Making 2008's 'The Incredible Hulk' more than a shade better

WHEN Marvel and Universal studios decided to reboot the Hulk just a few years after director Ang Lee brought the mean, green comic-book creature to multiplexes, they quite literally went back to the drawing board. Director Louis Leterrier's $150-million "The Incredible Hulk" has involved not only a tonal overhaul -- specifically, scrapping Lee's psychodrama in favor of fugitive suspense recalling the Lou Ferrigno TV show -- but also, just as crucially, giving the character a complete visual makeover.

By Tom Russo

June 15, 2008