Edward Norton

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q125904: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to The Incredible Hulk, which Iron Man credits them on.

Counted as writer. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Frida (2002). Count them as director (2 films), actor (32 films), producer (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

Acting (52) everyone in acting

Other (2) everyone in other

Writing (1) everyone in writing

Producing (1) everyone in producing

What was said about them, by kind

career (4)

  1. career (career reclaim): Wes Anderson → Edward Norton. Norton's wilderness period ends when Wes Anderson reclaims him as goofy.
    “that he isn't really pulled out of until Wes Anderson reclaims him and is like, you are goofy.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:17:57 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Edward Norton → Frida. Norton did uncredited rewrites and edits on Frida to try to save it, a pattern with his rewriting reputation.
    “He did like uncredited rewrites and edits on free to try to save the movie because Weinstein wanted to be in business with him.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:10:52 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Wes Anderson → Edward Norton. Anderson is the only director using Norton well post-Hulk, against type as a weak Poindexter.
    “Right, at this point, it's like Wes Anderson's the only guy who's using him well, and he's using him against the type of everything he had done in the 1st 10 years of his career.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:15:09 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Birdman → Edward Norton. Norton's Birdman role satirizes his own reputation as a controlling actor.
    “Feels like he satirizes himself.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 1:15:36 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Mark Ruffalo → Edward Norton. Norton made you want the Hulk out already; Ruffalo makes you feel for Banner.
    “Whereas like with Norton you're like, turn into the Hulk already.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers · 0:33:34 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Edward Norton → The Incredible Hulk. Norton rewrote Zak Penn's script, cut Rick Jones and more S.H.I.E.L.D., added the flower scene, and lobbied the WGA.
    “Norton takes Rick Jones out.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 0:18:18 · Griffin or David (0.35 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (comparison (Fincher's commentary)): Edward Norton → Buster Keaton. On the commentary Fincher keeps comparing Norton's funny-to-watch-get-punched quality to Keaton.
    “He kept saying he's like Buster Keaton.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:18:27 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

unmapped (2)

  1. unmapped (self-positioning): Edward Norton → Robert De Niro. Norton was positioning himself as the new De Niro in the late 90s.
    “positioning himself as like, I'm the new De Niro.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:17:44 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (co-stars): Courtney Love → Edward Norton. Love and Norton had been in Larry Flynt together, feeding a story that Norton wanted her as Marla.
    “they had been in people versus Larry Flynn together.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:40:58 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Edward Norton: The Pitt and Norton handshake deal on weight: Norton lived on vitamins for six months.
    “Norton was like, I basically was on a diet of vitamins for 6 months.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:36:58 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Edward Norton: Norton got permission to do Fight Club by agreeing to The Italian Job, which he then complained about on the press tour.
    “He gets permission to appear in this movie with Italian job as the price,”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Fight Club with Alex Ross Perry (Ad-Free) · 1:37:50 · unknown (0.45 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Edward Norton: Norton reportedly said his good cut ran 2 hours 15 minutes, but the hosts say nothing in the film would be improved by more character material.
    “Norton said the good cut of the movie is like 2 hours and 15 minutes.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Incredible Hulk · 0:19:08 · Griffin or David (0.30 sure it was them)