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What the hell happened to Edward Norton?
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I have high hopes for this, after reading jonathan strange and mr norrel and watching carnivale I really really really want to see a movie about magic.
To put this back on-topic...
I'm not surprised to hear Edward Norton's an asshole. The guy seems very demanding and a bit of a perfectionist. I remember there was this whole drama back when The Italian Job remake was being made, he didn't want to be in it, but he had to because he had a contract with the studio (Paramount?). He made a big stink about it. Not to mention the whole thing with his getting into the editing room in American History X to give himself more screen time.
That said, the guy is a hell of an actor. American History X, 25th Hour, Primal Fear - these are amazing performances. Hell, the work he did on The Score was great, and the movie itself had a very neat heist sequence at the end, and that's what counts in that genre (see Rififi for one of the best heist sequences ever).
I'm not surprised to hear Edward Norton's an asshole. The guy seems very demanding and a bit of a perfectionist. I remember there was this whole drama back when The Italian Job remake was being made, he didn't want to be in it, but he had to because he had a contract with the studio (Paramount?). He made a big stink about it. Not to mention the whole thing with his getting into the editing room in American History X to give himself more screen time.
That said, the guy is a hell of an actor. American History X, 25th Hour, Primal Fear - these are amazing performances. Hell, the work he did on The Score was great, and the movie itself had a very neat heist sequence at the end, and that's what counts in that genre (see Rififi for one of the best heist sequences ever).
Suburban Cowboy
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for some reason i came into this thread expecting
Is there anywhere I can read more about the whole American History X editing scandal? I know Tony Kaye tried to get his name taken off the movie because of the editing done to it. It's such an amazing movie, I'm curious as to how different the final product was from Kaye's original vision and what exactly Norton changed and how he did it.
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Dan said:
I like Norton, but he seems to play the same kind of guy in most of his well-known stuff: the harmless-looking white guy with a chip on his shoulder or truly disturbed on the inside.
Looks like the trend may continue here.
Mason said:
There's a documentary on Alan Smithee (the fake director name that directors who feel their work has been compromised use) that deals extensively with the whole American History X scandal. The documentary is titled 'Who is Alan Smithee?' and is available on DVD.
I'll summarize from what I remember...basically, Tony Kaye was taking way, WAY too long with the film - he was demanding final cut of the film (something that's given only to a select few veteran directors, and certainly not to someone as untested as Kaye), he wanted to go back and re-shoot, he kept editing and editing with no end in sight...at one point the studio requested a meeting and as a joke he brought along a buddhist monk, a rabbi, and a priest (or some other combination of spiritual counsel), which pissed the suits off to no end.
The studio proceeded to allow Norton into the editing room to mess around with the film, which is pretty much unheard of and which really REALLY pissed off Kaye. He made a big stink about it and then asked to have his name taken off the movie - but since he had made his grievances with the studio so public, he wasn't allowed to use a pseudonym and the movie ended up being released under his name.
Kaye claims that part of it was the studio and part of it was Norton backstabbing him, because he was unhappy that Kaye had decided to cut a LOT of Norton's scenes out and focus more on the Furlong character.
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VistraNorrez said:
Hell, he's not even playing the same roles in the three examples provided. DeNiro's characters in Heat, Casino, and Meet the Parents aren't even similar. He should've said Casino, Goodfellas, and Analyze This, and he'd still be wrong.
Once you start throwing in the stuff you listed along with Midnight Run, The Deer Hunter, and Taxi Driver (especially the last two), the original point goes out the window.
edit: Just had to say that, hope I'm not derailing page 2.
editx2: Oh hey, don't forget Backdraft, Cape Fear, A Bronx Tale, Wag the Dog, Awakenings, the Mission, and Brazil. How the **** could anyone call him narrow?
Mason said:
You could rent the "Who is Alan Smithee?" documentary http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279641/ . It details a lot of the shennanigans that went on in the production of AHX.
edit: aw snap I should've read the rest of the thread.
Anyway, what Tony Kaye did was really ****ing stupid, he pretty much got himself blacklisted in Hollywood. Too bad cause AHX is a really freaking good movie. I believe he wanted his pseudonym in the movie be "Humpty Dumpty", haha.
Gearharaden
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I always though Edward Norton could be the perfect Gordon Freeman if a Half-Life movie ever came to light.
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jett said:
Holy shit that looks ****ing awesome.
Thankyou!
Ninja Scooter
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heh sounds like that wackjob director from Entourage.
Battersea Power Station
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Nahs, yo. Everytime Ed Norton speaks I get the impression he loves the sound of his own voice -- totally not Freeman.Gearharaden said:
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The prestige and the illusionist have both sated my demand for magic movies. They both look ****ing awesome.
Sorry to bring up such an old thread, but what the hell is the deal with Norton? Gives two of the best performances I have ever seen in both Fight Club and (especially) American History X, but other than that his films seem mostly 'meh', not to mention he seems to have a really low turn over of films.
Seems like a real wasted talent to me, shame.
Seems like a real wasted talent to me, shame.
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Mike Works said:
Yeah, he was incredible in that.
Wait, just saw the date on the thread. Whaaaaaaaat?
He had an amusing cameo as a cop in that bad Ricky Gervais movie.
Secks4Food
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Holy necro-bump batman.
He really is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood, I wish he was in more stuff.
Although The Prestige>The Illusionist, I watched both back to back with an Edward Norton bias and The Prestige still kicked so much ass, I think it's my favorite Chris Nolan movie.
He really is one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood, I wish he was in more stuff.
Although The Prestige>The Illusionist, I watched both back to back with an Edward Norton bias and The Prestige still kicked so much ass, I think it's my favorite Chris Nolan movie.
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Kerrby said:
He really was terrible unfunny there, hated it and the scenes with him playing went on for so long.
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IrishNinja
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i wanna say i recall him being salty he had to do the Italian Job out of some contractual obligation or something, and then years later, he's playing a much better Hulk, but some link somewhere said Marvel said he was too difficult to work with, and they wouldn't be casting him again.
is it possible dude's let his acting chops go to his head and getting a rep like Jack Nicholson but way earlier or something? like others here, i cant logically come up with a lot of other reasons why a great actor is so scarce.
is it possible dude's let his acting chops go to his head and getting a rep like Jack Nicholson but way earlier or something? like others here, i cant logically come up with a lot of other reasons why a great actor is so scarce.
Speedymanic
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IrishNinja is pretty much on the ball, I've also read reports that he lets his ego get the better of him and that he can be an incredibly hard guy to work with.
With regards to TIH, I'd love to see the 3 hour cut. Something tells me it'd be the best ever comic book movie ever.
With regards to TIH, I'd love to see the 3 hour cut. Something tells me it'd be the best ever comic book movie ever.
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SCULLIBUNDO
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He got his head stuck up his ass.
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Secks4Food said:
seriously
but I definitely agree with this thread. Haven't seen anything good with him since the Illusionist.
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