Edward Norton is the most "had a spark when you started" actor

[FlyRy]

He only fell off cuz his off screen antics.

Who cares. He's been flabby for 15 years now

 

[Bboystyle]

Who cares. He's been flabby for 15 years now

Just saying. It wasnt because he was taking desperate/strict roles like the rest being stated on here. Once he hit that A tier list, he got into trouble off screen and nobody fukked with him since.

 

[the next guy]

not to mention, his version of the hulk sucked. I'm glad they got mark ruffalo in there. he's worked out the best in the modern hulk movies.

Ruffalo is a goofball and never is as serious as the norton Hulk. Imagine him going against apocalypse or the leader?

 

[SuburbanPimp]

Talent wise, he’s elite in my eyes I can’t think of 5 actors in his age range I’d put above him. I never knew and don’t really care about him being an a$$hole but that would explain why I haven’t seen him in much because it’s hard for to me remember any bad performances by him

 

[8WON6]

I liked him in Cop Shop and Den of Thieves.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

You put Nicholas Cage in the movies that John Turturro gets...everyone will say he's a legend.

nikka please

 

[8WON6]

I'd throw Josh Hartnett's name into the mix. He was in stuff like The Faculty, Pearl Harbor, and Blackhawk Down, then kind of fell off and was doing some bullshyt for a long time. Then when he was in Penny Dreadful i remember thinking "why did this dude fall off? he plays that mysterious brooding lead well".

I gotta look up what happened to his career.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I always thought a young Ed Norton would have been a dope Peter Parker and then have him transform to his American History X body for spider-man. I think he could have pulled off both sides of the character better than any of the actors they used.

 

[Remote]

nikka please

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

An older head answer is Christian Slater was supposed to be Jack Nicholson.

Good call

He was good in mr robot but I cant remember much else remotely recent

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

shyt now i gotta watch this

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

He was just in Glass Onion.

 

[WaveMolecules]

watching primal fear now off the strength.

 

[mastermind]

Motherless Brooklyn was a return to form imo. That was a great movie and he directed it if I'm not mistaken.

That movie Was terrible, imo

 

[mastermind]

Good call

He was good in mr robot but I cant remember much else remotely recent

He does guest spots in Archer and is funny, tbf

But in 1990, he was supposed to be like Matt Damon and Christian Bale. I think he was bad to work with as well.

I'd throw Josh Hartnett's name into the mix. He was in stuff like The Faculty, Pearl Harbor, and Blackhawk Down, then kind of fell off and was doing some bullshyt for a long time. Then when he was in Penny Dreadful i remember thinking "why did this dude fall off? he plays that mysterious brooding lead well".

I gotta look up what happened to his career.

He turned down Superman in the early aughts.

He was in Exterminate the Beasts last year and about to be in Oppenheimer.

He talked about wanting to take a break
from fame:

Josh Hartnett Reveals Why He Left Hollywood: Watch

The actor talks about breaking up with Hollywood for independent cinema, the importance of taking time off and why he turned down big budget movies like Superman

time.com