Hulk on a Road to Nowhere… Again?
In answer to Sean O’Connell’s question from earlier in the week: Is the new Incredible Hulk movie a hit or a bomb? Well, looks like bomb: Just like its predecessor, there appears to be no sequel in the works, again, for the green guy.
Marvel says, “We’re happy with the financial results, even if they (only) reach the first film’s levels. Having a sequel is not the definition of success.”
That’s essentially true. Having two sequels is the definition of success in the comic book movie world.
July 11th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I wonder if it’s because Hulk has no decent villains that demand feature in a sequel? IRON MAN is going to have the same problem in pending films.
July 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
If that’s the case how did the Ferrigno series run for 5 seasons???
July 13th, 2008 at 5:12 am
Television, by nature, is episodic. You don’t need a Big Bad (in Joss Whedon terms) to carry a TV series. But movies benefit from a proper villain, and the Hulk movies have yet to introduce one.
July 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I always thought the Hulk worked best as an investigation of Man vs. Himself….