Incredible Hulk - David or Bruce Banner ?

ChickLittle | 16:49 Sat 06th Jul 2002 | Film, Media & TV

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In the TV series 'The Incredible Hulk' the character's name was David Banner. Does anyone know why this was changed from 'Bruce Banner' as it appeared in the comics ?

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samiad

Dr. David Bruce Banner in the series. Kenneth Johnson the series producer made a few changes from the characters' origins in comic books.Including Dr Banner's first name. In the comic, it had been Bruce, but Johnson thought this was too stereotypically homosexual. In choosing David, there was also an allusion to David and Goliath. However in the new movie it will return to Bruce.

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Thanks samiad ! I didn't even know a movie was being planned...any idea who will play the title role ?

Harry

Since when has Bruce been a gay name? So they thought that David is more masculine did they? Like the magician David Copperfield or David Bowie maybe? Bruce Willis - now there's a real man!

snotmonkey

the trailer can be viewed at http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_hulk/ bruce will be played by Eric Bana http://www.online-shrine.com/bana/ have a look at his on-line shrine he was recently in Black Hawk Down but his best film has to be Chopper

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