Kevin Feige teases a Planet Hulk or WW Hulk movie

[Kamandi]

source: https://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/09/21/planet-hulk-movie-kevin-feige/

A 'Planet Hulk' Movie? Marvel's Kevin Feige Weighs In

Posted 9/21/12 2:29 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Hot Stuff, interviews, Marvel, News


I know I'm not the only one who thinks Hulk was the greatest part of "Marvel's The Avengers," just as I'm not the only one disappointed that another "Hulk" solo film isn't anywhere on the immediate horizon. But who knows what the future holds after the "Avengers" sequel? In fact, with all signs pointing to Earth's mightiest heroes embracing the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe, is it possible that we might see a live-action "Planet Hulk" in the future? Is that something Marvel could pull off?

"I don't think there's a lot that we couldn't do someday, as the cinematic universe continues to grow and expand and get as big as the comic book universe," Marvel's Kevin Feige told me when I asked him if we'd ever see a movie based on "Planet Hulk," the Greg Pak-written epic that sees the Jade Giant as a rebel leader on an alien planet, "Gladiator" style.

"'Planet Hulk' is a cool story," he added. "'World War Hulk' is a cool story."

There are a few obstacles that Feige sees in the way of any possible Hulk-in-space solo films. "I think there's pitfalls of continuity-overload, and mythology getting so dense that it almost collapses in on itself," he said. "It happens every few decades or so in the comics. Apart from that, I'd say everything is on the table."

Even if "Planet Hulk" or something similar is possible, there's no such movie coming any time soon. "Do I think Hulk can carry a movie and be as entertaining as he was in 'Avengers'? I do believe that. I do believe he absolutely could. We certainly are not even going to attempt that until 'Avengers 2,'" said Feige. "So there's a lot of time to think about it."

"Part of what's fun about the way we played him in 'Avengers' is the ensemble quality of it," he continued of why Hulk resonated with so many fans this summer. "I think the pathos and humor, most importantly, that Mark and Joss brought to it showcased a different element of Hulk that's there in the comics, and was always inherent in his character. But when he was so brooding in his other two films, he didn't get to have that wry sense of humor that Mark did such an amazing job performing."

 

[quadcent]

doubt it'll ever happen.

now get making more Hulk movies ****ers.....

 

[Viking Spawn]

Agreed! I want a Ruffalo Hulk movie already!!!!

 

[SwedishHeat]

Headline: "Kevin Feige teases a Planet Hulk or WW Hulk movie"

Story: Even if "Planet Hulk" or something similar is possible, there's no such movie coming any time soon.

 

[Kamandi]

Headline: "Kevin Feige teases a Planet Hulk or WW Hulk movie"

Story: Even if "Planet Hulk" or something similar is possible, there's no such movie coming any time soon.

Correct. The article says IF it happens it would be after A2. That puts it 3-4 years at the earliest.

But it interesting to see the type of stories that might influence a Hulk film.

 

[Phil Sierra]

I would love more than anything to see a Planet Hulk or WW Hulk movie. But I would wait for the technology to get a little better before making it, to do it justice.

 

[quadcent]

I would love more than anything to see a Planet Hulk or WW Hulk movie. But I would wait for the technology to get a little better before making it or else it would look cheap.

i don't know, that John Carter film looked pretty good to me.

 

[karamazov80]

I can easily see this happening. Hulk is gonna get another movie due to his popularity in the Avengers. And Planet Hulk is a way to play off of some of the things about Hulk that folks like. I would like to see it. Problem is that, if done right, it kinda makes it tough to come back and stick Hulk into the Avengers later (I'm assuming that at least Iron Man will be part of the crew shipping Hulk off into space to begin with). But, I'm sure they'll figure that out.

 

[Khev]

If Avengers 2 features the team fighting Thanos in space then Hulk could just get blasted to that other planet as a result of their final showdown. He doesn't have to be sent there by Earth's "heroes."

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Planet Hulk was one of the finest stories from Marvel over the last decade, it'd have to be Hulk and the Sakaar natives to work properly and i don't see them doing that, They'd probably shoe-horn Iron Man in their somehow and ruin it.

If Avengers 2 features the team fighting Thanos in space then Hulk could just get blasted to that other planet as a result of their final showdown. He doesn't have to be sent there by Earth's "heroes."

That'd be great, we could watch Fury, Widow and not-hawkeye expand and blow-up before our eyes, i'd love to see that

 

[thenammagazine]

If Avengers 2 features the team fighting Thanos in space then Hulk could just get blasted to that other planet as a result of their final showdown. He doesn't have to be sent there by Earth's "heroes."

