Edward Norton took it upon himself to release a statement regarding the supposed assholery on his part during the editing of the new HULK film.
He claims it’s all blown out of proportion and that the fellas were just collaboratin’ n such. E! reports:
“Every good movie gets forged through collaboration, and different ideas among people who are all committed and respect the validity of each other’s opinions is the heart of filmmaking,” the Oscar-nominated actor said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly Wednesday.
“Regrettably, our healthy process, which is and should be a private matter, was misrepresented publicly as a ‘dispute,’ seized on by people looking for a good story and has been distorted to such a degree that it risks distracting from the film itself, which Marvel, Universal and I refuse to let happen.”
In recent weeks, word had gotten out that Marvel, wanting a more wham-bam commercial cut, objected to Leterrier’s more detailed, two hour-plus version of the film—a creative difference that had Norton seeing red, if not exactly turning green.
Leterrier recently told EW he regretted that Norton and Marvel “didn’t come to an agreement where we could’ve all worked together.”
”Everyone was exhausted; it was like a little burst,” the French director, who’s perhaps best known for helming the Transporter films, said. ”’I'm angry with you!’ ‘No, I’m angry with you!’ And me in the center saying ‘Boys, calm down.’ It didn’t come to blows. It was just a remark here and there.”
Normally I would believe this if it wasn’t for the FACT that Edward Norton has been known to sabotage films with his ego.
I have talked with people privately who have worked with him who have claimed he is a holy fucking terror who insists on taking over.
This act would be fine if he was an Orson Welles kind of creative force, however, when the director of Keeping the Faith, is trying to tell you that your movie isn’t as good as it could be. That’s pretty much when you tune out and say ‘hey pal, direct a film that doesn’t eat donkey dick then tell me how to make a fuckin’ movie’
Of course it is much rumored that he directed much of American History X which was a decent film, but still not good enough to justify all the attitude.
Give it a fucking rest, Ed. Please.
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