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Sometimes it's hard to tell whether Edward Norton is a realist or a pessimist. Just as he expressed doubt over the Incredible Hulk sequel, he sounds completely unenthusiastic about The Avengers.

"I'm not even sure deep inside the minds of Marvel how they are planning to string that stuff out, but I don't think any of it is imminent, I don't know," said the Fight Club star about The Avengers, which is supposed to sport a slew of Marvel characters from various different films, some yet to be shot.

Norton also went on to elaborate what it would take from Marvel for him to be on board the film:

"Things like that to me are always completely dependent on what they make of it. It's like anything can be the crappy version of itself or the great version of itself and if it's the great version of itself, then that's one thing. If they don't get it right, then I don't know, then I think… A lot of it depends on what they come up with."

The Avengers currently has a 2012 release date.

Considering how displeased Edward Norton was with the final version of this summer's The Incredible Hulk - the actor refused to do any publicity for it after disagreeing with the edits made - it should come as no surpirse that he doesn't know anything about future installments in this franchise.

“The minds of Marvel are sometimes opaque,” Norton told MTV News. “I won’t say [they're] obtuse, but I don’t have any idea what they want to do.”

Don't push your luck, The Incredible Hulk producers. A sequel would be a waste.

We'd like to wish a happy birthday to Edward Norton. The actor turns 39 today.

Norton most recently starred in The Incredible Hulk, a comic book movie that was overshadowed this summer by other successes in that genre, most notably Iron Man and The Dark Knight. The film was also marred by a conflict between Norton and the studio, as the star refused to publicize the flick before its release date.

Despite the disappointing experience and box office take of The Incredible Hulk, Norton is one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. He was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Primal Fear and starred alongside Brad Pitt in the cult classic, Fight Club.

Edward Norton stars in The Incredible Hulk, hitting theaters this June.

And the talented actor wants to make one thing clear: this version is nothing like the past film, starring Eric Bana, about the green, angry super hero.

"First off it's utterly unrelated to that film," Norton said in this month's Total Film magazine, as relayed by The Sun. "This is in no way a response to it or picking up from it."

The actor compared his version of The Incredible Hulk to the way Chris Nolan redid the Batman franchise with Batman Begins.

"I think like Chris Nolan and those guys did with Batman, we just said: 'We're going to start completely with our own version of this myth or saga,'" Norton said.

So, will there be multiple an Incredible Hulk 2 or 3?

"To me the whole thing was to envision it in multiple parts We left a lot out on purpose. It's definitely intended as chapter one."

We've already taken you to the set of The Incredible Hulk.

Now, take a look at these images of Edward Norton as Bruce Banner from the upcoming movie:

Here's a look at the Rio de Janeiro set of The Incredible Hulk.

Photos include Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, along with a pre-Abomination Tim Roth.

Lou Ferrigno is okay with the fact that the iconic super hero he portrayed in the late 1970s has been remade into a movie. Twice.

In fact, he has nothing but praise for the latest incantation.

"I was in the movie. I just finished filming," Ferrigno told MTV. "It's a spectacular ovie. Very impressive."

Ever since 1977, when he began playing the character in a famous television series, Ferrigno has had a lot of time to ruminate on The Incredible Hulk.

And he says the new movie's star, Edward Norton, shares a similar obsession.

"We talked about it. I believe he rewrote the script because he's very involved with the character," Ferrigno said. "He's not just doing another movie, he wanted to be involved with the character. I think that's going to bring it to the next level."

Ferrigno went on to give Norton and the production his highest seal of approval, saying the work they were doing on the film will "be like the TV series."

"[Ed actually] reminds me a lot of Bill Bixby," Ferrigno said, referencing the actor who played Banner in the series. "He has a similar physique, similar personality. Ed is a very fine actor and it adds tremendous credibility for him to be involved with the movie."