‘Iron Man’ Writers Want Hulk To Be ‘The Avengers’ Villain

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This was talked about a little after The Incredible Hulk was released. now it seems the Iron Man writers are jumping aboard the same boat.

Everything in the Marvel Film Universe is leading to the eventual superhero tag team-up, “The Avengers,” with Iron Man, Ant-Man, Thor, and Captain America all fighting side-by-side. What possible villain could compete with that?

“The Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier told MTV News this past June that he didn’t think any villain could, and suggested that they use a hero instead: his.

“Iron Man” writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who themselves may be writing another Marvel movie in the near future, couldn’t agree more, they told MTV News, insisting that everything is building towards making The Hulk the villain in the eagerly anticipated 2011 movie.

“I hope ‘The Avengers’ embraces that,” Fergus said of having the Hulk as misunderstood baddie. “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.”

Hulk, of course, has fought nearly every Marvel hero at some point in the comics, and because he already had his own movie, wouldn’t need to be set-up in the new one. In fact, all the hard work is already done.

“I left the door open for whoever’s going to direct ‘The Avengers’ with our last shot. Edward [Norton] and I, we consciously decided to make the last shot of the movie when he opens his eyes and he smirks at the camera,” Leterrier told us. “Is he enjoying it? Is he malicious? That’s what’s great about Edward. You don’t know if he’s a good guy or bad guy. He’s always on this edge and we’ve been sort of surfing that edge, that very thin edge during the entire movie.”

Recall, also that Downey Jr. as Tony Stark appears to General Ross at the very end of “Hulk,” a scene Leterrier called the first scene of “The Avengers.”

Sign Stark and them up for more, Fergus said.

“I personally like when good-guy characters have to fight each other,” he said. “Good guys going against good guys who both believe in an issue is way more interesting than a villain clearly into evil and I like when former friends become committed enemies.”

[_Bolt_]

This would be a bad move imo

[Kyo28]

That would indeed be in line with the comics. The Avengers originally came together to stop the Hulk. In the end, Hulk joined the Avengers. Could be cool if they play the 'misunderstood villain' card right.

[gaeljet]

lol

[BergerForLife]

I'm very much looking forward to this movie. With the way Marvel Independent Studios did Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, I expect all of their future releases to be amazing. I can't wait to see how they will do the Avengers movie, and how they will use the hulk.

[scott87]

i think it sounds alright

but as always it needs to be done right

[Blurayne]

Kind of reminds me of World War Hulk in the comics. Might be cool if done right.

[Marine Mike]

I thought that he was always the misunderstood villian?

[Moefiz]

A very good ideal...as mention before this was this reason the Avengers first came together.

[Blu-Benny]

i'm really excited about this. and as far as it being done right, i think that's why marvel started to produce films of their characters in the 1st place. that way they could make the decisions and no big corp. head could shoot it down or have a major part of the character changed or anything like that.

[charlie swords]

but if they did this, wouldn't they just be rehashing the end of the Ultimate Avengers animated movie?

[zweet77]

I can't believe the are gonna stay true to the original comic!!I can't wait!

[PS3-Playb3yond]

I have no problem with this.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

This actually sounds like a good idea. Thinking outside the box makes for something different... which is always refreshing in Hollywood since it happens so infrequently!!!

[awesomest cory]

So, does this mean we're going to see individual movies for Thor and Ant-Man?

[Rothwilder Blu]

Originally Posted by zweet77

I can't believe the are gonna stay true to the original comic!!I can't wait!

adding onto this to give it a 5 rating for idea. Soooo true to the source material.

[xtop]

they've said this ever since the hulk movie came out. and i gotta say, i'm totally for it.

i want to see one more edward norton hulk movie before the avengers tho. i'm guessing he won't even be in the avengers movie tho, and david banner won't even show up

[xtop]

Originally Posted by awesomest cory

So, does this mean we're going to see individual movies for Thor and Ant-Man?

thats been the plan

[MD-Blu]

The question now is if this will def happen, who will direct it, the same guy that directed Iron Man or the one who directed Hulk?

[jmartinez]

I would have to put in my name in the hat and go with the comic book story line, Hulk eventually does join the Avengers but in order to see that happen we must go with the reason why Avengers was formed and run it from their.