
The Hollywood Reporter.com reports that Tim Blake Nelson has been added to the "The Incredible Hulk" movie cast. Nelson will play a scientist named Samuel Sterns aka "The Leader", a menial worker in a chemical research plant who is bombarded with gamma radiation. He emerges from his accident not only green-skinned but also superintelligent, with an oversized brain.
Nelson joins Oscar nominee Edward Norton (Banner), Liv Tyler (Betty Ross), Tim Roth (villain Emil Blonsky/the Abomination) and William Hurt (General Ross, Betty's father). "The Incredible Hulk" smashes into theaters June 13, 2008.