To this day, there are film fans that still reference “American History X,” especially as we watch Black Lives Matter protests and the apparent rise of extreme, racist groups in the US. And though there are some definite problematic issues with Tony Kaye’s late-‘90s drama, the message is all too timely, even more than two decades after its release. So now would seem like the perfect time for a follow-up film, and it appears that’s exactly what Kaye is working on.

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Few actors landed on the American film scene with the same force of impact as Edward Norton. As a young man, he evoked the same blend of hardness and sensitivity previously associated with great thespians of decades past (Robert Deniro and Dustin Hoffman both come to mind). In films like “American History X” and “Fight Club,” it seemed like Norton was daring to redefine screen acting as we knew it – and it didn’t hurt that he was willing to work with risky, button-pushing directors like David Fincher and Spike Lee, both of whom coaxed him towards giving two of his finest performances to date.

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The “American History X” director has been out of the mainstream film game since the he famously feuded with Edward Norton on the set and eventually attempted to have his name removed from the credits and replaced with the pseudonym “Humpty Dumpty” (suffice to say that didn’t go over well in Hollywood).

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As for “American History X” director Tony Kaye?

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