Childhood and youth
Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969 in Boston, the capital of Massachusetts.
The actor's father, Edward Mower Norton Jr., served in Vietnam and later was an environmentalist in Asia and a federal prosecutor in the Cabinet of Jimmy Carter (39th US President). Mother Lydia Robinson, an English teacher, died of a brain tumor in 1997. Norton has a younger sister, Molly, and a brother, Jim. Edward's maternal grandfather was a successful businessman: he founded the Enterprise Fund (the construction of affordable housing) and the famous construction company The Rouse Company. Through the efforts of Norton's grandfather, the historic seaport of Baltimore, the festival market in Florida and other objects were built.
Edward Norton in school years
Unlike his grandfather, Norton saw himself from an early age on stage, and not in business. The boy took his first steps towards an acting career on the stage of the Columbia Theater Arts Center. His remarkable talent brought 15-year-old Norton an acting cup at a summer camp in Bristol (New Hampshire) - later the most famous pioneer was appointed head of the summer theater, where he enjoyed honing his skills.
After graduating from school, Edward entered Yale University to study history. During his student years, the guy was involved in rowing and willingly participated in amateur performances. By the way, together with future Hollywood stars Ron Livingston and Paul Giamatti.
Edward Norton in his youth
After university, Norton went to Japan to help his grandfather in his construction business. Since then, the actor speaks Japanese quite well. But even in such a job, Edward was able to use his acting skills: he starred in a series of educational videos for the English language video textbook of the largest language school in the country.
Study and work
After graduating from Wild Lake School in 1985, Edward Norton, at the behest of his parents, entered Yale University. For the next five years, the prestigious educational institution became hard labor for the guy, the salvation from which was productions at the Yale Drama School, where he actively improved his acting skills. Having received a bachelor's degree in history, Edward, again succumbing to the influence of his parents, went to the city of Osaka (Japan) to work in the company of his grandfather, Enterprise Foundation. Thanks to his hard work, he rose to become a member of the board of directors, but when he returned to the United States, Norton could no longer pretend. One day he simply did not show up for work. The father was very upset by his son’s action, but Edward said the following: “I understand, but soon you will forgive me. It’s worse to betray yourself.” In 1994, Edward Norton decided to devote himself entirely to his acting career and passed a one-minute audition with the famous playwright Edward Albee and received a role in the play “Fragment” - and this is how his creative work began at the Signature Theater in New York .
Actor career
In the early 1990s, Edward moved from Japan to New York with the final decision to become a star. The breakthrough happened in 1993 at the Off-Broadway theater, where the actor participated in a production of the play by Edward Albee (author of the world-famous work “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”).
Edward Norton on stage at the theater
Norton made his film debut in 1996, starring in the film Primal Fear. In the action-packed film by Gregory Hoblit, the actor played a young man accused of murdering an archbishop and defended in court by a famous lawyer (Richard Gere). Critics and audiences were delighted with the performance of the young Norton, who soon won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Oscar. "Primal Fear" - trailer That same year, Edward appeared as lawyer Alan Isaacman in the biopic "The People vs. Larry Flynt." Woody Harrelson plays the role of the notorious publisher and businessman Flint.
Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt
However, real glory was ahead. In the 1998 drama American History X, the actor played Derek Vinyard, a former ruthless leader of a neo-Nazi group who changes his views on life after being released from prison. The film truly shocked the audience and received a lot of positive reviews. Film critics noted that Norton's character had an "ambiguous erotic charm" and that Edward brought the character to life perfectly. “American History X” - trailer On the set of the film, Norton showed himself to be a true perfectionist. The film's director, Tony Kaye, spent a year editing the film, taking into account Norton's numerous notes. Subsequently, the actor more than once interfered in the production process with his ideas, which often caused dissatisfaction with directors and screenwriters.
On the set of "American History X"
The next high-profile film in which Norton appeared was David Fincher's Fight Club. In the 1999 psychological thriller based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Edward played the unnamed narrator, a dissatisfied yuppie who forms an underground organization called Fight Club with soap salesman Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt).
On the set of the movie "Fight Club"
To prepare for the role, Norton took boxing, taekwondo and grappling lessons, and deliberately lost weight since filming began (unlike Pitt, who bulked up).
