No Ed Norton in AVENGERS -- Why the Surprise?
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:20 pm
I find this whole "controversy" over Ed Norton not being asked to participate in the AVENGERS movie to be shocking -- didn't anyone else see this coming?
The guy has a MASSIVE track record of being a diva. He's been impossible to work with and has burned bridges on almost every film he's been a part of. He can't get gigs because of his massive ego and penchant for tampering with scripts and directors and the like.
Is the guy a good actor? Absolutely. But I can't blame Marvel for not wanting to go down that road again after what happened on THE INCREDIBLE HULK (which I did like for what it was, but did have loads of issues because of Norton).
Plus, there's the fact that THE AVENGERS is an ensemble film with Downey, Sam Jackson, Thor & Captain America -- it stands to reason the Hulk will be...well...the Hulk for most of this movie.
Why do they need Norton to act like a Problem Child again and get in the way? And if he's only in it for a few minutes, why pay him all kinds of money for it too?
I know Marvel is getting this rep among hard-core fanboys for being cheap but this is one instance I would have done the exact same thing.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.a ... esponds?nc
The guy has a MASSIVE track record of being a diva. He's been impossible to work with and has burned bridges on almost every film he's been a part of. He can't get gigs because of his massive ego and penchant for tampering with scripts and directors and the like.
Is the guy a good actor? Absolutely. But I can't blame Marvel for not wanting to go down that road again after what happened on THE INCREDIBLE HULK (which I did like for what it was, but did have loads of issues because of Norton).
Plus, there's the fact that THE AVENGERS is an ensemble film with Downey, Sam Jackson, Thor & Captain America -- it stands to reason the Hulk will be...well...the Hulk for most of this movie.
Why do they need Norton to act like a Problem Child again and get in the way? And if he's only in it for a few minutes, why pay him all kinds of money for it too?
I know Marvel is getting this rep among hard-core fanboys for being cheap but this is one instance I would have done the exact same thing.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.a ... esponds?nc