So this is how I get a message passed on to me in my house:
“Oh, dad. Somebody from Universal called four or five days ago about ‘The Hulk.’ I’ll go get the message; I wrote it down on a piece of paper and stuck it to the fridge. (Two minutes later.) I guess it got thrown out. They’ll probably call back.”
Ten minutes of screaming ensued as I envisioned Ang Lee saying, “Fine, if David couldn’t be bothered to call back, we’ll go to our next person on the list of people we have to do rewrites on the screenplay.” Well, it wasn’t about doing rewrites on the movie. Steve Saffel at Del Rey managed to put me together with the nice lady who had called here, namely Cindy Chang at Universal, who it turns out was calling me about the prospect of writing the novelization of the HULK movie. Apparently between the generally positive reception of the Spidey novelization and the fact that I do have *some* passing familiarity with the character, it was felt that I was the guy to turn the screenplay into a book.
And I said “Sure.” Because, y’know, why not? Which means, since I’m signing a non-disclosure agreement, that over the next months I will be *extremely* silent in terms of comments about the contents of the film. Although I do feel confident in saying that the Hulk will have absolutely no biological webspinners.
PAD
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Great news, Peter! They couldn’t have picked a better guy for this.
PAD, it sounds great, but I can’t say I’m enthusiastic about the movie based on some of what I’ve read about the script elsewhere on the net. My question is whether you got to read the script before deciding to take the job, or whether it was a simple “take it or leaveit” offer. (Of course regardless of the script, your adaptation is sure to be worth the price at they’ve always been in the past.)
Hearing that Peter is writing a Hulk project is always good news. I’d just like to encourage everyone to ignore internet speculation about movies, especially when the comments are based on a draft of the script. Directors always work things around to their satisfaction. I don’t think Ang Lee has made a bad movie. Let’s wait and see the final product before we start forming opinions.
Having read your adaptation of RETURN OF SWAMP THING, I now realize that no matter what appears in the movie theaters, I will have gained some entertainment due to the HULK movie. Great tidings!
As if there was anyone ELSE who could do the job properly! WAY TO GO PAD! Those Del Ray people should also go to you for all their Marvel movie novel needs… ‘Nuff said.
PAD,
About time you got the call. There is no one else who should have even been considered.
No biological webshooters? I guess Bruce Banner would be smart enough to build mechanical webshooters but wouldn’t they break when he turns into the Hulk?
Seriously, glad to hear that you are going to do the novelization for the Hulk movie. Any chance you’ll do the comic book adaptation as well?
There it is, my friends… living proof that there is, in fact, a God.
Congrats!!!
I can’t wait.
Congratulations Peter. We at are behind you all the way
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