How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
05-29-12, 08:57 PM
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How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
I have been reading several people comment on why Edward Norton's career has seemingly fizzled out. I know we'll see him in the upcoming Bourne Legacy, but he seriously seemed to have fell off the face of the earth compared to a few years ago when he was on his way to being a super star.
Norton is one of my favorite actors and I really enjoy most of his movies. But the following post was made from someone on another forum and I'm just wondering if it's true. Here's the quote:
Quite a shame if true 
Norton is one of my favorite actors and I really enjoy most of his movies. But the following post was made from someone on another forum and I'm just wondering if it's true. Here's the quote:
I know people who worked with him. The guy is an insufferable
a$$hole on set and was a genuine pest to the rest of the crew.
Norton has a history of taking over projects to the point where he
would be re-editing whole scenes of a movie to simply make himself
look better.
Had he of worked on "The Avengers", he would of demanded
for Downey Jr's "Ironman" scenes get cut and for pretty much
every single frame shot of him as "Bruce Banner" get put
into the flick.
Hollywood won't say it, but the truth is: Nobody wants to work
with the "Dennis Rodman" of films.
Give it about 5-8+ years when Norton drops out of "Leading man"
status, and he'll wisen up, confess that he was terrible to a lot
of people: and get back to making good movies.
It's just a serious waste of talent seeing Norton's career like this...but
he's done it to himself.
a$$hole on set and was a genuine pest to the rest of the crew.
Norton has a history of taking over projects to the point where he
would be re-editing whole scenes of a movie to simply make himself
look better.
Had he of worked on "The Avengers", he would of demanded
for Downey Jr's "Ironman" scenes get cut and for pretty much
every single frame shot of him as "Bruce Banner" get put
into the flick.
Hollywood won't say it, but the truth is: Nobody wants to work
with the "Dennis Rodman" of films.
Give it about 5-8+ years when Norton drops out of "Leading man"
status, and he'll wisen up, confess that he was terrible to a lot
of people: and get back to making good movies.
It's just a serious waste of talent seeing Norton's career like this...but
he's done it to himself.
05-29-12, 10:24 PM
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Re: How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
Did Alan Smithee Humpty Dumpty write that?
05-29-12, 10:56 PM
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Re: How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
Norton has a long history of being "difficult". He's a regular Val Kilmer, and look where the former Batman is now.
Marvel's President Kevin Feige on why Norton wasn't in The Avengers:
Marvel's President Kevin Feige on why Norton wasn't in The Avengers:
We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.
05-29-12, 11:11 PM
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apparantly he had a ball working on Moonrise Kingdom. I read someowhere that the cast all stayed in a rented cabin in the woods, and even ate and spent free time with each other. Working with Wes was probably the best thing he could have done for his career, because too many people have had problems working with him for anyone not to believe Norton is the problem. Very talented for sure, but his career skyrocketed so fast, his ego had to be on cloud 9. Unfortuanately for moviegoers, we don't see him in many projects (decent).
05-29-12, 11:23 PM
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I hope Ryan Gosling doesn't follow the same path as Norton. They seem very similar in quite a few ways.
05-29-12, 11:38 PM
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Re: How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
Norton has a long history of being "difficult". He's a regular Val Kilmer, and look where the former Batman is now.
Quote:
We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.
Marvel's President Kevin Feige on why Norton wasn't in The Avengers:
Quote:
We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.
Marvel's President Kevin Feige on why Norton wasn't in The Avengers:
05-29-12, 11:46 PM
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apparantly he had a ball working on Moonrise Kingdom. I read someowhere that the cast all stayed in a rented cabin in the woods, and even ate and spent free time with each other. Working with Wes was probably the best thing he could have done for his career, because too many people have had problems working with him for anyone not to believe Norton is the problem. Very talented for sure, but his career skyrocketed so fast, his ego had to be on cloud 9. Unfortuanately for moviegoers, we don't see him in many projects (decent).
05-29-12, 11:55 PM
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05-30-12, 12:00 AM
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I thought this was already widely known? He's a prick. He's a talented prick, but a prick nonetheless. He took over American History X from Tony Kaye. He's got script authority written into his contract meaning that he can change anything in the story that he doesn't like. He clashed with Letterier in the Incredible Hulk movie, too.
It's hubris, baby.
It's hubris, baby.
