Apparently, Norton was unhappy that his contributions were left by the wayside, although from what was reported, much of his material had to do with backstory and psychological complexity, things that bogged down Ang Lee’s previous version of the story. Marvel Studios wanted a snappier, more upbeat adventure — and that’s what they got.
But Norton made his unhappiness known and threatened not to promote the movie (only the second proper Marvel Studios film at that point). Ultimately, this behavior led to Norton not being invited back for the team-up film “The Avengers.” Ironically, a subplot Norton had pushed for, involving Bruce’s suicide attempt, made it into Joss Whedon’s script for “The Avengers” (which was the introduction of Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk). Leave no good idea behind.
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