Mean and green You won't like Edward Norton when he's angry. And the folks at Marvel have him all riled up over editing of "The Incredible Hulk" (due June 13), after he was invited to help rewrite the script and was "promised tremendous involvement and access" on the finished film. "There's a lot of posturing going on between Edward's camp and Marvel," said a source on the set. Meanwhile, the trailer, scheduled to premiere today before showings of "Doomsday," did get Norton's approval. Maybe it all depends on whether he feels like Bruce Banner or the Hulk when he wakes up.
The final reel Derek Luke will play Sean (P. Diddy) Combs in a biopic of the late Notorious B.I.G., with Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur and rapper Jamal Woolard as Biggie. ... Johnny Depp is holding auditions -- to find a writer for a planned Salvador Dali movie in which he'd star. He's said to be "open to working with anyone -- from housewives to pensioners -- if the script is right." Well, we do know the casting is right. ... From horses to cars: Writer/director Gary Ross ("Seabiscuit") will take on a different kind of racing with a NASCAR drama. We see a serious turn for Will Ferrell -- hey, he's got the suit! ... Voice talent for the animated sci-fi comedy "Monsters vs. Aliens" includes Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland and Stephen Colbert. ... Ben Affleck's second directorial effort will be an adaptation of the crime novel "The Blade Itself." ... As promotion for the Owen Wilson comedy "Drillbit Taylor," anyone over 13 can vie to win a bodyguard for a day (not Wilson, for better or worse). Go to www.drillbitsarmy.com to enter. ... Maria Bello, co-star of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," claims she's been signed for three more "Mummy" sequels, bringing the total to six.
CYNTHIA DICKISON
