In 2015, Edward Norton received a third Oscar nomination for his performance in Birdman, a film that blurs the line between reality and fiction, with Norton playing a selfish, pretentious actor who is too difficult to get along with and no one wants to work with, just as the character corresponds to Norton, who is not the most easy-going person on set, although he thinks it's a sense of humor, but that's why Norton gradually disappeared into the film
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > Marvel doesn't like the way he gets angry</h1>
In 2008, following the ill-received Hulk in 2003, Marvel Studios took back the rights to The Hulk from Universal Pictures, Marvel decided to restart the series as a Hulk, hired Zach Payne (who had co-written the X-Men movie) to write the script, the producer approached Norton, and after meeting with director Louis Letryl, Norton signed a contract and incorporated some of his own suggestions into Payne's script
In the weeks leading up to filming, Norton made a lot of rewrites of the film, and the result was that the clip was very chaotic, marvel executives were not satisfied with the editing of the film, and ordered a new, more action, less dialogue and character development script, the latter two are Norton's main modifications, because Marvel is very dissatisfied with Norton's intervention, so when Hulk returned to the big screen as one of the main actors of "Avengers", the role was handed over to Mark Rufallo, and Marvel also issued a rare statement saying, They wanted a more creative and collaborative actor, in short, they were tired of Norton and didn't want to work with him anymore
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > he says he doesn't like making sequels</h1>
In 2010, Norton published a post on the platform about Marvel's decision to reinvent the Hulk in The Avengers, "I sincerely hope it will come out and it's good for everyone", and four years later, Norton completely changed his tone, saying of the Hulk, "I really like it, but I think you can do anything once, and if you do it too many times, it will become a very difficult piece of clothing to take off."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > he wanted to put up a shelf on the set of "Red Dragon"</h1>
In 2002, during the filming of the Silent Lambs prequel Red Dragon, Norton played FBI agent Will Graham on set, and this time he was apparently overprepared because he was holding a brand new (and completely unsolicited) script that Norton had written himself, and he asked director Brett Ratner to shoot as he asked, and both Ratner and the producer dismissed Norton's spontaneous, unfounded script tampering
A lot of professional debate ensued, though, you can't blame Ratner or the red dragon producer, the film scene had to be carefully planned and budgeted, not to mention the actors needed to learn the lines and explore the characters beforehand, and the basic command operations that made the film set run smoothly, and Norton clearly didn't respect all of this, so it's understandable why everyone else was angry with him
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="10" > Paramount had to force him to make an Italian film</h1>
In 1995, Paramount Pictures gave Edward Norton his first appearance as the genius Alan Stampler in Fear One, and at the same time, Norton signed a three-film contract with Paramount Pictures, which necessitated him to star in two more films produced by Paramount Pictures, however, Norton's acting career was so rapid that he began to play roles in other films, and by 1997, Norton and Paramount had reached an agreement, eventually settling on an 18-month project for both parties to find a project that they both liked If no deal could be reached, the studios would give Norton another 24 months to hand over to him a project of their own choosing
In 2002, Paramount finally exercised his options to let Norton star in an Italian film, but he refused, and his lawyer, Mattie Singer, said that Paramount threatened Norton that if he refused to star, they would sue Norton, Singh added, "He didn't want to shirk his responsibility, he never said I wouldn't make it, he was the kind of actor who wouldn't make it unless he had a strong feeling about the film", and there is no doubt that Norton has never worked with the studio since
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > go behind the scenes</h1>
One of Norton's previous roles was voiced for Sammy in the animated film Sausage Party, and when he came up with screenwriter Evan Goldberg about the idea of a sausage party, he was the first actor to be told to ask to voice it, Seth Logan said, "He really liked the character and was a champion of it", And Norton admitted, "If I did my job, people would be surprised to see my name at the end of the film".
In addition to playing Sammy, Norton helped with the production of Sausage Party, encouraging Logan and Goldenberg to continue filming and persuading other big stars to voice the film, notably Kristen Wegg and Salma Hayek
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > he appealed to the Screenwrits Guild for Frida's screenplay</h1>
In the 2002 biopic Frida, Norton played billionaire Nelson Rockefeller, Norton's then-girlfriend Salma Hayek played Frida in the film, and Frida was exactly the film Hayek had been trying to make for years, and it was clear that she wanted to make every detail perfect, so even if the writers wrote a good script, Hayek was not satisfied, and she asked Norton to do more research on Frida and use the information he found to rewrite Frida. of the script
Although Norton claimed to be the author of the film, the Writers Guild refused to give him permission because he was not a member of the group at the time, and an angry Norton criticized them in the media, telling reporters, "I was deceived by the Writers Guild at the last minute, but that script was indeed written by me."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > he deliberately slowed down and focused on his family</h1>
Although Norton was cautious about his private life, he confirmed that his son was born in March 2013, and he also opened up to the media about his conscious withdrawal from show business, and when talking about why he was more critical of the choice of roles, Norton mentioned his personal life, family life, and the interesting and challenging things that acting gave, and of course, this dialogue also became Norton's classic critique of the entire film industry, saying, "I just feel that I am less interested in this kind of subject than before. I'd rather explore things that feel really strong, like making original work, or expressing something really unique, or coming from a filmmaker I really admire, like Wes Anderson or Spike Lee."