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the movie "Fight Club"
The film was nominated for an Oscar, and Edward Norton could have won an MTV Movie Award for best fight (in one scene he beats himself up), but the award went to Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne for their fight in The Matrix (1999). The fight with himself of the hero Edward Norton (“Fight Club”) In 2002, Norton starred in the Brett Ratner thriller “Red Dragon,” the second film in the series about the psychopathic intellectual Hannibal Lecter (traditionally played by Anthony Hopkins). The film “The 25th Hour” by Spike Lee was equally successful. In it, the actor played a successful American sentenced to 7 years for drug trafficking - he has only 24 hours to say goodbye to his loved ones.
Edward Norton in the movie "The 25th Hour"
The film has many crossovers with American History X: both films contain scenes with references to slavery, Norton has the same hairstyle and beard, his father is a fireman, and he himself is a criminal.
In 2003, Paramount Studios forced the actor to star in the action movie “The Italian Job” - these were the terms of the contract. Norton was not eager to participate in this project, and subsequently refused to participate in the promotional tour on the eve of the premiere. However, the film turned out to be commercially successful, and the filming gave Norton acquaintance with Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland and Jason Statham.
Edward Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in the action movie “The Italian Job”
This was followed by roles in the films “The Illusionist” and the love drama “The Painted Veil” with Naomi Watts, and in 2008 the Marvel Studios film “The Incredible Hulk” was released, in which the actor got the main role. Norton embodied the image of scientist Bruce Banner, who, after a failed experiment, mutates, turning into the green monster Hulk. “The Incredible Hulk” - trailer In the first film of 2003, the mutant was played by Eric Bana - then the designers, using facial expression capture, created the appearance of similarity, but now the Hulk’s face was made without sketches of Edward’s face and therefore he does not look like the actor. Norton was expected to reprise his role in 2012's The Avengers, but he was replaced by Mark Ruffalo because Norton had disagreements over salary issues.
On the set of the movie "The Incredible Hulk"
In the 2010 tragicomedy “Weed,” the actor played two roles at once – twins who were diametrically different in character, and in the plot of the thriller “Stone,” Norton again played a prisoner who was ready to do anything to get out of prison. Two years later, Edward could be seen in the cult action movie The Bourne Evolution, a spin-off of the films about the former agent Jason Bourne. Michael Keaton and Edward Norton about “Birdman” Norton received a lot of praise for his work after the release of Alejandro Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning black comedy “Birdman” (2014). The unusual nature of the film is due to the effect of continuous shooting (in fact, there are more than 100 cuts in the film). The story of an aging theater director (Michael Keaton) stars Edward Norton as a brash actor who strips naked on stage, attempts to rape his partner (Naomi Watts) in front of thousands of spectators, and fights desperately with his boss. Critics noted that for the first time in fifteen years after “Fight Club,” the actor received a character equal in strength and temperament.
Biography
Born 08/18/1969 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
American actor, director, producer
Winner of the Golden Globe Award (1996)
Childhood
Edward Norton, full name Edward James Norton, was born on August 18, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Columbia, Maryland. From the very birth of the boy, along with his sister Molly, a wealthy, real stars-and-stripes bourgeois happiness awaited - their mother Robin was an English teacher, and their father, Edward Sr., was a lawyer who worked as a federal executor in the Carter administration and later in the organization for the protection of historical properties . But Edward's grandfather was especially famous, a famous architect, the "inventor" of supermarkets, the author of the main tourist centers of Boston and a famous planner of comfortable housing for low-income people.
“I can pinpoint the moment when I fell ill with acting. At the age of six, I went to see the play “If I Were a Princess” - my nanny Betsy True played in it. I couldn’t take my eyes off the stage, the magic of the theater blew me away!” Some time later, little Eddie began studying at the Orenstein Columbia School of Theater Arts and, at the age of eight, made his stage debut in a local production.
