Hulk 2 Begins Shooting June 1st in Toronto

Posted by: Michael

My man in the know in the TDot AKA Toronto Canada dropped me word that Hulk 2 is in full swing. He also pointed out that he is fully aware that the Toronto Star says its not, and says HE is right, they are wrong. Bold statement, but my insider has never been wrong yet so I am going to trust him on this one. He says that all the pre-production departments are in full swing and shooting begins in the first week of June. I am really excited to see how this one ends up!

We had a chance to catchup with Avi Arad to talk to him about the upcoming Hulk 2 movie. We sat down with him to talk SpiderMan 3 but before we got into that he spilled the beans on Hulk 2. Marvel Studios has confirmed in Variety Magazine that the role of Bruce Banner in their sequel "The Incredible Hulk" will be played by none other than Edward Norton! I'm thinking nobody saw this coming! Slated for release on June 13, 2008 the fillm will be directed by Louis Leterrier (Unleased, The Transporter 2) and starts shooting this summer in Toronto.

Scripted by Zak Penn, no stranger to Marvel properties having written both Elektra and X-Men 3, this sequel to Ang Lee's "Hulk" will take a less serious tone as it follow Bruce Banner on the run while trying to find a cure for his destructive alter-ego. It's quite a departure for Norton, whose been prone to indie fare recently in such films as "The Painted Veil" and "Down in the Valley". Here is what Avi had to say

Q: How did you get to do a Hulk sequel when the first was a bomb?

AA: Well, first I donâ€™t call it a bomb. I think creatively, it was a really interesting movie. And look at the weekends out there, the movie did $132 million domestic. I donâ€™t know if you call it a bomb. Call the studios and make a deal with them. Whatever you put out thereâ€¦

Q: Wasnâ€™t it perceived as a disappointment?

AA: Yeah, because everything is compared to this one. I have some hair, but next to him I have none, so life is about comparison.

Q: When was the idea to say bring the hulk back and reinvent it?

AA: I always wanted to bring it back. I always said Iâ€™m going to bring it back and bring it back in a different way, and I think the movie is going to be spectacular. Not good, spectacular. Different.

Q: Already has a date?