Edward Norton starring in Tim Blake Nelson film
Ramius here,
Variety writes that Edward Norton is set to play dual roles – hmmm, hasn’t he done that a couple of times already? (think about it) – in “Leaves of Grass,” a comedic thriller to be directed by his “Incredible Hulk” co-star Tim Blake Nelson.
Norton will play identical twins, one an Ivy League classics professor and the other a hedonistic pot-smoking career criminal.
Nelson had already penned “Leaves of Grass” specifically for Norton, and they’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to do it.
“The challenge of playing twins for an actor is very special, and I was very flattered that Tim sent ‘Leaves of Grass’ to me,” Norton said. “I liked it so much, and felt so strongly that it was a film Tim understood to his core, that I took it to my partners and suggested we produce it. This is exactly the kind of personal filmmaking that we set out to support.”
Nelson, who directed “The Grey Zone” and “O,” said Norton “would have been my first choice for either of these roles.” If he’d said no, “there would have been no second choice.”
(Bullshit. As if you would’ve just taken a lighter to the script and thrown it into the fire….. you’d have gone out to Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe or Tom Hanks. Admit it).
