The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Chileanwine

Is this movie counted as being part of phase one of the avengers project?

PirateShampoo

End credit scene would suggest yes.

Slydice

No

Slydice

actually, wiki says it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe#Films

I had thought the issue with Ed Norton not being available to do the rest of the films had caused some kind of disconnection.

McLoughlin

It is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but its sort of the odd one out you know that weird cousin you don't like but turns out at family gatherings. There is some behind the scences issues with Ed Norton and Marvel so he didn't come back.

With Universal owning the distribution rights to Hulk films it may be an obstacle to releasing a future Hulk standalone film.

FunLover18

It's part of the Phase 1 boxset

The One Shot short 'The Specialist' also explains the last scene with Stark and General Ross.

Also it was only announced this week that William Hurt will be reprising his role as General Ross in Captain America: Civil War.

shazzerman

McLoughlin wrote: »

It is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but its sort of the odd one out you know that weird cousin you don't like but turns out at family gatherings. There is some behind the scences issues with Ed Norton and Marvel so he didn't come back.

With Universal owning the distribution rights to Hulk films it may be an obstacle to releasing a future Hulk standalone film.

Whereas Ang Lee's Hulk is the really weird uncle who the less-annoying children take to 'cause he isn't afraid to get s**tfaced and is a breath of fresh air among all the other stuffy relatives.

Nervous Wreck

Severely underrated part of the MCU.

johnny_ultimate

The answer to the question is of course 'does it matter?', and the answer to that question the answer is 'of course not'.

'Phase' is nothing more than marketing guff.

Nervous Wreck

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The answer to the question is of course 'does it matter?', and the answer to that question the answer is 'of course not'.

'Phase' is nothing more than marketing guff.

Er... 'Phase One' may be marketing guff but the root of the question is 'is this movie part of the canon?' which does matter if you're a fan of the franchise.

don ramo

when banner said in avengers 1 hes always angry when he turned into hulk, people freaked out and called **** on it, but the banner in avengers is a continuation or nortons banner in hulk 2008, where at the end hes in a remote cabin meditating, when his eye opens and its green, thats the moment when he learnt to control hulk, at least a bit of him,

so if he freely transforms into hulk, banner is driving, but if hes made turn into hulk, hulk is driving,

avengers 2 i think shows

banner is getting more and more control,

Frank O. Pinion

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

The answer to the question is of course 'does it matter?', and the answer to that question the answer is 'of course not'.

Another question is, isn't there a pigeon sitting on a branch reflecting on existence that you might be more interested in than superheroes?

I need to re-watch the Phase 1 films, but at the time I thought Norton's Hulk film was the best of that group of films. I'd actually like to see a solo Ruffalo Hulk film, instead of 3 Captain Americas, 3 Thors, etc.

Dair76

Stark is seen reviewing the footage of the fight at Culver University (from The Incredible Hulk) in Avengers 1. It's definitely canon.

brianregan09

Its the same when they had to change the guy that played Rhodey they just move on

Jon Stark

One of the better MCU films, audience didn't warm to it unfortunately. That's why a sequel is only barely speculation.