Holy overkill, Batman!

Six picture deal with Marvel? Maybe he won't play Hulk in each one? I can't imagine any studio wanting to make six movies with Mark Ruffalo as the lead. As Dr. Banner, popping up now and then? Sure. As Hulk once or twice more in Hulk movies? Sure. In Avengers 2 & 3? Maybe.

Probably just the indie darling Ruffalo trying to get some long term security instead of looking for work in art films with $2 mil budgets.

AdolfOliverPanties: Six picture deal with Marvel? Maybe he won't play Hulk in each one? I can't imagine any studio wanting to make six movies with Mark Ruffalo as the lead. As Dr. Banner, popping up now and then? Sure. As Hulk once or twice more in Hulk movies? Sure. In Avengers 2 & 3? Maybe.

Probably just the indie darling Ruffalo trying to get some long term security instead of looking for work in art films with $2 mil budgets.

6 pictures seems to be their standard deal these days. I assume that it's a mix of Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. Maybe a Hulk movie.

Petit_Merdeux: I don't know which is worse. That they plan on making six Hulk movies, or that there is an actor willing to do all of them.

It's like how SLJ got a nine-picture deal. Ruffalo will probably have one Hulk movie, three Avengers, and appear in two others

Exception Collection: 6 pictures seems to be their standard deal these days. I assume that it's a mix of Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. Maybe a Hulk movie.

That's probably a safe assumption.

Six Hulk movies would be great, because they would start to get pretty strange after 3 or 4. It will be like Hulk vs The Leprechaun vs Jason or some shiat like that

SnakeLee: Six Hulk movies would be great, because they would start to get pretty strange after 3 or 4. It will be like Hulk vs The Leprechaun vs Jason or some shiat like that

THE INCREDIBLE HULK IV: Hulk Argues with Comcast Customer Service About His Cable Bill

Oofda. Great. More superhero movies.

Man, I remember Ruffalo in an old episode of Due South back in the '90s. At least I think it was him - playing a father who was trying to sell his newborn son for money to pay off his debts.

Plus that film he did a few yers back with Rachel Weisz, THe Brothers Bloom. THat was pretty good.

Ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo.

A lot of those guys are signed onto 6+ picture deals. It's not full feature solo character films. Let's assume solo sequel for each, maybe two, an obligatory two more avenger's sequels, and then that leaves three crossover/cameo bits in each other's films.

LeroyBourne: I'm sure they'll throw the she-hulk in for good measures.


*Fap*

Hulk cameo in future hopeful Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

Carth: 9beers: It won't be six Hulk movies

Hulk movie
Avengers Sequel
Hulk movie sequel
Small role in other Marvel movie
Small role in other Marvel Movie
Small role in other Marvel movie

You think we'll get away with less than 3 Avengers movies? For whatever reason Hollywood seems to have decided 3 is the magic number for big franchises.

And considering that it looks like The Avengers will have taken over $500m worldwide by the end of this weekend I suspect they are already throwing money at Joss Whedon to get him to write/direct the sequel, if he isn't already signed up.

Carth: You think we'll get away with less than 3 Avengers movies?

No. There will be the initial 3, mainly focusing on one character, then a sequel one that shows the origins of said character, then another one that shows how they all came together, only different than the first time. Then there will be a sequel to that, then the inevitable spinoff, then the reboot. The reboot will get a sequel, but suck, then get re-rebooted, until that character that bombed in the reboot and the re-reboot shows up in another superhero smorgasbord, and be played decent enough to where people will want to see it re-re-rebooted.

RoxtarRyan: No. There will be the initial 3, mainly focusing on one character, then a sequel one that shows the origins of said character, then another one that shows how they all came together, only different than the first time. Then there will be a sequel to that, then the inevitable spinoff, then the reboot. The reboot will get a sequel, but suck, then get re-rebooted, until that character that bombed in the reboot and the re-reboot shows up in another superhero smorgasbord, and be played decent enough to where people will want to see it re-re-rebooted.

They already did the origins of the main Avengers - only Hawkeye and Black Widow haven't had origins.

BigLuca: Oh boy, I really hope they reboot the hulk franchise. If there is one that that never gets old is seeing origin stories 50 times in a row.


