In a somewhat surprising move for Hollywood, Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is the choice to direct The Hulk, Universal's feature film based on the Marvel Comics series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lee has gained quite a good reputation for such art-house fare as The Ice Storm and Sense and Sensibility, and has recently won rave reviews for the Hong Kong martial-arts fable Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Based on various news sources, Lee was convinced to direct The Hulk on the strength of the script by David Hayter (X-Men). Gale Anne Hurd and Marvel Studios president Avi Arad will produce the film.

In Lee's version of the Hulk myth, the story will be set in Berkeley, Calif., with such plot points as the misunderstood Hulk being pursued by the military while attempting to ward off threatening evil forces. There is also a love story between Banner and a fellow female scientist. As of currently, no one has yet been cast in the film.

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