Episode #43 – The Incredible Hulk
A couple of episodes ago, we talked Ang Lee’s Hulk. So what better choice this week than its successor, the 2008 semi-sequel The Incredible Hulk? We compare it to Lee’s version, talk about the things that set it apart, and about how it’s the redheaded step-child of the MCU. Also: we react to the news that Jared Leto is returning as the Joker in Snyder’s Justice League. And we have…thoughts.
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Directed by Louis Leterrier
Written by Zak Penn and Edward Norton
Based on characters and comics by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Peter David, and Bruce Jones
Cast
Edward Norton – Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Liv Tyler – Betty Ross
William Hurt – General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross
Tim Roth – Emil Blonsky / The Abomination
Tim Blake Nelson – Dr. Samuel Sterns
Ty Burrell – Dr. Leonard Samson
Lou Ferrigno – The Hulk (voice) / Security Guard
Paul Soles – Stanley
Débora Nascimento – Martina
Martin Starr – Roger Harrington
Robert Downey Jr – Tony Stark / Iron Man
Stan Lee – Milwaukee Man