{"id":29010,"date":"2008-06-13T09:05:57","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=29010"},"modified":"2008-06-13T09:09:06","modified_gmt":"2008-06-13T14:09:06","slug":"norton-took-hulk-role-after-lord-of-the-rings-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/06\/13\/29010-norton-took-hulk-role-after-lord-of-the-rings-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Norton Took Hulk Role After Lord Of The Rings Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"ttp:\/\/www.imdb.com\/news\/ni0247498\/\" title=\"Ed Norton\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/ed-norton.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Norton\" height=\"100\" class=\"attachment wp-att-29011 alignright no-lazyload\" \/><\/a>Thanks to Ringer Mallory A for sending us this tidbit from IMDB.com today:<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote\">Edward Norton has credited blockbuster trilogy The Lord Of The Rings with convincing him to accept his role in big-budget movie The Incredible Hulk. The star, noted for roles in edgier films such as Fight Club and American History X, was hesitant to take on the big screen comic book adaptation. But he insists it was filmmaker Peter Jackson&#8217;s version of epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings that helped him make his decision.<\/div>\n<p>Read the full story over at IMDB.com.  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