Brilliant scientist (played by Edward Norton) is working on a secret military experiment at Culver University. Led by General Thunderbolt Ross , the project aims to recreate the "Super-Soldier" program from World War II. However, the experiment goes horribly wrong when Banner is exposed to massive levels of gamma radiation .

Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) is hiding in Brazil, trying to cure his gamma radiation poisoning. Hunted by the obsessed General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross (William Hurt), Banner must return to the US while avoiding the military and the rage inside him. The climax features a brutal war between Hulk and the mutated Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth) — The Abomination.