Seeing how they're keeping the same guy for 6 movies, I don't see a reboot coming. We will have to sit through Spider-Man getting bit again. Well, I probably won't.

skinink: Eric Bana would have been good as Dr Banner but they just made him into too much of a wimp plus the Hulk origin was beyond srewed up in that movie. Too bad Ed Norton couldn't continue as Banner because he played him just right.
Ruffalo is a good actor but I really don't like many of his movies. The only two movies I liked him in was Zodiac and Collateral.

Wasn't really my type of movie, but The Kids Are All Right was excellent

Exception Collection: RoxtarRyan: No. There will be the initial 3, mainly focusing on one character, then a sequel one that shows the origins of said character, then another one that shows how they all came together, only different than the first time. Then there will be a sequel to that, then the inevitable spinoff, then the reboot. The reboot will get a sequel, but suck, then get re-rebooted, until that character that bombed in the reboot and the re-reboot shows up in another superhero smorgasbord, and be played decent enough to where people will want to see it re-re-rebooted.

They already did the origins of the main Avengers - only Hawkeye and Black Widow haven't had origins.

They all will be rebooted eventually, then have how they all met re-rebooted, then there will be a sequel, a spinoff, leading to a re-re-reboot, leading to.....

RoxtarRyan: Carth: You think we'll get away with less than 3 Avengers movies?

No. There will be the initial 3, mainly focusing on one character, then a sequel one that shows the origins of said character, then another one that shows how they all came together, only different than the first time. Then there will be a sequel to that, then the inevitable spinoff, then the reboot. The reboot will get a sequel, but suck, then get re-rebooted, until that character that bombed in the reboot and the re-reboot shows up in another superhero smorgasbord, and be played decent enough to where people will want to see it re-re-rebooted.

You said "reboot" six times.

Funbags: I was getting used to the actor portraying Bruce Banner being replaced more often than Spinal Tap's drummer, and in Hulk's case it kinda made sense. The transformation process obviously caused monumental changes to his entire bone structure, there's no reason he'd automatically look the same when he de-hulked.

Hell, cast 9 different actors play him in the same movie = 8 more chances to be nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award!

/The whole genre has jumped the shark and that a sequel to Ghost Rider Elektra was made is proof.

FTFY

A shiatty sequel to a shiatty movie. Now they only need to be reboo-

Hold on... wait... PUT THAT TIRE IRON DOWN!!!

Maybe that means a Defenders movie is in the works.

Live action Planet Hulk? Ive heard of worse.

Wolfman Johnny: Cameo in Thor 2 as Dr Strange
And 1 Dr Strange movie

Uhhh....

*quick GIS*

Good Lord, that man's hot...

*ahem* I can't see him as Strange. Not angular enough. Besides, if he's Hulk in WWH, how could he play Strange?

Barry McCackiner: I'm just gonna say this. I think comic book movies have jumped the shark. I don't even care about them anymore and I used to be all about it. It seems like literally half of the blockbusters are now comic book movies instead of something original and cool. I'm tired of it. I haven't even seen the last couple and I doubt I'll see Avengers. yawn

Yes, because comic book movies, remakes, and reboots are a new phenomenon that has been overused lately.

OH WAIT, NO THEY AREN'T.

Here's a sampling (not even complete or counting TV series) of movies based on comic books and comic strips throughout the years:

1911: Mutt & Jeff

1926: Ella Cinders

1927: Tillie the Toiler

1928: Bringing up Father, Harold Teen

1932: Little Orphan Annie

1936, Ace Drummond, Flash Gordon, King of the Royal Mounted

1938: Blondie, Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars, Little Orphan Annie

1939: Blondie Meets the Boss, Blondie Takes a Vacation, Blondie Brings up Baby, Mandrake the Magician, Tailspin Tommy: Danger Flight, Tailspin Tommy: Mystery Plane, Tailspin Tommy: Sky Patrol

1940: Blondie on a Budget, Blondie Has Servant Trouble, Blondie Plays Cupid, Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, King of the Royal Mounted, L'il Abner

1941: Adventures of Captain Marvel, Blondie Goes Latin, Blondie in Society, Tillie the Toiler

1942: three more Blondie films, Private Snuffy Smith, Spy Smasher, The Yukon Patrol, Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1943: Batman, The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, Blondie It's a Great Life, Blondie Footlight Glamour, The Phantom

1944: Captain America, five Red Ryder films

1945: Dick Tracy vs Cueball, Bringing Up Father, Hop Harrigan, Joe Palooka Champ, Gentleman Joe Palooka, and two more Blondie films.

