After the cancellation of “The Incredible Hulk” TV series Cereal, a blend of old and new - Today we interview Jaques Smit, an incredible man. Just read all his current positions: Managing Director at MindNova Advertising Pty (Ltd), Marketing Director at Inland Kitesurfing Pty (Ltd), CEO at Avonstorm Entertainment, Producer at Avonstorm Pictures Pty (Ltd), Technical Director at Blo-Tant Pty (Ltd). Here is the interview and I initially ask about Cereal, his… in 1982, three TV films were produced six years later, featuring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno reprising their original roles as Dr. David Banner and the Hulk, respectively. These films aired on NBC.
The first film, titled “The Incredible Hulk Returns,” premiered in 1988. It marked the first time Marvel Universe characters appeared in the TV series. The show’s creator, Kenneth Johnson, had previously omitted any references to the Marvel Universe during the show’s run from 1977 to 1982. In this film, Banner encounters a former student who has acquired the hammer of Thor, a Viking warrior who has been barred from entering Valhalla, the realm where fallen soldiers are supposed to go. The film served as a backdoor pilot for a potential Thor-focused live-action TV series.
In 1989, “The Trial of the Incredible Hulk” was produced for television. Once again, Marvel Universe characters were introduced, as David Banner meets Matt Murdock, a blind attorney who is also the masked crime-fighter Daredevil. Together, Daredevil and the Hulk team up to battle the Kingpin of Crime, known as Wilson Fisk. Similar to the first film, this TV movie served as a backdoor pilot for a potential Daredevil-focused live-action TV series.
The final film, “The Death of the Incredible Hulk,” was filmed in 1990. In this movie, David Banner becomes infatuated with an Eastern European spy and goes on a mission to rescue kidnapped scientists. Towards the end of the film, the Hulk falls from an airplane and reverts back to his human form before perishing.
Although it appeared that the Hulk met his demise in the 1990 movie, additional films were planned, including one titled “Revenge of the Incredible Hulk.” However, these plans were not realized as Bill Bixby passed away in 1993 after losing his battle with cancer.
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