Now we're talking synergy! It's been the holy grail of comic-based movies, having characters from one movie appear in another character's tale. While it may only be a cameo, Robert Downey reprises his role as Tony Stark for a brief scene in the forthcoming Hulk, further extending the reality of the Marvel universe. You'll find evidence of Stark's appearance in the clip below. If we can somehow get Iron Man and Spider-Man joining forces in the future, well, there will be a ton of happy fans.
This video exudes cool and sheer awesomeness. Simple as that. Sign me up for a full-length CGI movie. If the coming Avengers movie were created in this style, well, I'd be one happy Marvel fanboy.
Iron Man is only a few days away, but don't forget about Marvel's other big movie this year, The Incredible Hulk. Starring Edward Norton and Liv Tyler, the film throws the last Hulk movie out the window and pretends it never happens, telling a new origin story for the jolly green giant. The latest trailer has just gone up at Apple's site, including HD versions up to 1080p. If you can settle for a YouTube version, you can find it below.
Let's hope it doesn't suck as badly as Ang Lee's effort, but with Edward Norton recently voicing concern over the film, my hopes are diminishing.
Edward Norton has released a statement that clarifies the reported dispute between himself and Marvel Studios as it relates to the forthcoming Incredible Hulk movie.
Sounds to me like the suits are begging him play nice.
Ed's statement:
"Like so many people I've loved the story of The Hulk since I was a kid, so it was thrilling when Marvel asked me to write and help produce an altogether new screen incarnation, as well as play Bruce Banner. I grew up reading Marvel Comics and always loved the mythic dimension and contemporary themes in the stories, and I’m proud of the script I wrote. In every phase of production, including the editing, working with Louis Leterrier has been wonderful...I've never had a better partner, and the collaboration with all the rest of the creative team has been terrific. Every good movie gets forged through collaboration, and different ideas among people who are all committed and respect the validity of each other's opinions is the heart of filmmaking. Regrettably, our healthy process, which is and should be a private matter, was misrepresented publicly as a 'dispute,' seized on by people looking for a good story, and has been distorted to such a degree that it risks distracting from the film itself, which Marvel, Universal and I refuse to let happen. It has always been my firm conviction that films should speak for themselves and that knowing too much about how they are made diminishes the magic of watching them. All of us believe The Incredible Hulk will excite old fans and create new ones and be a huge hit...our focus has always been to deliver the Hulk that people have been waiting for and keep the worldwide love affair with the big green guy going strong.''
Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood has been documenting the ongoing feud between Edward Norton, star of the forthcoming Hulk flick, and Marvel Studios. It appears Mr. Norton wanted a better edit of the movie, one that placed more emphasis on character development, while Marvel Studios wanted a lean, mean, green fighting machine. Marvel won and the film you may (or may not) see in theaters will be what Marvel wants.
I've said before that Edward Norton's warm support of The Incredible Hulk is vital if the pic's gonna have any street cred. Now the movie's core fans know that Marvel put commercial viability ahead of character development. It was always a risky gambit for Marvel to start self-financing its comic book movies. So, if this film disappoints (and considering this is a remake of Ang Lee's audience-dissed Hulk, that's a real possibility), it's all Maisel's fault. As an insider put it, "Maisel is an ass. There's truth in that statement."
