Hulk Vs Wolverine 2009 -
The performances of Steve Blum and Fred Tatasciore became the gold standard for their characters. Blum would reprise his role as Wolverine in numerous projects, including the aforementioned Wolverine and the X-Men and several Marvel vs. Capcom video games. Similarly, Tatasciore has become the go-to voice for the Hulk in animated series and video games to this day.
But this is not the intellectual, brooding Banner from the live-action films. This Banner is a pure victim. The film immediately establishes tragedy by showing Banner hiding in a small town, trying to live a quiet life. When Wolverine corners him, logic fails. Wolverine attempts a peaceful extraction, but a trigger-happy soldier fires a tranquilizer dart, causing the rage switch to flip. Hulk Vs Wolverine 2009
Just as their brutal brawl reaches a fever pitch, the fight is interrupted by Wolverine's former colleagues from Weapon X, a team that includes heavy hitters like . Both Wolverine and the Hulk are captured and taken to a secret Weapon X facility, where the sadistic Professor Thornton plans to weaponize the Hulk by erasing Banner's memories and bringing Wolverine back into the fold. What follows is a violent, high-stakes escape that sees the two titans teaming up to tear the facility apart, all while the question of who would win in a fight hangs in the air. The performances of Steve Blum and Fred Tatasciore
The healing factors of both characters are pushed to their absolute limits. Similarly, Tatasciore has become the go-to voice for
In interviews, Kyle and Yost revealed that they wanted the film to feel like a "best-of" compilation of the iconic rivalry. While drawing inspiration from the classic Incredible Hulk #181, they specifically looked beyond it to incorporate elements from all their major comic book battles, aiming to create an updated and definitive version of the conflict. The goal was to create something "darker and more fun," a film that was explicitly "not for kids" and was "not a Saturday Morning cartoon".