History Trivia / Hulk

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* SequelInAnotherMedium: Even though the game came out a month before the film, it still continued on the film's events. It's also the only direct followup to the film's story that came out, since whatever film sequels that may have been planned were scrapped in favor of a ContinuityReboot in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.
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** Creator/EdwardNorton, who would go on to play the title character in the ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', was actually in the running for the role here but turned down the role because he didn't like the script. Billy Crudrup also turned it down. Other candidates were Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/JeffGoldblum. The latter eventually had a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starting with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''.
** The Hulk was originally animatronic.
** The animation studio originally made Hulk with a shade of green similar to what he has in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. But Ang Lee wanted Hulk greener as shown in the final film to better resemble his comic book counterpart.
** In the first two versions of the script, David was called Brian like in the comics.

* SequelInAnotherMedium: Even though the game came out a month before the film, it still continued on the film's events.

* DeletedScene:
** Betty Ross showed a presentation on the failed nanomed test on frogs.

* BigNameFan: Internet celebrity and voice actor Creator/ChristianFrates heavily admires the film and advocates for its existence.

!!For [[Film/{{Hulk}} the film]]:

** Creator/EdwardNorton, who would go on to play the title character in the ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', was actually in the running for the role here but turned down the role because he didn't like the script. Billy Crudrup also turned it down. Other candidates were Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/JeffGoldblum.

!!For [[VideoGame/{{Hulk}} the game]]:

* SequelInAnotherMedium: Even though the game came out a month before the film, it still continued on the film's events.

* ActorAllusion: Betty's long-suffering, "Bruce, I hate them" is likely a reference to Creator/JenniferConnelly's line from ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''.

* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/JenniferConnelly and Creator/NickNolte previously collaborated in Film/MulhollandFalls.

* DoingItForTheArt: As with all other Creator/AngLee films.
** Creator/NickNolte decided to join in all because it is about a Greek tragedy.
* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/NickNolte had his hair grown wildly for this movie when he was arrested on drunk driving charges and photographed for his now infamous mug shot.

* StillbornFranchise: As the quote atop that trope's page shows, they had to follow this with a reboot.
** However, there was a video game that continued the events of the movie. In fact, [[EvenBetterSequel the video game was better received than the film itself.]]
* ThoseTwoActors:
** Creator/JenniferConnelly and Creator/NickNolte previously collaborated in Film/MulhollandFalls.

** James Schamus had begun work on the script for the sequel before the release of ''Hulk'' and early drafts featured the Gray Hulk. Schamus was also considering the Leader and the Abomination (who's still Talbot) as the main villains.
*** The Leader eventually became the villain of the video game sequel.
** The CGI Hulk was modeled on bodybuilders Gunter Schlierkamp (body) and Lee Priest (arms).
** Creator/EdwardNorton, who would go on to play the title character in the ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', was actually in the running for the role here but turned down the role because he didn't like the script. Creator/BillyCrudrup also turned it down. Other candidates were Creator/SteveBuscemi, Creator/TomCruise, Creator/JohnnyDepp, Creator/DavidDuchovny and Creator/JeffGoldblum.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Both Creator/PaulDobson and Creator/MichaelDobson voice two brothers.

* ImageLink: ChewingTheScenery

* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/SamElliot accepted the role of General Ross without reading the script, being simply excited to work with Creator/AngLee.

* CreatorKiller: The mixed reception nearly killed Ang Lee's career but that did not stop him from making Film/BrokebackMountain and Film/LifeOfPi.
* DoingItForTheArt: As with all other Ang Lee films.

** Creator/EdwardNorton, who would go on to play the title character in the ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'', was actually in the running for the role here but turned down the role because he didn't like the script.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Both Creator/PaulDobson and Creator/MichaelDobson voice two brothers.
* RoleReprisal: Creator/EricBana was able to voice Bruce Banner for the sequel video game.

* TheseTwoActors: