<Ul> <Li> Josh Lucas as Major Glenn Talbot: A ruthless former soldier who offers Banner and Betty Ross an opportunity to work for him in an attempt to start an experiment on self - healing soldiers . </Li> <Li> Nick Nolte as Dr. David "Dave" Banner / The Father: The mentally unstable biological father of Bruce Banner who was also a genetics research scientist and had been locked away for 30 years after causing an explosion in the gamma reactor and accidentally killing his wife, Edith . After exposing himself to gamma radiation, he gains the ability to combine with the essence of all physical objects, reminiscent of the comic book character Absorbing Man, one of the characters that first appeared in the early scripts of the film . He also, at one point, becomes a towering creature composed of electricity, reminiscent of Zzzax, one of the Hulk's enemies in the comic series . Nolte agreed to participate in the film when Ang Lee described the project as a "Greek tragedy ." </Li> </Ul> <Li> Josh Lucas as Major Glenn Talbot: A ruthless former soldier who offers Banner and Betty Ross an opportunity to work for him in an attempt to start an experiment on self - healing soldiers . </Li> <Li> Nick Nolte as Dr. David "Dave" Banner / The Father: The mentally unstable biological father of Bruce Banner who was also a genetics research scientist and had been locked away for 30 years after causing an explosion in the gamma reactor and accidentally killing his wife, Edith . After exposing himself to gamma radiation, he gains the ability to combine with the essence of all physical objects, reminiscent of the comic book character Absorbing Man, one of the characters that first appeared in the early scripts of the film . He also, at one point, becomes a towering creature composed of electricity, reminiscent of Zzzax, one of the Hulk's enemies in the comic series . Nolte agreed to participate in the film when Ang Lee described the project as a "Greek tragedy ." </Li> <Dl> <Dd> <Ul> <Li> Paul Kersey as Young David Banner </Li> </Ul> </Dd> </Dl>

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