Er vliegen al een tijd geruchten heen en weer over mogelijke conflicten bij het monteren van The Incredible Hulk. Marvel zou een "commerciëlere" versie willen, terwijl de altijd nogal betrokken Edward Norton (die Bruce Banner speelt, en meeschreef aan het scenario) graag een meer meditatieve (=langere) versie voorstaat.
Beide partijen willen verder maar al te graag de herinnering aan Hulk uit 2003 van Ang Lee doen vergeten, en benadrukken keer op keer dat deze kijk op het groene monster echt anders is. Fans hebben echter hun twijfels, en veel van hen leken door de eerste trailer niet echt overtuigd.
Edward Norton heeft nu zelf een statement aan Entertainment Weekly gestuurd, waarin hij klaagt dat het "gezonde discussieproces", waarmee het maken van een film gepaard gaat, in de media wordt vertekend. De volledige tekst:
"Like so many people I've loved the story of The Hulk since I was a kid, so it was thrilling when Marvel asked me to write and help produce an altogether new screen incarnation, as well as play Bruce Banner. I grew up reading Marvel Comics and always loved the mythic dimension and contemporary themes in the stories, and Im proud of the script I wrote. In every phase of production, including the editing, working with Louis Leterrier has been wonderful...I've never had a better partner, and the collaboration with all the rest of the creative team has been terrific. Every good movie gets forged through collaboration, and different ideas among people who are all committed and respect the validity of each other's opinions is the heart of filmmaking. Regrettably, our healthy process, which is and should be a private matter, was misrepresented publicly as a 'dispute,' seized on by people looking for a good story, and has been distorted to such a degree that it risks distracting from the film itself, which Marvel, Universal and I refuse to let happen. It has always been my firm conviction that films should speak for themselves and that knowing too much about how they are made diminishes the magic of watching them. All of us believe The Incredible Hulk will excite old fans and create new ones and be a huge hit...our focus has always been to deliver the Hulk that people have been waiting for and keep the worldwide love affair with the big green guy going strong.''
