Score filming and KTF DVD info

New information about The Score filming has come to light in Oz settles 'Score' Rumors and more info on the Keeping the Faith DVD is available as well [Thanks to Joanne for both!!] The DVD (now coming out on Oct. 17) will include a commentary by Edward Norton, one by screenwriter Stuart Blumberg, deleted footage, and a gag reel. KTF will be shown at the Deauville Film festival (in France) on Saturday, September 8. Edward Norton and Jenna Eflman are scheduled to attend. KTF is being released overseas in the upcoming weeks and more and more articles are coming out- check the VCR/magazine alert page. There are new website updates- Thanks to violetine and Karla for your contributions.

Hart's War announcement

NEW EDWARD NORTON PROJECT!!!- EN will star in Hart's War, an adaptation of the novel by John Katzenbach ("Just Cause") and it will be directed by Gregory Hoblit, who directed Norton in his film debut Primal Fear. Shooting is scheduled to start in Prague this January. Hart's War is a World War II drama in which Norton will play a POW who ends up defending a prisoner accused of killing another prisoner in the camp, while the other prisoners secretly use this as a diversion to plan their escape (Variety, Hollywood Reporter 8/3/00). For more information, click here! [Thanks to Joanne and Rachel for the info!!!!]

KTF at Deauville Festival

Keeping the Faith will make its premiere in France at the Deauville Film Festival of American Film which is held September 1 - 10. Both Edward Norton and Jenna Elfman will attend (Hollywood Reporter 7/25/00). Check the TV/VCR alert page for info on a repeat of an EN interview and a small pic in In Style.

EN on The Simpsons

The Houston Chronicle (7/21/00) reports that EN will make a guest appearance (vocally, of course) in the upcoming season of The Simpsons [Thanks to nortonius81 for the info!]

KTF DVD release date

Keeping the Faith will be released on DVD and video rental on Oct. 10 (U.S. release date source: Upcomingmovies.com and Comingsoon.net)[Thanks to Joanne for the info!!].

Karlovy Vary Festival

An interview with Edward Norton and an image from the Karlovy Vary Film Festival is now available Hollywood's Soft-spoken Intellectual. Movieline magazine July issue has a paragraph on The Score [Thanks to HBLivin80s for the info!]. The August Movieline mentions EN (among a list of other actors) with some casting rumors about a film adaptation of the book "A Beautiful Mind." The book is a bio of John Nash Jr., "a bisexual mathematical mastermind who descends into madness but somehow managed to regain his sanity and eventually win a Nobel Prize" (in Movieline's words). The column is very vague and rumor filled, listing Russell Crowe as the top contender for the role (with Ron Howard possibly directing) and other actors "rumored" to be interested in the role include Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Jude Law, and Matthew McConaughey.

KTF at Karlovy Vary Festival

Edward Norton will attend the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic - Keeping the Faith is scheduled to be screened twice at the festival (out-of-competition): the first time was on 7/5 (KTF co-star Eli Wallach was in town) and the second will be on Friday 7/14. EN is scheduled to be at a press conference for KTF on Sat 7/15 Official Karlovy Vary Film Festival Website

Photos of EN making KTF

It's 4 A.M. so I'll probably go back in the morning to make this sound better but here is a brief summary. The German magazine Cinema (July 2000) has an special photo section behind-the-scenes with Edward Norton on Keeping the Faith. It's great and if you can get it, I recommend you pick it up. I've posted the photos from it Cinema photos [Thanks so much to Jacinda of Hayek Heaven for scanning in the pictures and thanks to Joanne for all her help and information]. The July issue of Horizon magazine (online magazine) has an article on EN [Thanks to Joanne for the info!!!] I've posted a whole section on the Baltimore KTF premiere. I've expanded the Keeping the Faith page as well as a posting KTF lobby cards, the production notes/press kits on all EN's movies including KTF,UniverCity article, as well as some other things that slip my mind.

