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Edward Norton created several controversies when he starred in the 2008 filmThe Incredible Hulk.The film, which was supposed to be an early part of the MCU, received a lot of flak for being an average movie.
Edward Norton faced quite a lot of backlash for his role and now, an MCU veteran says that Norton wasn’t even that much interested in the film. Talking about the motion capture of the film, a stuntman recalled that Norton caused too much trouble for the VFX team.
Edward Norton Wasn’t That Much Interested InThe Incredible Hulk
Although giving an incredulous performance in David Fincher’s 1999 filmFight Club,Edward Norton’s fame started to deteriorate over the years. The actor especially hit a slump when he portrayed the role of Bruce Banner aka The Hulk in the 2008 film.
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Talking about Norton’s portrayal, Terry Notary, a stuntman and motion-capture actor in the MCU, revealed that the actor liked to make things difficult for the VFX team. Wanting to capture every bit of expression of Edward Norton’s emotions, the actor wasn’t helpful at all when it came to his motion capture as revealed by the bookMCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios(viaThe Direct).
“[Norton] wasn’t really engaged, as far as the Hulk stuff goes, unless he was transforming from himself into the Hulk. He was not very present through the whole thing.”
Animation director Keith Roberts revealed,
“Hulk doesn’t have Edward Norton’s expressions, but the two are eerily similar in facial timing.”
Although it’s unclear whyEdward Nortonchose to do what he did on the sets of the 2008 movie. But this makes Mark Ruffalo a significantly better Hulk since the actor actually pays attention to the VFX team after he shoots his scenes.
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Mark Ruffalo Pays Attention To The VFX Team
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Picking up the role of Bruce Banner inThe Avengersback in 2012, Mark Ruffalo has been a core member of the league of superheroes throughout the MCU. As per the reports, Ruffalo genuinely cares about his character since after his motion capture is done, Ruffalo makes it a habit to talk to the VFX team afterward.
Wanting to have the correct facial expressions on the face of the Hulk and then a little VFX improvement in post-production, Mark Ruffalo is quite in touch with the CGI department. This essentially makes him better in one way than Edward Norton’s Hulk since Ruffalo’s Hulk never felt like an ogre that is just confused on the streets.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
