Tuesday
25Nov2008
If There's a 'Hulk' Sequel, It Has a Villain
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 3:05PM
Telling
MTV that he and
Edward Norton
joked about
The Incredible Hulk "a little bit" while
making their upcoming drama,
Leaves of Grass, actor-writer-director
Tim Blake
Nelson confirmed that he's a go for any Hulk sequels that come along.
If you'll remember, Nelson played Dr. Samuel Sterns in the summer comic book reboot. That character later becomes The Leader in the comics, and it sounds like he may factor in to the film series, too, if Nelson is on board for two sequels. “Oh, I already did [research into The Leader] when I was doing Sterns, because I felt that it would be helpful to lay in stuff as Sterns for what The Leader would be,” he explained.
But this all raises a practical question: Why in the world would Marvel make a Hulk sequel anytime soon? Don't get me wrong, I genuinely liked the new version of the film, but it failed to generate the kind of box office Marvel desperately needs it to. It didn't double its budget even with the international box office, the second time in five years that's been the case for this character. And with a lot of resources going toward The Avengers in 2011, does it make sense to follow a storyline that audiences just haven't rallied around?
As of yet, there's no guarantee it will happen, but Marvel has seem undeterred by the franchise's lackluster performance. "I’m eager to do Hulk 2," Nelson insisted, "if they make it.”
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