Edward Norton has been released from the 2012 The Avengers movie which had already signed him to reprise his role as the Hulk. Also cast were Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sam Jackson, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. The studio says it’s not because of the money, but alludes to Edward Norton being difficult to work with.

“We have made the decision to not bring Ed 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 creativity and collaborative spirit of our other talented cast members. The Avengers demands players who thrive working as part of an ensemble, as evidenced by Robert, Chris H, Chris E, Sam, Scarlett, and all of our talented casts. We are looking to announce a name actor who fulfills these requirements, and is passionate about the iconic role in the coming weeks.”

Norton’s rep responded:

‘This offensive statement from Kevin Feige at Marvel is a purposefully misleading, inappropriate attempt to paint our client in a negative light… This seemed to us to be a financial decision but, whatever the case, it is completely their prerogative, and we accepted their decision with no hard feelings.’

Maybe they’ll sign Eric Bana who played the Hulk directly before Edward and hope that he’ll take it because there’s no way they’re asking Lou Ferrigno. Can you imagine that conversation? It’ll be 5 minutes of Lou shouting, “What? What did you say? Speak up, sonny!,” into the phone. It’ll be the most frustrating negotiation experience the studio has ever had.

Movieline peered into Courtney Love’s Facebook only to discover that she’s still crazy and now that she’s not limited to 140 characters, people can see the full magnitude of her insanity. Her latest rant is about Edward Norton and Britney Spears. She says something about Norton not being in her will and Britney’s dad molesting her. This should be good.

IF something happens to me, NO my will is NOT at Greenberg Glusker, that will is FORGERY…i created a new one per lISA FERGUSONs attorney who cannot be FOUND but that needs altering as it has Edward in it and Norton doesn’t have a CLUE how evil his own BM is he wont fuck a future Senator/Film Actor but hell purposfully refinance Kim Cobains Property i bought her cash outright, for the 12th time using a phony address due to some fuck up on some Bogus “ART FORM OF THE CH 13” R TODD used, leavng KIM COBAINS PROPERTY REPOS…SESED< “you have an hour to get your things” wtf did Kim Cobain do to YOU… so its best to never tell let alone kiss and trell i m shcoked at myself i never kiss and tell unless im really mad at an ex for like LOSING 300,000$ of my kid hes supposed to be paternal abouts money, oh yeah Norton just LOST 300k

britneys dad molested her , imagine the father that molested you owning you for slavery while your forced to sing songs picked for thier sexual content every night, insane right? i have it on First had authority, and fight as hard as she is and does she still didnt pull that card, its a pride thing i can relate to, However they want to play dirty, lets go, Im SO not affraid of the little trolls who hit this when i was fucked up who are called lawyers. lets GO.

You hear that? Courtney has it on “first had authority” and she’s not afraid of no lawyer trolls. Wait, what? Did everyone just look around the room trying to find an exit? Because Courtney’s brain already found it and left.

Edward Norton’s The Hulk hopes to revitalize the falling green monster franchise with better cgi — looks the same — a new Bruce Banner, a new Betty Ross and a surprise cameo by Robert Downey Jr. who reprises his role as Iron Man aka Tony Stark. Usually, these types of crossovers are kept secret until people actually go watch the film, but Marvel is attempting a new strategy in acknowledging The Hulk might suck and instead, aiming to build off the popularity of Iron Man.

A better strategy would have been to ask Leslie Bibb from Iron Man to get naked. That would be cool because she’s hot. Oh and they could drip honey over her body and then have her suck on a banana and do other sexy things with fruits. The Hulk? What?

I’m posting the rest of Aaron’s SDCC collection because they’re just lying around. This is the Incredible Hulk panel where Edward Norton claimed to have written the script and Liv Tyler sat there looking confused (Incredible Hulk? What’s an Incredible Hulk?). More after the jump.