Banner goes on the run from the military while attempting to cure himself of the Hulk.Īfter the mixed reception to Universal's 2003 film Hulk, Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character though Universal retained distribution rights. In the film, Bruce Banner becomes the Hulk as an unwitting pawn in a military scheme to reinvigorate the 'Super-Soldier' program through gamma radiation. It was directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Zak Penn, and stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner alongside Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, and Christina Cabot. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk.
