After waiting and waiting, we now finally have the very first trailer for the upcoming Marvel superhero movie The Incredible Hulk, which hits theaters on the 13th June 2008!

It’s been a hell of a long wait to see it, but today we finally get a look at Louis Leterrier and Edward Norton’s take on The Incredible Hulk, and a fair bit of Abomination for good measure..

The Incredible Hulk kicks off an all - new, explosive and action - packed epic of one of the most popular superheroes of all time.. In this new beginning, scientist Bruce Banner ( Edward Norton ) desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk..

Living in the shadows - cut off from a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross ( Liv Tyler ) - Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross ( William Hurt ), and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power..

As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk’s creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as The Abomination ( Tim Roth ), whose destructive strength exceeds even The Hulk’s own.. One scientist must make an agonizing final choice: accept a peaceful life as Bruce Banner or find heroism in the creature he holds inside - The Incredible Hulk..

It looks like Universal Pictures made sure to do all they could to avoid having The Incredible Hulk look anything like the first attempt starring Eric Bana.. While a couple of the opening scenes do feel familiar, the preview finishes with a bang.. Having The Hulk go up against The Abomination was a great decision..

Despite the cool trailer released recently for The Incredible Hulk, it appears the movie may be in a bit of trouble.. Rumor has it there is some conflict going on behind the scenes between actor / writer Edward Norton and the Marvel Studio execs - conflict specifically about the cut of the movie, which is still being edited together.. 

Marvel may not be listening to Norton, which would be a big mistake.. After all, he helped cut together the trailer, which is smartly assembled.. He also doctored the script a bit, so clearly he knows the characters and story.. Plus there’s that work he did on Frieda and his own Keeping the Faith, giving Norton his share of credit.. On the other side, the actor is notoriously picky, which may be contributing to, if not outright causing, the problems between the two..

Marvel has had enough failures and lame releases at this point that I find myself forced to side with Norton, despite not knowing exactly what the problems are.. If his script work and desired cut of the film are indicated by the trailer he helped assemble ( And which Norton was reportedly happy with ), then let the actor stay involved with the picture and help with the final edit.. Obviously he knows what he’s doing.. The last thing Marvel needs is another failed Hulk picture, which would probably doom the character to the point that we wouldn’t see him on film again for quite some time - we’re talking a disaster of Batman and Robin proportions, and nobody wants that..

The Incredible Hulk is directed by French filmmaker Louis Leterrier of The Transporter, Unleashed, and The Transporter 2.. The script for the film was originally written by Zak Penn ( Behind Enemy Lines, X - Men 2, X - Men 3), but after joining the film as the lead character Bruce Banner, Edward Norton himself took over the reigns and re - wrote the screenplay.. The Incredible Hulk arrives in theaters on the 13th June 2008..