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Edward Norton's Long-Simmering 'Motherless Brooklyn'
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Episode 20246
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Edward Norton's Long-Simmering 'Motherless Brooklyn'

The actor bought the rights to Jonathan Lethem's book in 1999, and finally was able to direct his own adaptation of the novel.

Edward Norton adapted, directed and stars in "Motherless Brooklyn," which co-stars Willem Dafoe (center).
Edward Norton adapted, directed and stars in "Motherless Brooklyn," which co-stars Willem Dafoe (center).
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Persevering For A Pet Project

Today's special membership drive edition of The Frame is devoted entirely to John Horn's interview with Edward Norton. He's the director and star of "Motherless Brooklyn," a film based on Jonathan Lethem’s book of the same name. Norton acquired the rights in 1999, but he didn’t finish adapting the script until 2016. The film has an all-star cast that includes Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Willem Dafoe and Alec Baldwin, who plays a Trump-like villain. When John spoke with Norton at the Telluride Film Festival, they discussed why it took so long to make the film, which opens on Nov. 1.

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