Norton takes pay cut for double role

Actor Ed Norton was so desperate to star in new movie Leaves Of Grass, he took a pay cut to play two roles.

The star plays twins - a university professor and a drug dealer - in the film, which is directed by his The Incredible Hulk co-star Tim Blake Nelson.

But he insists it didn't mean he gets double the salary.

Norton - who earned £5.3 million for his role in Silence Of The Lambs sequel Red Dragon - tells the New York Daily News, "I actually got paid half what I usually make."

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