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San Diego Comic-Con 2010 news thread *SPOILERS for everything!*

I'll bet Ruffalo surprises us with his Banner. The one problem that Norton had is that he seemed to be an inherently angry, on-edge guy. Banner is supposed to be a mild-mannered scientist who becomes angry only after becoming Hulked. I think Ruffalo might be able to portray that dichotomy better. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Norton reprise the role but they could have found a worse replacement by far than Ruffalo.

Yeah, seeing Norton again would have been cool for continuity I guess, but I never really got too attached to him as Banner. There's nothing about his performance that really stuck out to me (even Eric Bana's Banner seemed more memorable), so I have no problem bringing in someone new.
 
Big Smallville news from the panel! Two major DC heroes to make their Smallville premiere in an episode written by Geoff Johns. Drumroll please...

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^I about keeled over when I heard that little tidbit.

Booster has been one of my favorite characters for years now, and... (Now that I think about those SFX tests for the new Blue Beetle live action series we saw featuring Jamie Reyes... I'm wondering if this is a backdoor pilot of sorts, or infact the reason those tests were done in the first place.

I really was hoping to see Ted Kord.
 
I'll bet Ruffalo surprises us with his Banner. The one problem that Norton had is that he seemed to be an inherently angry, on-edge guy. Banner is supposed to be a mild-mannered scientist who becomes angry only after becoming Hulked. I think Ruffalo might be able to portray that dichotomy better. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Norton reprise the role but they could have found a worse replacement by far than Ruffalo.
That's because Norton was paying homage to the Bill Bixby version of Banner. A man on the run that can never find peace within & without.


Anywhoo...

Pirates of the Carribean: On Strange Tides Teaser Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzyEbnugFQ
 
I always think of Banner as more the guy from the comics.
That's one part I didn't get about the comics.
If you're constantly being persued by the military, why wouldn't you be on edge? I mean, they'd never let you rest and you'd always be looking over your shoulder. Under that type of stress, I can't see how anyone could remain mild mannered. You'd become suspicious of everyone and cynical.
 
You'd be on edge because of circumstances but not because that's your actual nature. Norton gave me the impression of a guy who was born stressed out. I know it's a fine distinction and probably influenced by my impression that Norton himself is the kind of guy who would throw an on-set tirade (and maybe something like that is what led to the rift with Marvel?)
 
You'd be on edge because of circumstances but not because that's your actual nature. Norton gave me the impression of a guy who was born stressed out. I know it's a fine distinction and probably influenced by my impression that Norton himself is the kind of guy who would throw an on-set tirade (and maybe something like that is what led to the rift with Marvel?)
I doubt it considering Marvel needed a big name star to get butts back in the seats after Ang Lee's film and that Marvel asked Norton for his input in making it. I'm thinking it's because Marvel has Downey, Jackson & Johannssen to sell the Avengers and they don't feel the need to pay someone like Norton when they can hire the cheaper Ruffalo. Plus, Marvel's been aquired by Disney since the Incredible Hulk too. So new executives with new ideas in franchise direction stepped in.
Besides, I've heard about more tirades from Russel Crowe, Val Kilmer & Mel Gibson than I've ever heard about Ed Norton.
 
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