Hollywood actor Edward Norton is set to play comic hero The Hulk in a new movie, according to media reports. The Fight Club star will take over the role from Troy actor Eric Bana, reports Hollywood film publication Variety.

The 2003 film, which starred Bana and directed by Ang Lee, was a commercial flop and received mixed reviews.

Marvel Studios insist the sequel, which will be released next summer, will "be less serious than the first one and more in tune with the comic book series".

The new installment will be directed by The Transporter's Louis Leterrier.

- Fight Club Pictures

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