Supposedly, the decision came down to Norton & Jim Carrey. The studio chose Carrey over Norton simply due to the fact that Jim was a huge box office draw in the '90s. I hadn't seen the movie since probably the early 2000s, but decided to watch it recently. When I initially saw it, I knew very little about Andy Kaufman. This was before Youtube, so I wasn't able to watch all those old clips of him. But after re-watching Man on the Moon, I didn't feel any sort of authenticity from Jim Carrey's portrayal. I know he got really into the character and was highly praised for his work, but I just didn't see the connection there. Carrey was far too high-energy for the part. His comedic timing & delivery were still very "Jim Carrey," not Andy Kaufman at all. It wasn't even a caricature of Andy, felt like he was playing a completely different person. Edward Norton's acting, in general, is more on key with the character I think. I don't think there's any audition videos out there or anything, but just from having seen Ed in a lot of movies, I can guarantee he would've been a more fitting actor to step into that role. And its a shame because I really like Jim Carrey, but this just wasn't a good part for him, in my opinion.

Hmm interesting.

Andy Kaufman was amazing, i watched a lot of his stuff on youtube.

Tough to say but I can see him doing really well

Death to smoochy is one of my all time favorite movies and he's so good in it

Definitely an interesting guy. Far ahead of his time. Was a 'troll' decades before trolling even existed. I enjoyed the movie, but thought it could've been a lot more than what it was.

I've gotta tell you, Freeburn. I've never seen or heard of this movie before. Is it really worth a watch?

Haha bro it's good. Robin Williams and Edward norton playing rival children's TV show mascot guys. Robin Williams is like corrupt and an ******* tho haha It's dark comedy it's a cult classic imo