Hulk (movie)

Hulk
Hulk
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Directed by	Ang Lee
Screenplay by	John Turman; Michael France; James Schamus;
Story by	James Schamus
Based on	Hulk; by Stan Lee; Jack Kirby;
Produced by	Gale Anne Hurd; Avi Arad; James Schamus; Larry Franco;
Starring	Eric Bana; Jennifer Connelly; Sam Elliott; Josh Lucas; Nick Nolte;
Cinematography	Frederick Elmes
Edited by	Tim Squyres
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production; companies	Universal Pictures; Marvel Enterprises; Valhalla Motion Pictures; Good Machine;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 20, 2003;
Running time	138 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$137 million
Box office	$245.3 million

Hulk (also known as The Hulk) is a 2003 American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film was directed by Ang Lee and written by John Turman, James Schamus, and Michael France. Eric Bana stars as Bruce Banner and Hulk, alongside Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, and Nick Nolte. The film explores Bruce Banner's origins. After a lab accident involving gamma radiation, he transforms into a giant green-skinned humanoid with superhuman strength known as the Hulk whenever stressed or emotionally provoked. The United States military pursues him, and he clashes with his biological father.

Development started in 1990. At one time, Joe Johnston and then Jonathan Hensleigh were to direct. Hensleigh, John Turman, Michael France, Zak Penn, J. J. Abrams, Michael Tolkin, David Hayter, and Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski wrote more scripts before Ang Lee and James Schamus's involvement. The project was filmed primarily in California from March to August 2002, mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Hulk was released by Universal Pictures on June 20, 2003. The film grossed $245.3 million worldwide and received mixed-to-positive reviews upon release, with reviewers praising the cast's performances and Lee's directing, but criticizing the slow pace and length. It has since received retrospective praise and a cult following for its departure from conventional superhero film tropes. A planned sequel, which would have been released in May 2005, was repurposed as a reboot titled The Incredible Hulk and released on June 13, 2008, as the second movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Plot

In the 1960s, David Banner wanted to create super soldiers but General Ross denied him permission. David decided to test on himself. He later had a son named Bruce.

References

1 2 3 "The Hulk (2003)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
1 2 3 4 Jones, David. "Hulk, 2003". Mapping Contemporary Cinema. Queen Mary University of London. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
1 2 "Hulk (2003)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
↑ "HULK (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Approved Running time 138m 07s
1 2 "Hulk (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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[afi-1] 1 2 3 "The Hulk (2003)". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

[MCC-2] 1 2 3 4 Jones, David. "Hulk, 2003". Mapping Contemporary Cinema. Queen Mary University of London. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[bfi-3] 1 2 "Hulk (2003)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[4] "HULK (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 11, 2003. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2016. Approved Running time 138m 07s

[mojo-5] 1 2 "Hulk (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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