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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.
Bruce Banner, a fugitive scientist, hides in Brazil, seeking a cure for the gamma radiation that transformed him into the Hulk. General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, determined to weaponize Banner’s condition, enlists elite soldier Emil Blonsky to capture him. After a chase through the favelas, Banner barely escapes, unknowingly leaving behind traces of his irradiated blood. Desperate for answers, Banner travels to Canada, searching for a researcher who might help him. While stopping at a small bar, he catches the attention of a rugged loner named Logan. When a fight breaks out, Banner’s stress levels spike, forcing him to suppress his transformation. Logan, sniffing the air, suddenly tenses up and hurriedly leaves just as William Stryker and Agent Zero enter, scanning the room. Banner narrowly slips away. Blonsky, obsessed with power, undergoes an experimental treatment with Banner’s irradiated blood. The procedure enhances him but also warps his body and mind, transforming him into Abomination. He rampages through Harlem, forcing Banner to embrace the Hulk. The two monsters clash violently, leveling the city. Hulk ultimately overpowers Abomination but resists killing him, proving he is more than a beast. Mid Credits: Director Nick Fury meets with General Ross, hinting at a larger mission. Post Credits: Stryker, having observed the chaos, studies Hulk’s raw power with newfound interest.
