They were repped by Endeavor, manager Seth Jaret and attorney Karl Austen. Norton is next set to make his producing and directing debut for Spyglass Entertainment on the comedy-romance Keeping the Faith , starring Ben Stiller, Norton and Jenna Elfman. The Fight Club . Norton was repped by Endeavor. Here is the Reuters version of the same article.
Production is slated to begin next year.
Encountering a young illiterate factory worker on a lonely road, he recounts his WWI experiences, during which he confronted various lovers, madmen and Mafiosi. The book is a personal favorite of Norton's. After production wrapped, Levien and Koppelman approached Helprin and told him that they were interested in a feature. The author gave them a two-month window in which to set up the project. Norton came aboard as a partner and pitched it to Miramax.