1947: four more Blondie films, two more Dick Tracy films, Joe Palooka in The Knockout, Vigilante, Brick Bradford

1948: two more Blondie films, Congo Bill, Jiggs and Maggie in Society, Jiggs and Maggie in Court, two more Joe Palooka films, Jungle Jim, Superman

1949: Batman and Robin, two more Blondie films, The Adventures of Jane, two more Joe Palooka films, Jungle Jim and The Lost Tribe, Bruce Gentry, Jiggs and Maggie Jackpot Jitters

1950: two more Blondie films, three more Joe Palooka films, two more Jungle Jim films, Jiggs and Maggie Out West

1951: Gasoline Alley, two more Jungle Jim films, Superman vs the Mole Men, Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

1952: Blackhawk, two more Jungle Jim films

1953: two more Jungle Jim films

1954: Prince Valiant

1957: Sad Sack

1959: L'il Abner

1961: Dondi

1966: Batman, Modesty Blaise

1968: Barbarella, Danger: Diabolik

1972: Tales from the Crypt

1973: Vault of Horror

1975: Friday Foster

1978: Superman (plus TV movies of Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Spider-Man)

1979: (TV movies of Spider-Man, Captain America, DC superheroes, and Madrake)

1980: Flash Gordon, Popeye

1981: Superman II

1982: Annie, Swamp Thing

1983: Superman III

1984: Supergirl, Sheena

1985: Red Sonja, Weird Science

1986: Howard the Duck

1987: Jane and the Lost City, Superman IV (plus a Dennis the Menace TV movie)

1988: (Superboy, Hulk, Thor, and Andy Capp TV movies)

1989: Batman, Brenda Starr, The Punisher, Swamp Thing 2

1990: Captain America, Dick Tracy, Hardware, TMNT

1991: Addams Family, The Rocketeer, TMNT 2

1992: Batman Returns

1993: Addams Family Values, Dennis the Menace, TMNT 3

1994: The Crow, Fantastic Four, The Mask, Richie Rich, TimeCop

1995: Batman Forever, Casper, Judge Dredd, Tales from the Crypt Demon Kniight, Tank Girl

1996: Barb Wire, The Crow City of Angels, The Phantom, Tales from the Crypt Bordello of Blood, Vampirella

1997: Batman and Robin, Men in Black, Prince Valiant, Spawn, Steel

1998: Addams Family Reunion, Blade, Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, Richie Rich Christmas Wish

1999: Mystery Men, Virus

2000: The Crow Salvation, Faust Love of the Damned, Witchblade, X-Men

2001: From Hell, Ghost World, Josie and the Pussycats, Monkeybone

2002: Blade 2, Men in Black 2, Road to Perdition, Spider-Man

2003: American Splendor, Bulletproof Monk, Daredevil, Hulk, LXG, Oldboy, TimeCop 2, X-Men 2

2004: Blade Trinity, Catwoman, Garfield, Hellboy, Immortals, My Name is Modesty, The Punisher, Spider-Man 2

2005: Batman Begins, Constantine, Elektra, Fantastic Four, A History of Violence, Man-Thing, Sin City, Son of the Mask

2006: Superman Returns, V for Vendetta, X-Men 3

2007: Fantastic Four 2, 30 Days of Night, 300, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man 3

2008: The Dark Knight, Hellboy 2, Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Largo Winch, Punisher War Zone, Speed Racer, The Spirit, Wanted

2009: The Surrogates, Watchmen, Whiteout, Wolverine, Dragonball Evolution

2010: Iron Man 2, 30 Days of Night 2, Jonah Hex, Kick-Ass, The Losers, RED, Scott Pilgrim, Tamara Drewe

2011: Captain America, Cowboys and Aliens, Dylan Dog, Green Lantern, Priest, The Smurfs, Thor, X-Men First Class

2012: Avengers, Dredd, Ghost Rider 2, Men in Black 3, Runaways, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Wolverine


So please tell me: When was this glorious renaissance period when there were no comic book or comic strip movies being made? WHEN? A few years in the 1920s? A couple years in the 1950s?

