Can the big green be mean? Well, we know the Hulk can be easily misunderstood, but can he be evil enough to end up as the villain in the highly anticipated movie, The Avengers? According to MTV’s Splash Page, some seasoned players in the Marvel Film Universe are pushing for the film’s ultimate superhero team to battle a fellow hero, rather than a pure villain.
Iron Man writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby told MTV News they would be all for making the Hulk the bad guy. When you have a team of powerhouse superheroes like Iron Man, Ant-Man, Thor and Captain America, you can’t just have any old villain for them to take down. Fergus agrees. “You don’t want like 10 super-badass good guys fighting together. Where’s the fun in that? Let’s break it off a little. Friends or colleagues who become enemies is always an interesting thing because you know it’s based on love and friendship and that’s always the worst thing to have turn bad — is someone you actually care about and someone you actually believe in.” I couldn’t agree more. Without such an interesting plot twist, most comic book movies would be much too similar: the good guy takes down the bad guy. Pretty cut and dry. But with so many Hulkamaniacs out there and there already being sufficient background information on the character with the recent release of The Incredible Hulk, any audience member would be likely to feel the pain of a friend turned foe.
The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier, even left this opportunity open for whoever becomes the director of The Avengers. Leterrier wanted the audience to see the Hulk open his eyes and smile, leaving them wondering whether or not he is actually vicious. Leterrier didn’t stop there. He dubbed the scene during which General Ross and Tony Stark meet the first scene of The Avengers.
I’m not as well schooled in the comic book world as many of you out there, but this idea does seem to have potential. By convoluting the story with such as twist, plot development could be unlimited. So, the Hulk is a green light for me, but, then again, I am open to hearing more suggestions. And, considering the fact that The Avengers isn’t due until 2011, I’m sure there will be.
