theorize..

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:02:49 +0000

That is a good idea FlameStrike,
I would certainly like to see both versions.

By: FlameStrike

FlameStrike — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:01:05 +0000

Sounds to me like this situation may well be similar to the one the Daredevil movie had. The director wants one movie with the character development and story intact, while the studio wants a different movie, one with a higher ration of action to running time, thereby dropping a good chunk of story and character development.

Hopefully this will all work out come DVD time, and they’ll release both versions. Then the fans can decide which version they like better.

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:54:04 +0000

If you guys are still following this story, I’ve updated it with new information.

Vic

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:55:58 +0000

also I think the studio might want to have more action because they felt Ang Less approach was very thought provoking but it wasnt always fun,
So, this time they want to balance it out a little more.
We are always saying we would like studios to learn from their mistakes.
maybe thats exactly what they are trying to do.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:44:44 +0000

if the dispute is about a “longer more detailed
Film ‘ as opposed to one dominated by action, then to me its about more then just length
its about the films tone.
ultimately the finished product will tell the tale.

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:21:56 +0000

Kane,

I have to agree with you here. My spin on this article would have been different. Seems to me he came out to try to clarify things. I believe that he wants what’s best for the film.

Personally I’m really pulling for this one and I hope it’s good and does well.

Vic

By: Kane

Kane — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:42:45 +0000

It really annoys me that – for the most part – people would rather assume the behind-the-scenes shenanigans instead of take a step back and think it over. Is it really so hard to believe that this was a simple creative disagreement that was exacerbated by bad press?

A disagreement over the film’s length needn’t be a case of good film vs. bad film. That’d be like saying one version of the ‘Lord Of The Rings’ films were better the others (ie. Extended vs Theatrical) when, in reality, they’re just plain DIFFERENT.

I get the impression Marvel may have hired Edward Norton under certain pretenses – knowing who he is and embracing that – but got scared when internet buzz was indifferent about the film. Rather than risk a lengthy, “meditative” film once again, thy may only now want a quick, ‘Fantasic Four’-style popcorn flick to sooth the ever-negative fanboy community.

Hard to say but… if we’re gonna make assumptions… I’m choosing to avoid tabloid-style, controversy-for-controversy’s sake judgements and give everyone involved the benefit of the doubt.

At the end of the day, I WANT Marvel Films to succeed… and if that means supporting ‘The Incredible Hulk’ no matter what, I WILL.

What a shame if we, as fans, let this fledgling studio fail because of some potentially unfair gossip.

And as for Norton… would people really rather an actor like those in ‘Fantastic Four’ who DON’T stand up for their art and mindlessly tour the world pushing films you end up hating?

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:03:40 +0000

I hope its a good film.
its hard to tell from Nortons statement
if the media has exaggerated this or is that the spin?
I cant imagine them putting out a statement that
acknowledges they have been having problems with each other.
I also sincerely hope internal problems or not , that unlike the last film this adventure of the Hulk has an ending that makes sense.

By: 790

790 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:57:39 +0000

Ouch, double post on a long-thread 4min apart?. Old man,
You know some times they just get a script and a budget and shoot the film…:-)

(IMO)
Nortons obviously spinning this into it was a “no big feud situation”.

I’m allmost sure now that the lack of promotion was because the studio wasn’t sure Norton was going to calm down.
Just incase Norton flipped they could pull the release date back and spin damage control.

Wow this film should be interesing.
I bet we start seeing some trailers very soon.
And I’m sure there will be one attached to Iron Man.