Nah, that wouldn't work. Without the desire for vengeance, there's no WWH. But maybe having Hulk destroy a lot of the city battling Thanos and his minions in Avengers 2 could lead to them banishing him. That'd set him up for a Planet Hulk solo film and also set him up to return as the antagonist for Avengers 3, which would be a more than worthy follow-up to an epic Thanos in Avengers 2 and a great epilogue for Phase 3.

 

[iron.jedi83]

Nah, that wouldn't work. Without the desire for vengeance, there's no WWH. But maybe having Hulk destroy a lot of the city battling Thanos and his minions in Avengers 2 could lead to them banishing him. That'd set him up for a Planet Hulk solo film and also set him up to return as the antagonist for Avengers 3, which would be a more than worthy follow-up to an epic Thanos in Avengers 2 and a great epilogue for Phase 3.

that would really work in this case because it seems everybody is afraid of hulk except stark, but maybe in Avengers 2 hulk cause so much destruction that stark cant ignore and agrees with everybody else to send him off to space

 

[FQRizzo]

Nah, that wouldn't work. Without the desire for vengeance, there's no WWH. But maybe having Hulk destroy a lot of the city battling Thanos and his minions in Avengers 2 could lead to them banishing him. That'd set him up for a Planet Hulk solo film and also set him up to return as the antagonist for Avengers 3, which would be a more than worthy follow-up to an epic Thanos in Avengers 2 and a great epilogue for Phase 3.

I can see them making a Planet Hulk movie, but not WWH. They aren't going to make the Hulk or any of the 'core' Avengers the villain.

Besides, WWH really wasn't that good anyway. I mean, the premise was cool, but the execution was poor. Just another Marvel crossover with heroes fighting heroes like in Civil War, Avengers vs. X-Men, House of M, etc.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Make it happen

 

[RIDDICK]

But maybe having Hulk destroy a lot of the city battling Thanos and his minions in Avengers 2 could lead to them banishing him. That'd set him up for a Planet Hulk solo film and also set him up to return as the antagonist for Avengers 3, which would be a more than worthy follow-up to an epic Thanos in Avengers 2 and a great epilogue for Phase 3.

 

[thenammagazine]

I can see them making a Planet Hulk movie, but not WWH. They aren't going to make the Hulk or any of the 'core' Avengers the villain.

Besides, WWH really wasn't that good anyway. I mean, the premise was cool, but the execution was poor. Just another Marvel crossover with heroes fighting heroes like in Civil War, Avengers vs. X-Men, House of M, etc.

WWH was considerably better than Civil War. WWH stuck. Civil War did not. Civil War has been all but retconned out of the Marvel U, with Spidey/Parker's revelation being suddenly erased by Mephisto monkey4), Marvel's backpedaling to make Stark a hero again (due to the success of the film), and even Rodgers coming back from the dead to reassume the mantle of Captain America from Bucky. I mean I guess they could ship off Hulk at the end of Avengers 2, have Civil War be the gist of Phase 3 to climax in Avengers 3, and save WWH for Avengers 4. But given Civil War directly plots heroes against eachother, it's more in line with demonizing them than making Hulk the antagonist for Avengers 3. So I'm not sure why you'd rather have that.

 

[Kamandi]

If it were my call -

Turn Hulk into the (misunderstood) villain for phase 3 and build up to Planet Hulk and Avengers 3:World War Hulk

Most of all, now that Tom Rothman has quit 20th Century Fox, let's see if they are open to crossovers.

...with Spidey/Parker's revelation being suddenly erased by Mephisto ...

Joe Q and JMS need to both be banished from comics.

 

[karamazov80]

I agree with Nam that WWH doesn't fully work without his being banished there by the heroes. That's a huge part of why the story was compelling IMO.

 

[thenammagazine]

Most of all, now that Tom Rothman has quit 20th Century Fox, let's see if they are open to crossovers.

Doubt that. Marvel/Disney have more of a vested interest in the sold properties doing less than stellar so they can regain control of them.

 

[FQRizzo]

WWH was considerably better than Civil War. WWH stuck. Civil War did not. Civil War has been all but retconned out of the Marvel U, with Spidey/Parker's revelation being suddenly erased by Mephisto monkey4), Marvel's backpedaling to make Stark a hero again (due to the success of the film), and even Rodgers coming back from the dead to reassume the mantle of Captain America from Bucky. I mean I guess they could ship off Hulk at the end of Avengers 2, have Civil War be the gist of Phase 3 to climax in Avengers 3, and save WWH for Avengers 4. But given Civil War directly plots heroes against eachother, it's more in line with demonizing them than making Hulk the antagonist for Avengers 3. So I'm not sure why you'd rather have that.

They did the same thing with Hulk. Hulk was gone for a while after WWH, then he came back as a hero again, all sins forgiven. It's like the superhero version of rehab. Next they are going to do it with Cyclops after AvX.