The green (and maybe gray?) monster is going multiplatform next summer.
The Incredible Hulk has been smashing things for a few decades now in the comics and even on TV, but director Ang Lee of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fame is ready to bring him onto the big screen. To coincide with the movie's release next summer, Universal Interactive will have a new game titled simply "The Hulk" for all three next-gen consoles, including GameCube. A GBA version is also scheduled for Q2 2003 that seems to be based more on the comics than the movie. Check out more details in the press release:
'The Hulk' to Rage on Multiple Video Game Systems in 2003
NEW YORK, (Licensing Show, Jacob Javits Center, Booth #1333), June 11
/PRNewswire/ -- Universal Interactive, Inc. (UI), a studio of Vivendi
Universal Games, announced further details today regarding its upcoming video
game titles based on Universal Pictures' "The Hulk," the eagerly-anticipated
feature film from acclaimed director Ang Lee ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon"). Based upon one of Marvel Comics' most memorable and popular
superhero series, this film is scheduled for release on June 20, 2003.
"The Hulk is one of the most physically powerful and emotionally compelling superhero characters ever created, and his transition to the world of interactive entertainment will extend all the power of this movie event and create a uniquely exciting game experience," said Jim Wilson, President of Universal Interactive. "UI's upcoming titles will provide Hulk fans and action-adventure gamers with all the thrilling action and adventure they have come to expect from this hugely popular character."
Universal Interactive has scheduled the release of games based on "The Hulk" for the Nintendo GameCube(TM), the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft to coincide with the film's theatrical release. UI also will release a Game Boy® Advance title inspired by the classic Marvel Comics series The Incredible Hulk in second quarter 2003. Additional titles may be announced in the future.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ang Lee's concept for his film adaptation of the classic Marvel Comics series, "The Hulk," combines all the elements of a blockbuster visual effects-intensive superhero movie with the brooding romance and tragedy of Universal's classic horror films. In depicting "The Hulk" as both a superhero and a monster, a wish fulfillment and a nightmare, Lee and his team have stayed true to the early subversive spirit of the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, while completely updating "The Hulk" and projecting it into the dangers and aspirations of contemporary times.
Eric Bana ("Black Hawk Down") stars as scientist Bruce Banner, whose inner demons transform him in the aftermath of a catastrophic experiment. Bana plays both the human Banner and -- through groundbreaking visual effects technology provided by the Oscar®-winning Industrial Light and Magic -- the superhuman Hulk. Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly ("A Beautiful Mind") portrays Betty Ross, whose scientific genius unwittingly helps unleash The Hulk; Nick Nolte ("The Thin Red Line") plays Banner's brilliant father, who unwittingly passes on a tragic legacy to his son; and Sam Elliot ("The Contender") portrays the commander of a top-secret military research center.
Universal Pictures' "The Hulk" has not yet been rated. Consult www.filmratings.com for more information. Universal Interactive's games based on "The Hulk" have not yet been rated by the ESRB.
Universal Pictures is a division of Vivendi Universal Entertainment (VUE) ( www.universalstudios.com ), the U.S.-based film, television and recreation entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.
