Will Eric Bana play Hulk again?
Black Hawk Down veteran actor Eric Bana has revealed that he was happy not to have signed on for more Hulk films after his partnership with Ang Lee back in 2003 before the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicked off.
Did Eric Bana play Bruce Banner?
Eric Bana found his role of Bruce Banner aka Hulk Eric Bana who essayed the role of Hulk in the 2003 film, recently revealed why he has no plans of returning in the conic role.
Who made 2003 Hulk?
Lee
…Lee made the live-action thriller The Hulk (2003), transforming the comic-book story into an intelligent investigation of character and identity. In 2005 he directed Brokeback Mountain, a Western that centred on two cowboys (played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal) who fall in love.
Why Eric Bana removed from Hulk?
Bana spoke candidly about his frustration with filming Hulk. According to ET Canada, via an interview with Vulture, Bana said he hated filming Hulk because he was stuck filming interior scenes in small rooms in contrast to some big, wide open spaces.
Why didnt Eric Bana play Incredible Hulk?
Why was Eric Bana replaced as the Hulk?
Eric Bana stopped playing the Hulk because he simply wasn’t asked to reprise the role. When The Incredible Hulk was put into production, a decision was made to take the Hulk movies in a completely new direction, and this meant not including Eric Bana in the film.
Who did Mark Ruffalo replaced as Hulk?
But it’s still a bit of a swerve, as the show walks through the first phase of Marvel’s movies, and recasts scenes previously played by Norton in the much maligned 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk with the actor who replaced him: Mark Ruffalo.
Why did they replace Eric Bana?
Who played the second Hulk?
Mark Ruffalo
Before Mark Ruffalo donned the role of Bruce Banner or the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Edward Norton had played the role in the solo movie on the superhero. However, Norton was removed from the MCU and Ruffalo has played the character since 2012’s The Avengers.
Why does The Incredible Hulk have a different actor?
Norton had a dark take on the Hulk, and wanted the film to have the overtones of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight. While it’s true that many actors do this, Norton’s problem is that he made the vision of him obsessive. He got to the point of despising the work of the writers and wanting to replace them himself.
Why is Mark Ruffalo not in The Incredible Hulk?
But, as Ruffalo himself as acknowledged, he’ll never headline in an Incredible Hulk solo film. That’s because Universal Pictures, co-producer of the 2008 feature, maintains the distribution rights. That’s the same reason The Incredible Hulk isn’t streaming on Disney+.