Norton pointed out that he had been frank about his desire for an unusual amount of creative input and told the Marvel executives that they were breaking their promises. He got loud. Feige, unmoved, committed to a shorter, more commercial cut of the film, including Leterrier in the process but not Norton. (Three editors are credited on the movie: Tabaillon, Rick Shaine, and John Wright.) Although Leterrier’s moviemaking instincts tended toward fast and frenetic, he learned from the mistakes of Tony Kaye and made strenuous efforts not to take the conflict personally, and to be diplomatic in
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