Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film was directed by Ang Lee and written by John Turman, James Schamus, and Michael France and is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Mark Ruffalo stars as Bruce Banner and Hulk, alongside Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Josh Lucas and Ron Perlman. The film explores Bruce Banner's origins. After a lab accident involving gamma radiation, he transforms into a giant green-skinned humanoid with superhuman strength known as the Hulk whenever stressed or emotionally provoked. The United States military pursues him, and he clashes with his biological father.
