Louis Leterrier Weighs in On Edward Norton's Avengers Exit & Joss Whedon Directorship

The Incredible Hulk director reveals not only that hatred of replacing actors, referring to Ed Norton's "Hulk' departure, but also praises Marvel choosing Joss Whedon for The Avengers.
Chatting with MTV's Rick Marshall a few weeks ago, before appearing at the Long Beach Comic-con, Louis Leterrier, The Incredible Hulk director, shared his thoughts the public 'Hulk' departure with Edward Norton. He also talks a bit on Marvel choosing Mark Ruffalo & Joss Whedon for The Avengers.

"It's funny, because I speak to Edward often and I speak to the Marvel guys often," Leterrier told MTV News. "I'm like you in that I don't know what happened there."

"Last time I talked to them about [directing] 'Avengers,' I didn't get the job and I knew it — because I was finishing 'Clash' and they needed to move forward," he added. "When I didn't get the job, I told Kevin Feige, 'You should definitely get Edward in the movie — he's fantastic and he brought so much to it!' And Kevin said, 'Yup, we're talking to him.'"

"So the talks were going on, and I thought, 'Great, this will happen,'" he explained. "I really don't know what happened in the end. In all honesty, I leave it between them."

"Joss Whedon is absolutely fantastic, and so is Mark Ruffalo," he said, only to offer up a more candid assessment from the perspective of a fan of comic book movies, not a filmmaker. "I like the continuity as a fan when I go to see these movies, so as a fan, I don't like it when actors get changed — especially when they're that good."
[comicbookmovie]