One of my favorite actors, but it seems like he hardly works anymore... does anyone know what happened to him?
I know he was in Collateral Beauty but it got bad reviews so I didn't see it... but was curious if he's made a decision not to work, or if people aren't casting him.
https://www.datalounge.com/thread/21563204-whet-to-edward-norton-
I posted this on another thread, but in Nick Nolte's autobiography he was hired to play Edward's father in Pride And Glory. Edward Norton told everyone how to play their parts at the table read and Nick Nolte told the director he was going to slit his throat if he had to work with him, so Jon Voight got the part.share
His cunty diva rep is well justified.
I thought his ass was a little saggy and his stomach looked like it had a hernia in Birdman, but he ass looked scrumptious in American History X and The Painted Veil.
When he was dating Salma Hyek and she was producing and starring in Frida, he took over the script (without being asked) and rewrote it, and was pissed when he didn't get a writing credit because he was trying to get into the screenwriters guild.
And the stories of him being a dick on AHX are legendary. You can Google it. With a bad reputation and not aging well I'm surprised he still gets work.
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https://www.quora.com/What-has-destroyed-the-career-of-Edward-Norton-as-an-actor/answer/Jon-Mixon-1
Nothing “destroyed” it.share
He’s still a working actor.
What has heavily damaged his career is that a movie where he was the lead hasn’t been a big box office hit since 2002’s Red Dragon. That was seventeen years ago and since then, Norton has done a lot to anger his co-workers and his film’s producers, but he hasn’t done the one thing that would put him everybody’s good graces again: Make money.
Had his version of The Incredible Hulk been a big moneymaker, then not only would Norton have been part of the hugely successful MCU franchise, it’s likely that he would currently be an A-list actor. If any of his lower budget film crossed well into the nine figure range, he would be able to write his own ticket. If Norton had directed or produced his own major hits, Norton’s difficulties and eccentricities as a performer would be downplayed or simply ignored. None of that has occurred.
Edward Norton biggest flaw is that he doesn’t make money. If he did, he would be box office golden.