Burrell on Samson

Wizard interviewed Ty Burell on playing Doc Samson in The Incredible Hulk and insight on what Norton brings to the table.
Here the highlights.

WIZARD: So do you have green hair in this movie?

BURRELL: Actually, no. When we meet Samson, he still has his normal, boring
hair. So you don’t get irradiated in this movie?Uh, no. [Hesitates] I don’t want
to give anything away.

Obiviously. He won’t become THE Doc Samson until the end of the film.

How would you describe Samson?

He’s very similar to the comics. Here’s a guy who’s perfectly smart and
very well intended. But he has a blind spot because of that hubris. He feels
like he can help everybody through [psychology]. He really believes he’s the
smartest person in the room, and feels he can use that to help people. Yet
that’s also his weakness.

Are there scenes of Banner on Samson’s couch?

So to speak, yeah. There are moments in the film where we’re definitely
feeling each other out. Their relationship is incredibly complicated. You see
their potential for being friends and also why they could be adversaries.

Samson almost had to take down The Hulk everytime. So that could be setup here. From the first trailer it had that scene from Hulk: Gray with Banner telling Samson about what’s going on.

How would you describe Norton’s approach to the Hulk?

As far as the script, he has really taken it on with his famous attention
to detail and depth. He’s giving this as much care as he’s given any of his
films. He’s just completely dedicated to it. Edward has shown he can play very,
very complicated characters, with the duality of our nature as a central theme.
This really fits beautifully into that. He’s written a very complicated script
and he’s playing it with that same nuanced conflict about a guy who’s burdened,
just like the comics. I think he also wrote a script that has a real sense for
how exciting these movies can be. I think the action comes out of the script
really naturally. It’s really organic to the story.

All the best elements of the Hulk brand is all there, I really hope the psychology right this time.