CBS last produced a memorable series featuring the jade giant that ran from 1978-82 and starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno. Marvel and ABC are developing a TV return for comic icon the Incredible Hulk. Hulk smash ABC! ‘Incredible’ revival returns to TV Also unknown is whether there would be a connection between the film world and TV world. Marvel is in the middle of establishing a shared universe with its movies (the pics and the characters form one big story), but it’s unknown whether the studio will undertake a similar path with TV. Marvel’s TV division wants to take things slow, according to insiders, focusing on one or two shows, making sure they are the best they can be and establishing a quality brand before moving forward. (Hulk was.)Īlthough the focus appears to be on Hulk and Cloak and Dagger, Punisher also has been selected from the herd and is eyed as a cable play, but that is even further away. Ironically, Cloak and Dagger wasn’t on the list. The Punisher (one man wages a war on crime already adapted as two feature films).Daughters of the Dragon (a dynamic female duo, one with a bionic arm and the other a granddaughter of a samurai, open a private-detective agency) and.Ka-Zar (a Tarzan-type and his saber-toothed tiger must journey to the concrete jungle to seek justice).* the Red Hood (a low-rent criminal discovers a cloak that gives him superpowers) * Alter Ego (private investigator Jessica Jones takes on cases involving superhumans) The Eternals (a race of superpowered beings live amid humanity in secret, inspiring legends).Heroes for Hire (focusing on ex-con Luke Cage offering to take on bad guys for a price).Marvel began narrowing it list of possible TV adaptations in May with a presentation on the Disney lot.Įxecutives presented ABC suits with a list of titles they identified as possible series: Meanwhile, Loeb is meeting with writers to hear ideas for Cloak and Dagger. The second hot property is Cloak and Dagger, which is being developed as a possible show for ABC Family.īoth are in the early stages of development Hulk has a “showrunner wanted” placard around its neck, and sources are saying that Guillermo del Toro and “Battlestar Galactica” producer David Eick will be pitching a take. Hulk is one of two projects that are priorities at Marvel Television, Marvel Studio’s TV division, which has been operating under the radar since Jeph Loeb took the reins at the end of June. CBS produced a memorable series featuring the jade giant that ran from 1978-82 and starred Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno.Īt the end of the decade, ABC followed up with three TV movies that featured incarnations of Marvel heroes Daredevil and Thor. Kelley.īorys Kit & James Hibberd wrote:Who's ready for another Hulk TV series?Īs DC Comics heroine Wonder Woman, who had a TV series during the 1970s, is being prepped for a return to the small screen, Marvel and ABC are contemplating a TV return for the Incredible Hulk. TV and DC Comics are developing a Wonder Woman series with The Practice creator David E. The Hulk is the second major comic book character to get a primetime treatment for next season. In the upcoming movie The Avengers, the Hulk/Banner is played by Mark Ruffalo. On the big screen, The Hulk has been very busy lately, headlining two live-action/CGI movies, one with Eric Bana and one with Edward Norton in the title role. The character has also spawned a half-dozen TV movies and an animation series. The previous Incredible Hulk TV series starring Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk and Bill Bixby as Banner ran on CBS from 1978-82. Unlike other superheroes, Banner has no control over his alter ego and involuntarily transforms into the Hulk every time he gets angry. Marvel TV head Jeph Loeb (Smallville) and his team quickly zeroed in on The Hulk, with rumors of a potential Hulk live-action series first surfacing in mid-summer.įor the uninitiated, The Hulk is the giant, green, bulked-up and raging alter ego of quiet physicist Bruce Banner that was the result of Banner’s exposure to radiation in a gamma bomb explosion. ![]() Marvel, which was acquired by ABC parent Disney last year for $4 billion, started a major push in TV in June with the launch of Marvel Television whose goal was to adapt Marvel characters and stories to the small screen. There is no writer on board yet with search underway. ABC is in very early stages of development of a live-action series adaptation of the popular Marvel comic book character. The Incredible Hulk is muscling his way to primetime TV.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |