During publicity for the release of The Incredible Hulk, director Louis Leterrier has revealed that he would love a chance to adapt Neil Gaiman's unusual superhero strip 1602 for the big screen.

1602 is set in an alternate Marvel universe at the start of the 17th Century in which various characters match their 1960s counterparts. Nicholas Fury, Dr Stephen Strange, Peter Parquagh, Matthew Murdoch and Carlos Javier all make key appearances.

Leterrier told IGN that "1602 is great because it's another take on the superhero. It's almost like Freaks and Clash of the Titans and all of this stuff that I love. And Neil Gaiman is a genius." He pointed out that the current trend for superhero movies "will sort of fade away" but "by making them cross-pollinate and crisscross and have different stories and good guys become bad guys and all of that stuff… that will make them good."

Marvel has not announced any plans for a 1602 movie as yet.

Click here to read the Total Sci Fi interview with Louis Leterrier.