The boy never tired of surprising the drama club teachers with the seriousness of his approach to acting, often perplexing them with questions about the super idea of his character or some special interpretation of the role he played. For Edward Norton, the stage became a place where for the first time he could stop seeming like a well-mannered, exemplary boy, a “typical Norton,” and be himself, expressing everything that had accumulated in his heart. Theatrical life was much more real and tangible for him than his father’s lectures on the need for classical education and his mother’s balanced breakfasts.
Yale and Osaka
After graduating from Wild Lake High School in 1985, Edward Norton, with great reluctance, but at the behest of his parents, who did not see any life prospects in acting, entered Yale University. “Come to your senses,” shouted the father, who did not expect disobedience from his son. “I raised you not so that you would go around with a booth and play in cheap operettas, but so that you would continue the work of your grandfather!” History is silent about exactly what methods Norton’s father used, but he still insisted on his son entering the university, as befits a true heir to the Norton clan.
The famous and prestigious Yale University became hard labor for Edward for the next five years, the only salvation from which was theatrical performances. Edward James Norton, Jr. studied history, astronomy, and the Japanese language, regularly attending classes, dressing and behaving in the spirit of a young man of noble blood. But at the same time, he spent every free minute at the Yale Drama School, where he improved his acting skills, which his parents didn’t even want to hear about.
Having received a bachelor's degree in history in 1991, Edward again succumbed to the influence of his parents and went to the Japanese city of Osaka to work in, but even while dressed in an office suit, he did not stop playing in the theater. Edward Norton's hard work allowed him to rise to become a member of the board of directors of the New York branch of the Enterprise Foundation, but when he returned to America, Edward could no longer pretend. One day, having prudently turned off the alarm clock, he simply did not go to work.
The scandal that broke out in the parental home raged strongly, but the conversation with my father was brief: “You can’t leave everything like that!” - “As much as I can.” - “Do you understand that you betrayed me?!” - “I understand, but you will forgive me soon. Betraying yourself is much worse.” And the very next week, Norton, having passed a one-minute audition with the famous playwright Edward Albee, received a role in the play “Fragments” and began working at the Signature Theater in New York. “I always knew exactly what I wanted,” says the actor. “Having started doing theater at the age of five, I didn’t let fate lead me astray. Even though I graduated from the Faculty of History.”
"Primal Fear"
Edward Norton made his film debut as the young sociopathic prisoner Aaron Stampler in the 1996 thriller Primal Fear. Two thousand candidates auditioned for this difficult role, or rather two - different people were hiding under the guise of Stampler: a guiltless youth suspected of the brutal murder of a molester-archbishop, and an inventive cold-blooded killer - but not a single real Aaron Stampler was among the applicants.
There was a time when the role was intended for Leonardo DiCaprio - but he refused it; Matt Damon was also among the contenders, but the ruddy handsome guy looked too normal. Director Gregory Hoblit was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and the leading actor, actor Richard Gere, threatened to bury the project if a young man for the role of Stempler was not found as soon as possible.
Arriving at the audition in the New York office, our hero timidly knocked on the door of Deborah Aquila, the head of the casting department, and did not make the slightest impression on the influential lady: a tall and thin young man, a pale guy with transparent watery eyes. His enviable resume, from which it followed that this smart guy who looked like Duremar was a Yale graduate, a historian by training, had spent many years in Asia and had an excellent command of the Japanese language, did not in the least improve Lady Aquila’s depressed mood. While the guy mumbled, stuttered and shuffled from foot to foot, Deborah indifferently examined her manicure, waited for the end of the boring monologue and was ready to say the annoying “Thank you.” We will contact you,” when suddenly Edward, leaning over the table, sharply grabbed her by the lapels of his jacket and, bringing his flushed face, instantly covered with sweat, closer, began shouting: “What, you creature, do you think you can throw me out just like that? ! Do you think you can just get away with this?!”
The following picture appeared to the eyes of the guards who heard the noise behind the door: Deborah, with eyes widened in horror, cautiously watched the disheveled guy pacing around the room and spewing dirty curses at Aquila. His eyes glowed with an unkind fire, and in his hands the violent visitor clutched stationery scissors. Anyone would have taken Norton for a madman, but not the experienced specialist and expert in his field, Deborah - she just breathed a sigh of relief (naturally, after recovering from a slight shock), because she clearly understood - there will be a film!
