Hulk (2003 Film)

Hulk is the 2003 movie based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

Eric Bana stars scientist David Banner, whose military experiments into DNA manipulation for enhanced human durability transforms him in the a giant green rage-monster. As the military works to bring him under control, David struggles with the childhood abuse suffered at the hands of his own father (Nick Nolte) a military scientist himself who may have planted the seeds to Banner's monstrosity much earlier in his life. The film also stars Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, and Josh Lucas.

Ang Lee directed what is the first big-screen adaptation of the character. 

While artistically ambitious the film's reliance on Lee's need for emotionalism as well as some less-than-perfect CGI, gave the film a mixed box office reaction. 

This film was produced by Universal Pictures prior to the advent of Marvel Studios. Though Universal still maintains the film rights to the Hulk character, they have an agreement with Marvel to allow the character to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so long as it is not a stand-alone Hulk film. The one exception so far is 2008's Incredible Hulk which was co-produced by Marvel and Universal.