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Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable housing, and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
Edward Norton
Commissioner Jim Gordon
for Commissioner Jim Gordon in Batman: Chapter One
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The first film in Wes Anderson's Batman trilogy. The film begins in Gotham City in 1995. A ten year old Bruce Wayne excitedly runs into his father's study. He begs him to go see a movie at the theater. Thomas, Bruce's father, is way too busy with paperwork, and doesn't hear his son's childish cry of excitement. After finally paying attention to Bruce, Thomas agrees to take his son to the theater the next night. It is now the next night. Thomas, Martha (Bruce's mother), and Bruce leave the theater after the movie. Bruce is trying to discuss the movie with his father, but he is once again not listening. Thomas decides to take a shortcut through Vila, the lowest part of Gotham City, to escape the traffic. They go through the Vila alley, where they run up on three men surrounding a poker table. The three men are obviously scum. After a small altercation, one of the men begin to stand up from the table. Before doing so he slams a Joker card down on the table. Things get ugly and the man shoots and kills Thomas and Martha. Bruce is left in the alley alone. The other two men run away. The man who shot Bruce's parents goes back over to the poker table and picks up the Joker card. He stuffs the card in Bruce's front pocket. The film is now 25 years later, it is 2020, Bruce Wayne has just entered the main door of Wayne Enterprises. Lucius Fox, Bruce's business assistant and equipment manager, greets him. He informs Bruce of a new threat in Gotham City. Salvorti Rage, a new citizen of Gotham, has been strangely collecting Joker cards through eBay, Craigslist, etc. Bruce kept the Joker card that was placed on him at the times of his parent's death. He created the alter ego of Batman, and has sworn to find the handler of these Joker cards and the killer of his parents. Bruce decides to visit Salvorti Rage as Batman. He discovers that Salvorti is being paid by Carmine Falcone to purchase these Joker cards. Bruce assumes that Falcone is the killer of his parents, and takes off to get revenge. Upon arriving, Batman sees Gotham City Detective, Harvey Bullock, meeting with Falcone. He realizes that Bullock is a dirty cop that is working with Falcone. Bruce informs befriended police Commissioner, Jim Gordon, of the situation. Commissioner Gordon agrees to help Bruce figure out what is going on. The Joker cards continue to show up at each and every murder scene around Gotham City, just as they have for the last 25 years. After a very tedious and lengthy study session by Bruce's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, they figure out that neither Falcone or Bullock is the murder. Batman continues to fight crime. He is getting closer to figuring out who exactly is leaving behind these Joker cards. Bruce goes to Lucius Fox to replenish his collection of Bat Toys. He is now armored and ready to go to war. Bruce finds out that a man named Jacky is leaving behind the Joker cards. Batman has his first alert cation with this Jacky character. He discovers that this man is a complete lunatic. He is a crazy man that is dressed in strange clothing, and has multi-colored dyed hair. The man continue to makes "dad-like" jokes during his battle with Batman, and even asks for breaks so that he can't laugh hysterically at himself. Batman is about to get his revenge, and save Gotham City, whenever he gets hit over the head. Bruce wakes up in the ancient ruins. A man in a green cloak and a ninja sword over looks Bruce. H introduces himself as Ra's al Ghul. He explains to Bruce that Batman will have his blessing to return to Gotham City and save the town, if and only if, he has the power to prove that he can be a true superhero and a true savior.
