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We received the following rumor from an unknown source who claims to have info on The Hulk 2. Will Eric Bana return as Bruce Banner and Jennifer Connelly as Betty Ross? We're not sure as it's been quiet on the "Hulk" front... "Expect a major announcement from Avi Arad soon about who the new director for Hulk 2 will be. And it looks like they have called Michael France in again to write a draft script for the second movie that will feature the Hulk in a more superhero role." France also co-wrote the first film, which was directed by Ang Lee and criticized by many as being too dramatic. We'll have to wait and see if there's any truth to the above rumor.

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Marvel Studios Chairman and CEO Avi Arad continues to discuss and confirm that The Hulk 2 is a go, and plans for the film are underway, with a targeted release date of Summer 2006. The sequel would follow on the heels of 2003's The Hulk - which made Universal approximately $242 million in world-wide box office receipts (not including DVD/VHS sales).

However, Eric has indicated that he has not been approached to reprise his role as Bruce Banner - even though he is under contract to play Banner again if Universal does move forward with the project. He's also said that, "if they come up with a great script and they want to do a sequel, I'm sure I'd be interested. I'm kind of signed on for that, I think, so I'll have to wait to see."

If the project does materialize, Arad has indicated that the second film will take a different line than the first. "He won't be this tortured person, it will pick up at the end of the first movie," Arad told Zap2it.com. "He's come to terms with his life and who he is and we can let him be the Hulk hero now." Arad has also said, "I think in [the sequel] you'll see a man who understands his problem, is trying to solve it, coming to terms with the Bruce side of it, still trying to reject the Hulk, finding a way to reject it, and there are consequences to that, of course. And who knows? Green turns to gray and all hell breaks out."

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Talking to Australia's Filmink Magazine - about the DVD release of "Troy" - Eric Bana debunked claims that he won't be back to reprise his role as Bruce Banner in a "Hulk" sequel.

Various reports over the last twelve months suggested that the stand-up comic turned Hollywood it-boy had walked away from the role, with producers now in search of another lad to fill the torn shorts. But Bana tells the mag that he's "seriously consdering" a second shot at playing The Hulk, with the studio keen for a sequel.

Bana also - again - laughed at rumours that he's in the running to play 007. He's simply not interested, he tells.

The sequel, which Jennifer Connelly will also return for, could give us our first glimpse of the Grey Hulk apparently, and include villains The Leader and The Abomination.

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Eric Bana debunked claims that he won't be back to reprise his role as Bruce Banner in a "Hulk" sequel.

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But Bana tells the mag that he's "seriously consdering" a second shot at playing The Hulk

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