The Hammer
07-20-2006, 02:46 PM
Leterrier to Direct The Incredible Hulk!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter July 20, 2006
Action director Louis Leterrier ("Transporter" films, "Unleashed") has signed on to helm The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Studios, says The Hollywood Reporter. Avi Arad, Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd will produce the movie, which will return the monstrous superhero to his comic book roots.
The trade says Arad and Feige first met with Leterrier two years ago and were struck by his passion for the Marvel Comics universe. It was that passion that shone through recently when -- after approached to gauge his interest in directing a new Hulk movie -- Paris-based Leterrier went back to his studio and, with the help of an artist, storyboarded two action sequences and developed a take on the monster.
The script is being penned by Zak Penn, whose credits include Marvel's X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Ari Arad and Michael Helfant are executive producing the movie, which Universal Pictures will distribute domestically and in international territories.
Casting will begin shortly.
Credit: tmz.com
Source: The Hollywood Reporter July 20, 2006
Action director Louis Leterrier ("Transporter" films, "Unleashed") has signed on to helm The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Studios, says The Hollywood Reporter. Avi Arad, Kevin Feige and Gale Anne Hurd will produce the movie, which will return the monstrous superhero to his comic book roots.
The trade says Arad and Feige first met with Leterrier two years ago and were struck by his passion for the Marvel Comics universe. It was that passion that shone through recently when -- after approached to gauge his interest in directing a new Hulk movie -- Paris-based Leterrier went back to his studio and, with the help of an artist, storyboarded two action sequences and developed a take on the monster.
The script is being penned by Zak Penn, whose credits include Marvel's X2: X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand.
Ari Arad and Michael Helfant are executive producing the movie, which Universal Pictures will distribute domestically and in international territories.
Casting will begin shortly.
Credit: tmz.com