Edward Norton follows the Green trail

If Batman can do it – so can the Hulk.

Like the Warner Bros. re-launch of the Batman franchise, it didn’t take 3 or 4 sequels and an Arnold Schwarzenegger/Jim Carrey   appearance for Universal to press the restart button. While I was one among a dozen or so who thought that the comic book to movie adaptation had actually taken an interesting turn under the hand of auteur filmmaker Ang Lee, at the request set by the folks at Marvel, the comic book company wanted Universal to “think again”. Part one was the hiring of the action-specialist filmmaker Louis Leterrier (Unleashed).

If Bana can do it so can Edward Norton.

The actor certainly had an aura about him in The Illusionist – we totally believed in his Eisenheim character and since magicians sort of look like crazy scientists and since Norton has proven that he can generate rage on screen (think Fight Club and American History X) this role might be a better glove fit than it was for Bana. 

Penned by Zack Penn, the new pic begins with Banner on the run, trying to avoid capture long enough to cure the condition that turns him into a misunderstood green menace. Release is pegged for June 13, 2008 – approx a full month after Iron Man is released in theatres.