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Why Ed Norton Almost Turned Down A Complete Unknown · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: Making a movie like A Complete Unknown about a musician
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Speaker 2: as unique and instantly recognizable as Bob Dylan comes with
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Speaker 2: its own set of challenges because nailing an icon in
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Speaker 2: a way that satisfies his fans can be nearly impossible,
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Speaker 2: and that's what discouraged Ed Norton, who plays folk legend
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Speaker 2: Pete Seeger, from taking part in the project at first,
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Speaker 2: until director James Mangold explained his vision wasn't to make
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Speaker 2: a photo copy of Bob Dylan, but to tell a
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Speaker 2: fable ed Tell's deadline. The way Jim approached this film,
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Speaker 2: it was very compelling to me because I did have
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Speaker 2: a little bit of hesitation when he articulated his version.
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Speaker 2: I realized it's not a documentary. We're not trying to
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Speaker 2: imitate these people. We're looking at the stakes from them
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Speaker 2: amongst each other. That led it to being so dramatic
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Speaker 2: at the moment because of the relationships that had grown
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Speaker 2: between these people. That said Norton, they are on a
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Speaker 2: Complete Unknown, which is in theaters, that's
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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood,