February 9th, 2008An Abomination by Any Other Name
There aren’t many criticisms of Ang Lee’s definitive Hulk. </straightface>
Besides the similarity in appearance to Shrek, though, one other complaint was that the Hulk seemed too invincible, that nothing could really damage him.
Luckily for the upcoming sequel-but-non-sequel, The Incredible Hulk, the Hulk will face a serious threat in the Abomination.
If you’re not familiar with him, the Abomination is born when KGB spy Emil Blonsky intentionally exposes himself to gamma radiation. While stronger than the Hulk (when calm), he can’t revert to his human form, and his strength doesn’t increase with his anger. In classic villain form, he spends a lot of time taking his anger out on Bruce Banner/The Hulk.
In the film, he’ll be referred to only as Emil Blonsky, since the writers reportedly found “The Abomination” too silly. I can understand their concern; a lot of the comic aesthetic doesn’t translate well into film. But I don’t think the Abomination sounds particularly silly as comic stuff goes.
SuperHeroHype.com posted an image of some merchandising which gives us a glimpse of how the Hulk and the Abomin…, sorry, Blonsky might look in the movie. What do you think? It’s not the way I would have pictured the Abomination, but I like it.
You can never tell with these action figures, though. In case you didn’t see it, check out Topless Robot’s list of “The 10 Star Wars Toys that Unintentionally Look Like Other Celebrities“.
Via /Film
