In the latest episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, Simon zeroes in on a comic book movie, and a sequel.
Director Ang Lee would later admit he regretted the serious approach he took with 2003’s Hulk. But the film has its fans, and faced significant battles to get it to the screen in the first place.
As did Die Hard 2, a sequel that followed the surprise hit original by just two years. It did so with a director coming straight off another project, Bruce Willis getting serious, and snow is very short supply.
Stories of both are discussed in this episode…
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