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This a four minute featurette on the creation
of The Hulk movie, with commentary by Stan Lee, James Schamus
and Eric Bana, the modern day Hulk.
The character of “The Hulk” first
appeared in a series of six Marvel Comics in 1962 as the
creation of
writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Two years later, the
creature was pitted opposite Giant-Man and eventually earned
his own comic as The Incredible Hulk.
The immense popularity of the creature also spawned a successful
CBS television series (1977-1982), which starred Bill Bixby
as scientist Banner and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk.
Following cancellation of the series,
fans’ enduring
affection for the tale of hunted scientist and his angry
alter ego urged network executives at NBC to bring back the
Hulk to the television screen and ultimately, three more
telefilms were created and aired in the late ‘80s.
The featurette takes viewers on the journey from comic book
to major motion picture, with in depth analysis of the character
of the Hulk and his timeless relevance to humanity.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee's concept for his film adaptation
of the classic Marvel Comics series, The Hulk, combines all
the elements of a blockbuster visual effects-intensive superhero
movie with the brooding romance and tragedy of Universal's
classic horror films.
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