12 Actors Who Slammed Their Own Movie Before Release
5. Edward Norton - The Italian Job
Ed Norton is a fine actor who’s amassed a reputation for not being the easiest chap to work with; which is why he won’t be playing The Hulk again anytime soon. Before the Marvel situation, Norton had an even messier run-in with Paramount when they essentially forced him to appear in their remake of The Italian Job.
They invoked an old three picture contract they’d sign with him, and when they spent years disagreeing on what the last movie would be they sent him The Italian Job script; when he said no they lawyered up and told him in no uncertain terms that he either agreed or he'd get sued. He briefly pondered legal action before giving up and agreeing to make it.
Hardly an ideal situation for any actor to find themselves in, and while he wasn’t afraid to tell anyone who’d listen he didn’t want to make it he was by all accounts professional on set. He didn’t promote it, though, and it’s probably best not to ask him to autograph a DVD copy.