Feige, normally a staunch believer in keeping quiet about behind-the-scenes disagreements, did not extend that policy to Norton. In what stands as the frankest public statement he made during the first ten years of Marvel Studios, he issued a press release in 2010 that dismissed Norton from the role while name-checking most of the studio’s other stars: We have made the decision to not bring Edward Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead rooted in the need for an actor who embodies the
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