I'm willing to wager there wasn't a two-year period in your life when there wasn't a comic book or comic strip film or TV series being produced or playing, unless you're in your 80s.

Comic books and comic strips have been the inspiration for our entertainment since RADIO was all we had, and before that, it was popular on the stage.

So you're saying that a form of entertainment that has been around SINCE FILM WAS INVENTED is finally "jumping the shark" now, 100 years later?

I'm going to say you're wrong about that. If several dozen Blondie movies in the 1940s couldn't kill comics in cinema, then a couple more superhero flicks won't do it, either.

HULK MOST OVEREXPOSED THERE IS!

Chariset: Wolfman Johnny: Cameo in Thor 2 as Dr Strange
And 1 Dr Strange movie

Uhhh....

*quick GIS*

Good Lord, that man's hot...

*ahem* I can't see him as Strange. Not angular enough. Besides, if he's Hulk in WWH, how could he play Strange?



This angular enough for you?

Barry McCackiner: ZeroCorpse: So please tell me: When was this glorious renaissance period when there were no comic book or comic strip movies being made? WHEN? A few years in the 1920s? A couple years in the 1950s?

I'm willing to wager there wasn't a two-year period in your life when there wasn't a comic book or comic strip film or TV series being produced or playing, unless you're in your 80s.

Comic books and comic strips have been the inspiration for our entertainment since RADIO was all we had, and before that, it was popular on the stage.

So you're saying that a form of entertainment that has been around SINCE FILM WAS INVENTED is finally "jumping the shark" now, 100 years later?

I'm going to say you're wrong about that. If several dozen Blondie movies in the 1940s couldn't kill comics in cinema, then a couple more superhero flicks won't do it, either.

I am in my 80s and I have been banging your mom since I was 13. You are probably my son and I'm pissed that you turned out so nerd-ragey.

Well, my mom is 77 years old... so... Okay then.

And that wasn't nerd rage. You haven't SEEN my nerd rage. That was just me being pedantic and bored, as usual.

Dr.Zom: Kevin Feige said there will be no more stand-alone Hulk movies. Maybe he changed his mind. Or there will be a lot of Avenger's sequels. Or Hulk will pop up in Iron Man VI. And VII.

Likely. I havent seen it yet, have tickets for thursday, but a lot of the buzz around here from everyone who has seen it already has been about Hulk.

Case in point.

kaykordeath: He is the best thing in this movie filled with many awesome things.

Mavent: ZeroCorpse: Runaways

There's a Runaways movie? Seriously?

That was the rumor. It may not be a real thing anymore. Who knows?

http://starseeker.com/2012-movies/runaways-2012/

Samwise Gamgee: Whoa, whoa, wait, stop, hold the presses.

Men in Black was a comic!?

Wiki

Cosmoboy: Not as long as FOX has the Surfer rights.

Can always do it without Silver Surfer.

ronin7: 9beers: Carth: You think we'll get away with less than 3 Avengers movies?

You're right, there probably will be three. Take off one of the small roles and add another Avengers sequel.

Step 1) You have a comic book movie thats a hit. So a Sequel gets made.

Step 2) Sequel hits big, with either larger box office returns and or better received by critics.

Step 3) Third movie comes out and shoehorns 19 villains and 4 side kicks into it and is completely terrible and nobody likes it.

Reboot.

Several super hero franchises have followed this. They used to squeeze out a forth really terrible movie while it was still profitable, but that was back before Hollywood learned the phrase "Reboot".

Marvel Studios might be able to avoid it as they seem to have a good handle on their characters, I guess we will find out when we watch Iron Man 3.

Will the Nolan Batman films follow the same pattern? unknown.

Probably not, the first 2 had two villains each, the new one has one and a half.

BUT... they are rebooting it after this one. But with Nolan producing, so who knows. Rumor was that DC/WB wanted to do what Marvels doing, the Green Lantern movie, the upcoming Superman reboot, the Batman reboot, all in the same continuity, maybe Flash and WW movies, all culminating in some Justice League movies. As badass as that would have been, im pretty sure they were just rumors. Unless i totally missed something, there was nothing like that in the Green Lantern movie unfortunately, no nods to a larger shared universe. There could have been too, when Agent Waller was like "Contrary to what the conspiracy nuts say, this is the first alien weve dissected" it shoulda gone "...but we wouldnt mind a closer look at a certain citizen of metropolis". What could have been...

