Edward Norton has earned himself a reputation for “shadow directing.”
The actor clashed with director Louis Letterier on The Incredible Hulk over creative differences, and even ended up cutting the final version of American History X in the editing room, because “he didn’t trust Tony Kaye to do a proper job.”
The fact that Norton has built up a reputation for being difficult has limited the parts he gets nowadays, and he can barely be seen in anything remotely good.