The video recording of these tests - and these were really tests, since Norton acted out the “attack of aggression” in order to demonstrate his talent for transformation as clearly as possible - passed through the hands of producers and directors for a long time as an example of high-class acting. Naturally, Edward Norton got the role, for which he was subsequently awarded a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Career continuation
Previous success contributed to the fact that during one year, 1996, Edward Norton was lucky enough to play two living classics of cinema in a small but very good role. In “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” directed by Milos Forman, he got the fate of pornographer’s number one lawyer, where his co-star was Kurt Cobain’s broken widow Courtney Love, with whom Norton had a passionate, dynamic romance that broke out and continued for quite a long time. And in the musical “Everybody Says I Love You” by Woody Allen, Edward Norton played a lovelorn romantic of liberal beliefs, singing in his own voice and dancing, like all the participants in the musical, which, according to many, was an abnormal idea, but Norton liked this funny idea .
Edward Norton never smoked, does not smoke and does not intend to smoke, so he “took a pose” by reading the script for “Rounders,” which was released two years later, where his hero puffed on a cigarette non-stop. The director of the film, John Dahl, usually uncompromising, this time made a serious concession to the supporter of a healthy lifestyle, Norton. As a result, the card player Lester Murphy, written in the script, soaked in nicotine, turned into a non-smoker, but Edward Norton agreed to the role immediately, barely flipping through the updated script.
“Rounders” can be considered a warm-up for the head-to-head “American History X” by Tony Kaye and the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel by the paranoid “Fight Club” directed by David Fincher. “American History X,” a painful social drama about a neo-fascist intellectual (in preparation for filming, the actor worked out his muscles for six hours a day and read “Mein Kampf” for twelve hours, shaved his head and wore a swastika tattoo on his chest) appeared. his first directorial experience, since debutant director Tony Kaye showed complete inconsistency during editing in the opinion of Norton, who turned to the management of New Line Cinema with a demand to give the final editing rights to him.
Terrible scandals began within the company's walls - Kay threw tantrums every day, pouring buckets of dirt on everyone, including Edward Norton, who in Kay's eyes seemed like a spoiled, capricious upstart. Edward's eminent ancestors also got it in the nuts - Kay screamed about bad genes, remembering Norton's grandfather. “People assume - based on very limited information - that I grew up in a damn wealthy and bourgeois environment,” Edward defended himself, his ego hurt by the idea that many continued to consider him a “white collar” and “typical yuppie.” .
Kay’s definition of “Narcissist asshole” became popular and was often used by the director of the subsequent thriller “Fight Club,” David Fincher, to characterize the character of Edward Norton, a former clerk who became a psycho-terrorist, desperate and who found “cleansing of the soul” in the fight. For his role in American History X, Norton was nominated for Best Actor, while the generally accepted leading role in the actor's career to date - Jack from Fight Club - remained without a nomination, but it was this role that brought Edward Norton and Brad Pitt worldwide fame.
Director
In 2000, Edward Norton finally made a film as a director - a rather bland romantic comedy "Keeping the Faith", which in no way fit with Norton's hooligan role, which became noticeable due to the strangeness of the characters - a Catholic priest, played by Norton himself, and a rabbi played by Ben Stiller, deliberately different from each other even in appearance, but in love with the same girl.
However, Edward Norton can be forgiven for such an imperfect debut, because he was prompted to film it by the best of intentions - he made an attempt to resurrect the spirit of classic Hollywood in his film, and for good reason - he dedicated this picture to his mother, who at one time adored romantic comedies and died in 1997 from brain cancer.
When asked by journalists what he found special in the director’s work, Edward replied: “A diseased liver. Grey hair. Terrible stress. And a lot of pleasure from the fact that you lead, like a conductor, a whole orchestra of many people with their myriads of ideas, problems and discoveries.”
Career continuation
In his tenth anniversary film “Bugbear,” directed by Frank Oz, released in 2001, Edward Norton played in the company of giants Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. A very good work, according to most critics - well conceived, first-class directed, brilliantly shot. Three magnificent actors of three generations demonstrated a high class of acting. It is noteworthy that in the biography of Edward Norton, “Bugbear” is one of the first “healthy” films in which he showed pure skill and technique on the verge of fantasy, despite the fact that several years ago Edward had any role - then with risk, if not for life, then for mental health.