/dc guy more than marvel
//but still really looking forward to thursday
///even though i just found out i have to be up at 7 the next morning...

God I hate all the hype surrounding the Avengers movies. It's all anyone talks about. The only good film series was Iron Man, and it got really farking cheesy in the 2nd movie when Ironman's farking heavy metal suit fit into a suitcase. Thor and Captain America were mediocre, even for backstories. They have yet to make a good Hulk film. Color me unimpressed.

ZeroCorpse: Here's a sampling

I am only saying this because I care, but there are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market today that are just as tasty as the real thing.

Hollyweird is out of ideas so they found somebody that knew how to have good ideas. This is a good thing.

/please make Cat shiat One into a full length movie

Maybe a porn....

"HULK EJACULATE!!!!" or something.

Brainsick: 7th Son of a 7th Son: Maybe a porn....

"HULK EJACULATE!!!!" or something.

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Rule 34 my friends...

/This one has Spider-Man!

That had me interested until I saw who plays She-Hulk.

/HORK

Flint Ironstag: Carth: 9beers: It won't be six Hulk movies

Hulk movie
Avengers Sequel
Hulk movie sequel
Small role in other Marvel movie
Small role in other Marvel Movie
Small role in other Marvel movie

You think we'll get away with less than 3 Avengers movies? For whatever reason Hollywood seems to have decided 3 is the magic number for big franchises.

And considering that it looks like The Avengers will have taken over $500m worldwide by the end of this weekend I suspect they are already throwing money at Joss Whedon to get him to write/direct the sequel, if he isn't already signed up.

I think, if they are doing the Infinity Gauntlet story, that we will be seeing a whole lot of cross over movies and sequels in the future.

The Incredible Hulk? In a live action picture!? I don't think they can pull it off

mrtoadswildride: Wayne 985: I love the Hulk, but he's best as a supporting character. Kind of like the Janitor from Scrubs. He's big, mean, and oddly funny and sympathetic, but a little dull all by himself.

I always thought they should have used a real person as the hulk...(e.g. some professional bodybuilder or professional wrestler)...

It always seems like the directors feel the need to turn the hulk into a 40 minute cartoon showcasing feats of outlandish strength...e.g. In the first one he's jumping around, grabbing airplanes mid flight, throwing tanks...in the second one he's fighting a cartoon lizard and using a police car as boxing gloves....

I personally think you could use actors and achieve the same effect with effects similar to the fight scenes in the Matrix...e.g. where a missed punch destroyed concrete walls. YOu still get the idea that this is a really strong person...but it's not to the point of ridiculousness.

You say that like its a bad thing. The thing is, beings like the Hulk ARE strong to the point of ridiculousness. The Hulk freakin punched out Galactus. The fight scene at the end of Norton Hulk was fantastic, thats what a fight scene between two super powered beings is supposed to look like, they are strong enough to move mountains and durable enough to plow through them, of course theyre going to hit each other with cars and get punched through buildings. If the fight between Superman and General Zod is half as brutal in the new Superman movie, something like this, ill be happy with it.

Alphax: Mikey1969: You don't really play the Hulk, you play Bruce Banner

Ruffalo IS playing the Hulk in the Avengers, using motion capture, like Andy Serkis as Gollum.

Yes, and he's the first one to do it this way, too.

When they say he's playing the Hulk, they really mean it now.

Brainsick: robrr2003: I think, if they are doing the Infinity Gauntlet story, that we will be seeing a whole lot of cross over movies and sequels in the future.

I saw an advanced screening and...


MAJOR SPOILER

I like how the article says he worked with Whedon on Dollhouse and Firefly... uncredited bit parts on both, looking at everything else on his IMDB page hes practically a professional extra. No way hell actually get that role in the sequel.

Cyno01: Brainsick: robrr2003: I think, if they are doing the Infinity Gauntlet story, that we will be seeing a whole lot of cross over movies and sequels in the future.

I saw an advanced screening and...


MAJOR SPOILER

I like how the article says he worked with Whedon on Dollhouse and Firefly... uncredited bit parts on both, looking at everything else on his IMDB page hes practically a professional extra. No way hell actually get that role in the sequel.

Can't take more than bit parts. He has to be at the gym in 26 minutes