Casting rumor

NEW PROJECT RUMOR- Mr. Showbiz Deadline Hollywood (6/22) report the newest possible project for Edward Norton is "a rethinking of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah film Straw Dogs", which starred Dustin Hoffman. "Sources" say that EN is "determined to star in and direct" the project and that the script would be written by Keeping the Faith screenwriter Stuart Blumberg. PLEASE realize that this is just a rumor- nothing official has been confirmed and he does have a lot going on professionally. EN is currently filming The Score, he is set to start filming The Painted Veil in the fall, and he has two additional projects in the works: Motherless Brooklyn (he is planning on starring and producing it) and A Soldier of the Great War (produce and probably star). For more on the Straw Dogs rumor, click here [Thanks so much to Joanne for the info!!!]

Fight Club DVD

The Fight Club DVD is now in stores. There is a ton of extra material on the making of Fight Club included on the DVD.

Edward Norton is one of the selections for GQ magazine's Men of the Year poll under the category of film actor.

Score photo

This week's People magazine has the photo of EN, Angela Bassett, and Robert De Niro from The Score press conference. It is the same one pictured above. For more info, go to the VCR/Magazine alert page. The MTV movie awards were given out on Saturday night (6/3) and The Matrix won for Best Fight, beating out Fight Club for that award.

The Score press conference article

Here's another article on the 5/25 Score press conference: Are you talking to us? [Thanks to rlee and Joanne for the info!!!]

The Score press conference

Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett, and director Frank Oz were present Thurs (5/25) at a press conference held on the Montreal set of The Score. Photos from the associated press are posted on The Score page and details of this conference can be found in the article De Niro to film movie in Montreal [Thanks to Joanne for the info!!!!]. Also, it seems that filming on The Score will begin on May 31 (according to the AP photo captions)

Score filming

The filming start date for The Score has been pushed back to May 29 (Memorial Day) in Montreal (according to the Hollywood Reporter production listings). American Photo magazine with Nicole Kidman on the cover has a full page photo of Edward Norton similar to one from the Vanity Fair (8/99) issue [Thanks to Joanne for the info!!!!].

New Hollywood Legends? 

Tonight (Wed), the cable network MSNBC's show "Headliners and Legends" is entitled "New Hollywood Legends?" Edward Norton is supposed to be featured on the show along with several other up-and-coming actors. Set your VCR. It airs at 10 PM Eastern time. Check your local TV schedules. MSNBC Headliners and Legends page[Thanks to Joanne for the info!!!!]

Score filming info and other stuff

Variety (5/8/00) reports that Angela Bassett has signed on to co-star in The Score with Edward Norton, Robert De Niro, and Marlon Brando. There has also been a negative script review on The Score (with PLOT SPOILERS) posted on IGN FIlm Force Read at your own risk [Thanks to Joanne for all the info!]. It's only a matter of days. The production listing of The Hollywood Reporter gives May 15 as the start date for filming on The Score, in Montreal. Variety (5/5/00) reports that a sequel to Midnight Express called Midnight Return will start filming in Tunisia in the fall and that the producers are approaching Edward Norton for the lead role [Thanks to Joanne for the info!]. But wait, just because they're interested in EN for their picture doesn't mean he's interested. He already has some plans: shooting on The Painted Veil in which he will co-star with Nicole Kidman is supposed to begin in the fall. Click here for more info on The Painted Veil. Fight Club is now available to rent. The Fight Club DVD will be released on June 6 and will have many special features not available on VHS. The legal battle over the editing of American History X is finally over. The judge threw out AHX director Tony Kaye's lawsuit against the DGA and New Line Studios. Click here for the article. To read more article on the entire disagreement, click here. If you missed EN's recent appearances, I have posted audio clips from his interviews on Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, and Entertainers on my audio page. On the audio page, you can also hear his long interview on Fresh Air and the speech he gave at the Baltimore premiere of Keeping the Faith. I will be posting more on the Baltimore premiere hopefully this weekend. If you are interested in putting Edward Norton on your desktop, let me rephrase that, if you are interested in putting pictures of Edward Norton on your desktop, there is now some new wallpaper. A wonderfully talented individual has made six (that's right, six) new desktop wallpaper patterns from EN pictures [Thanks so much to schylaar for the great wallpaper!!]. To download the new wallpaper as well as Fight Club wallpaper made by another talented individual, click here I'm still overwhelmed by my relocation and my new job, so bear with me as I try to get organized. Here's a little bit about my day job- Acute HIV Infection and Early Disease Research Program (AIEDRP)