All right, now this is officially cool and just another reason to believe that Marvel knows what the hell they’re doing when it comes to bringing their characters to the screen. First we had Iron Man with a non-action guy (Jon Favreau) for a director and outside the box casting (Robert Downey Jr.). We all know how THAT movie turned out.
Now comes word that Lou Ferrigno, the beloved bodybuilder-turned-actor who played the part of the Hulk in the old TV series, will be the voice of The Incredible Hulk in the upcoming film!
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I don’t know who was set to voice the Hulk originally in the film, but the poor guy is out of it now. The story is that Ferrigno was a last minute addition to the panel for the film at the New York Comic-Con, and that director Louis Letterier asked him to “audition” onstage. Ferrigno let out an impressive “Hulk Smash!” and Letterier and the producers were so impressed that they asked him to come in and do the voiceover work for the character.
And no, according to them it wasn’t staged.
Personally I think this is pretty damned awesome. I think it’s great of them to bring Lou into the fold with a significant part to play in the film.
The Incredible Hulk opens on June 13th.
Source: Variety via Cinematical
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honestly, i thought the entire ff 2 movie smelled like under arms. i am deeply disappointed in that movie. it was too childish for me, and less serious.
by the way, i think i understand why so many fans disliked spidey 3. not only were there too many super villains (sandman and venom), but the movie concentrated too much on spidey’s love life. hey believe me, i know you need to have a character’s personal-human-side-issues combined with his or her superhuman issues to make for a good story, but when you have too much of one, it tends stink up the read or the film.
sorry guys, i didn’t mean to head somewhere else, but i just had to mention it.
I disagree Quicksilver. I’m a huge Diehard fan of Batman and nothing like this in a Batman film or cartoon would get me extra excited and beleive me i’m a huge fan I read all the Bat book, scene all the cartoons, movies and even the god awful 60’s TV show. Oh well to each his own I guess.
and what was wrong with the 60s batman? by 60s i think you are referring to the one with adam west and burt ward? honestly, i liked that show, and wish they would put it back on weekdays at the same bat-time (5pm), and the same bat channel (now, CW). Holy Flashback.
Perhaps it’s b/c when Batman becomes fun, you realize how stupid he is - guy in tights, fighting crime w/ a boy by his side.
Only when you take him dead seriously is he cool.
Hulk is a bit different- you need to take a Giant Green Rampaging Man with a grain of salt.
Have a little imagination. Suspend a little disbelief. If it’s any consolation, Daniel, there are many, many people out there who don’t have overdeveloped imaginations like us Marvel fans!
Are you just assuming that I’m not a Marvel fan because I like Batman? Batman is my all time fave character, but I don’t like much else about DC. Batman is closely followed by X-men, Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-man.
Ok, that’s it, no more trailers! I’ve just read 4 reviews of The Incredible Hulk and all of them said the same thing….IT WAS FRACKIN AWESOME!!! Of course, the real review comes when Vic, Niall or other Screen Rant reps post, but this is really good news. Also, again, stay till the very end.
yeah, i’m with you, daniel. batman is excellent, but if not for a handful of dc characters (and that number is not alot, trust me), i wouldn’t even care for dc.
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