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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.
After years of being hunted and weaponized, Bruce Banner is betrayed once more. An off-world containment mission meant to remove him from Earth goes catastrophically wrong, sending Banner and the Hulk hurtling through space. The ship crash-lands on the brutal planet Sakaar, a world ruled by violence, slavery, and spectacle. Captured by the forces of the tyrant Red King, the Hulk is forced into the gladiator arenas, where survival is entertainment and death is currency. Stripped of hope and language, Hulk becomes a weapon once again—until he meets others who have been broken by Sakaar. Among them are: Hiroim the Shamed, a haunted priest-warrior seeking redemption Careira Oldstrong, a hardened Shadow Person fighter Elloe Kaifi, a former royal guard turned slave Miek, a survivor of genocide who sees Hulk as prophecy Together, they form a reluctant brotherhood, united not by destiny—but by shared suffering. Through combat and bloodshed, Hulk earns their loyalty and slowly regains Banner’s fractured sense of self. For the first time, Hulk is not feared—he is followed. As rebellion grows, the truth of Sakaar’s oppression is revealed. The Red King’s rule is sustained by cruelty and manipulation, and the planet itself is dying. Hulk leads an uprising that topples the arena system and challenges the throne, culminating in a city-shattering confrontation with the Red King. Just as Hulk claims victory, outside forces intervene. Thor arrives on Sakaar, tracking cosmic disturbances caused by the Hulk’s presence. Alongside him is Korg, a revolutionary warrior who recognizes Hulk as more than a destroyer. Thor and Korg help Banner escape Sakaar before its collapse, warning that Earth—and the cosmos—are on the brink of war. Hulk is forced to choose between the world that finally accepted him and the one that still fears him. The film ends with Hulk leaving Sakaar behind, not as a monster—but as a king without a throne, carrying the weight of loyalty, loss, and vengeance toward the stars. Hulk no longer fights to survive. He fights to return.