05-30-12, 12:23 AM
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Yeah it's a shame he seems to be difficult to work with, though he's been in some great movies and delivered more than a few stellar performances.
He certainly has phoned in several performances (The Italian Job, Red Dragon, Pride and Glory, The Incredible Hulk) but was also brilliant in and around the same period in The Painted Veil and The Illusionist.
Norton was the best thing about The Score and delivered the goods in Down in The Valley, Leaves of Grass and the underrated Stone.
Add to that....Primal Fear, The People vs. Larry Flynt, American History X, Fight Club and The 25th Hour and he cements his place at the top of the list of the best actors of his generation.
I'm thinking he's not finished just yet.
He certainly has phoned in several performances (The Italian Job, Red Dragon, Pride and Glory, The Incredible Hulk) but was also brilliant in and around the same period in The Painted Veil and The Illusionist.
Norton was the best thing about The Score and delivered the goods in Down in The Valley, Leaves of Grass and the underrated Stone.
Add to that....Primal Fear, The People vs. Larry Flynt, American History X, Fight Club and The 25th Hour and he cements his place at the top of the list of the best actors of his generation.
I'm thinking he's not finished just yet.
05-30-12, 02:43 AM
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05-30-12, 03:41 AM
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Yeah it's a shame he seems to be difficult to work with, though he's been in some great movies and delivered more than a few stellar performances.
He certainly has phoned in several performances (The Italian Job, Red Dragon, Pride and Glory, The Incredible Hulk) but was also brilliant in and around the same period in The Painted Veil and The Illusionist.
Norton was the best thing about The Score and delivered the goods in Down in The Valley, Leaves of Grass and the underrated Stone.
Add to that....Primal Fear, The People vs. Larry Flynt, American History X, Fight Club and The 25th Hour and he cements his place at the top of the list of the best actors of his generation.
I'm thinking he's not finished just yet.
He certainly has phoned in several performances (The Italian Job, Red Dragon, Pride and Glory, The Incredible Hulk) but was also brilliant in and around the same period in The Painted Veil and The Illusionist.
Norton was the best thing about The Score and delivered the goods in Down in The Valley, Leaves of Grass and the underrated Stone.
Add to that....Primal Fear, The People vs. Larry Flynt, American History X, Fight Club and The 25th Hour and he cements his place at the top of the list of the best actors of his generation.
I'm thinking he's not finished just yet.
05-30-12, 04:37 AM
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Yeah, I've read other people bring up the Gosling/Norton comparisons. But let's be honest, Norton runs circles around him. Gosling is a good actor but Norton is an exceptional one.
05-30-12, 08:28 AM
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Re: How accurate is this post regarding Edward Norton?
I thought this was already widely known? He's a prick. He's a talented prick, but a prick nonetheless. He took over American History X from Tony Kaye. He's got script authority written into his contract meaning that he can change anything in the story that he doesn't like. He clashed with Letterier in the Incredible Hulk movie, too.
It's hubris, baby.
It's hubris, baby.
05-30-12, 08:39 AM
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Didn't he get into a big fight with Paramount around the time of The Italian Job? I think he had a contract with them for a few movies and after Italian he didn't want to fulfill it.
05-30-12, 08:41 AM
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05-30-12, 09:02 AM
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Yeah, I seem to recall reading the same thing and you can see he couldn't give a rat's ass in that performance.
05-30-12, 09:26 AM
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He doesn't work well with Hollywood movies, but seems to thrive with the indie set/working with known directors. He seems to be one of those actors that while working with some directors thinks he knows better (Leterrier, Ratner), but that doesn't come out with other, name directors (Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, David Fincher)
I remember Salma Hayek (his ex) came out and basically called him a little bitch at one point.
I remember Salma Hayek (his ex) came out and basically called him a little bitch at one point.
05-30-12, 09:32 AM
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He doesn't work well with Hollywood movies, but seems to thrive with the indie set/working with known directors. He seems to be one of those actors that while working with some directors thinks he knows better (Leterrier, Ratner), but that doesn't come out with other, name directors (Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, David Fincher)
I remember Salma Hayek (his ex) came out and basically called him a little bitch at one point.
I remember Salma Hayek (his ex) came out and basically called him a little bitch at one point.
05-30-12, 09:42 AM
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That's what I heard. Never saw it, but did mention it in that thread that someone started about directors and their one movie and never directed anything again. Norton fits that bill.
05-30-12, 09:55 AM
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