Although Norton himself does not take the dramatic comedy from the life of three generations of robbers too seriously. “This time I was shooting for a poster!” - he says. But, without a doubt, the decisive argument for him in favor of filming was the participation of great stars - De Niro and Brando. “They told me it would star Marlon and De Niro. Both! They asked me: “Will you be third?” I didn’t hesitate for a second.” Would you have thought that Hollywood's leading psychopath would be so sentimental?"
Following “Bugbear,” a year later, Edward Norton delighted us with the role of millionaire Nelson Rockefeller in the biographical drama “Frida” - although the role itself meant the actor appeared on screen for only one minute in total, during which he twice uttered the phrase “This is my wall.” , Edward Norton's contribution to the film was truly invaluable - at first he simply decided to rewrite some lines that were out of context, but then completely redid the entire work of the screenwriter. Salma Hayek, who was the director, leading actress and Edward Norton's girlfriend at that time, royally allowed her to be helped, but ungratefully did not indicate her boyfriend in the credits.
Much more interesting is “Red Dragon,” released in the same 2002, directed by Brett Retner, the prehistory of “The Silence of the Lambs,” where the sparkle of Norton’s hypnotic eyes competes in the brightness of madness with the sparkle of the cannibal eyes of Dr. Lecter played by Anthony Hopkins. The same year, Edward Norton starred as Smoochy in Danny DeVito's Killing Smoochy, a dark comedy about the gritty behind-the-scenes life of children's television, and as Monty Brogan in the urban crime drama The 25th Hour, directed by Spike Lee.
Last works
Among the actor’s relatively recent film works, a special place is occupied by the action adventure film “The Italian Job,” released in 2003, directed by F. Gary Gray, a remake of the 1969 film starring Michael Caine, this time played by Mike Wahlberg, and our hero along with Charlize Theron got the supporting roles of Steve and Stella, respectively.
Having starred in the film After Sunset as Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton was not mentioned in the credits), the actor superbly played the role of the leper King Baldwin in the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven by Ridley Scott, for which he was awarded approval critics. The same year, Edward played the role of the charismatic cowboy Harlan Carruthers in the drama It Happened in the Valley by David Jacobson. It would seem that again a “healthy” role, poetic charm and the romantic soul of the hero... But later he turns out to be not at all the person he seemed at first...
With his performance in Neil Berger's 2006 mystical drama The Illusionist, Edward Norton again earned positive reviews from critics. His hero, the famous magician Eisenham, who works real miracles on stage, 20 years later again encounters his love, a secular beauty and the bride of the monarch himself, a hot-tempered and cruel man. But for the sake of his love, Eisenham takes a huge risk, putting everything on the line - he puts on the biggest performance of his life... The director also took on the role of an invisible illusionist: behind the scenes he compresses the spring of the plot to the limit, making the viewer tremble in anticipation of the outcome of this big focus.
In the melodrama “The Painted Veil”, released in the same 2006, the action of which takes place in the 20s of the last century, the actor played the role of doctor Walter Fein, and Naomi Watts became his partner in the film. In addition, Edward acted as the producer of this film. In the film "Pride and Glory" two years later, Edward played the role of New York police officer Ray, and in the sci-fi action film "The Incredible Hulk" released in 2008, he played the role of Dr. Bruce Banner, suffering from a strange illness in which, with every attack of irritation, he turned into a huge green strange creature called the Hulk.
Currently, Edward Norton is starring in the films “Leaves of Grass” and “Motherless Brooklyn,” in which he also acts as a producer, and in “Motherless Brooklyn” he also plays the role of both director and screenwriter. The films are about to be released on the wide screen and, without a doubt, will delight the actor’s fans with the magnificent skill of transforming the idol.
