Zak Penn Gets Another Shot at The Hulk
Filed under: Action, Fandom, Scripts, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels
It is no secret for regular readers that I wasn't particularly impressed with Ang Lee's version of The Hulk. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the flick -- far from it, actually. I found it to be a decent effort with truly inspired moments; I just thought it was lackluster overall. The character of The Hulk has a lot of movie potential, and you've got to credit Ang Lee for trying to go beyond the basic "Hulk Smash!" mentality, but there's only so much character study we want to see on The Hulk before we get antsy for him to start breaking things in cheesy action-movie fashion. Why did we invent action movies if not to showcase characters like Hulk?Apparently, current Marvel favorite Zak Penn was at one point asked to write up a script treatment for the film which was eventually handed to Lee. Penn's initial draft was rejected in favor of a more introspective piece, but when Marvel realized fans seemed to want more action, they went knocking on Penn's door again. Penn, who has since proved his worth to Marvel by putting together other successful movie scripts, was willing and eager to give it another try. According to Penn, Marvel went back to his original script and said "this is more of the tone we wanted," so he'll be lifting some of his original ideas for his second try.
I'll admit to being initially skeptical of a remake this quickly after an original, but at this point I'm one hundred percent fanboy geeked for a new Hulk film. What are your thoughts on going back to the Zak Penn well?
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11-29-2006 @ 1:09PM
Sam said...
Am I the only person in the world who thought the Ang Lee Hulk was not just okay, but flat-out awesome? Sigh.
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11-29-2006 @ 5:58PM
Akbar Fazil said...
You are not alone Sam. Ang Lee's Hulk is one of the finest comic book movies ever made. It is very under appreciated.
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11-30-2006 @ 9:38AM
Kristian said...
I also agree. I haven't seen it in a while, but just thinking about it now - its weird, otherworldly atmosphere, with the giant dogs etc crossed with the psychological realism... And Jennifer Connolly. I quite liked it on first viewing, but second time round I loved it.
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11-30-2006 @ 11:20AM
tim said...
Ang Lee's was great, and his visual style using multiple panels on screen at once was pretty cool. it did take 45 minutes before we saw the hulk for the first time, which is a bit slow, but still.
and now they're asking the same guy who wrote X3, Elektra, and Last Action Hero to write Hulk? ugh.
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