Personal life
Edward Norton had close relationships with actresses Drew Barrymore, Courtney Love, and Salma Hayek. After breaking up with the sweet, simpleton Drew Barrymore, Edward met Courtney, as mentioned above, on the set - they were partners in the film “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” directed by Milos Forman. Courtney Love, undressing in front of the camera, always tried to be in the field of view of Edward Norton, who, clenching his fists in his pockets, devoured her with eyes in which passion flared.
Their romance was dizzying. Courtney, known for her more than eccentric behavior both on stage and off, and whose meaning in life came down to three fundamental “pillars” - music, men and drugs, literally bewitched Edward: he babysat for his daughter Love and at one time even toured with his beloved as a guitarist in her band Hole. “Edward is a true knight. In nobility, he surpasses all the men I have ever met in the world of show business. He’s just class, both as an actor and as a person,” Kurt Cobain’s tireless, cheerful widow once said in an interview. But in the end, her shocking behavior and passionate love for drugs, despite Norton’s eagerness to cure her in the clinic, ruined everything.
After Courtney, Edward dated the beautiful Salma Hayek for 4 years, who was attracted to Edward Norton by the lack of snobbery and ease of communication characteristic of Hollywood bohemia. Edward, without any complexes, could show up to a party in sneakers and a baseball cap, feeling no worse than the stars dressed in tails and ties. He was outside the established system, and this is what really amused him. He responded to caustic remarks addressed to himself and endless questions from journalists about his personal life and creative plans with an invariable grin, which always means one thing - the conversation that has barely begun is already over.
“Of course, I am grateful to fate for giving me the opportunity to prove myself, but I am not going to fall into the traps of the Hollywood system. Let others sit in this silk cage.” The lovers were engaged, but things did not come to a wedding. The reason for the breakup was Norton’s growing irritability with Salma’s colorful clothes, who loves to dress in bright outfits with Mexican motifs. Salma, being a stubborn and proud woman, could not tolerate the disrespect from her beloved man for her national traditions.
According to rumors, Edward's new lover is nightclub dancer Briana LiBell, who is 14 years younger than him. The acquaintance took place in the best American traditions: Edward met the young beauty while going to a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game. In order not to advertise their meetings, he rented an apartment for Brian in a quiet area.
Interesting Facts
Norton, who earns millions of dollars per role, still uses the New York subway and says if he ever fails to get on the subway, he'll have a stroke.
The actor is overly picky in choosing roles, religiously adhering to the principle “Big script, big director,” but this did not stop him from refusing roles in such large projects in every sense as “Saving Private Ryan” or “The Thin Red Line.”
In one of the scenes in “Fight Club,” Norton takes several puffs on a cigarette, and this is after he categorically refused a “smoking” role in “Rounders.”
Author – MiLena
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Personal life of Edward Norton
In the mid-1990s, Edward Norton dated actress Drew Barrymore, then was engaged to rock singer Courtney Love, widow of Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain, but the wedding never took place. From 1999 to 2003, he was in a relationship with Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek.
Edward Norton and Drew Barrymore
In 2011, Norton proposed to Canadian producer Shauna Robertson after six years of dating. In 2013, a son, Atlas, was born into the family.
Edward Norton and Salma Hayek
Norton has a private pilot's license and his own personal plane, a modified Cessna 206.
Edward Norton and Shauna Robertson
Edward Norton supports many environmental projects, in particular developments in the field of renewable energy sources. The actor is also a member of the African Wildlife Foundation, campaigning against the supply of ivory.
Edward Norton with his son Atlas
He is a UN Goodwill Ambassador and a representative of the Convention on Biological Diversity, regularly donating funds to improve the quality of life in low-income communities. In May 2010, Norton launched the website Crowdrise, a fundraising platform for charity.
Edward Norton now
Since February 2020, work has continued on the creation of the film “Motherless Brooklyn,” directed and written by Edward Norton. Set in 1950s New York, the film follows an investigator with Tourette's syndrome as he searches for his mentor's killer. Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin and Leslie Mann will appear in the film.
Since February 2018, Edward Norton has been working on the film Motherless Brooklyn.
In March, a fire broke out on the set, while extinguishing it a fire brigade worker died. A $7 million lawsuit was filed against Norton's production company, which acted "recklessly, carelessly and negligently", and filming resumed a week after the incident.
