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Norris created the opera "Dr Dee" with Blur frontman Damon Albarn, and made his filmmaking debut in 2012 with "Broken." Norris is currently working on a movie adaptation of "London Road," a musical he directed at the National about a neighborhood traumatized by a serial killer. But he acknowledged that his film career will have to take a back seat to running the theater. "I'd like to think you can do this job and direct a movie a year alongside it -- but clearly that's not the case," he said. "It's an enormous job." High-profile directors including Sam Mendes and Kenneth Branagh were rumored to be in the running for British theater's biggest job. Hytner said the most important quality needed -- even more than experience -- was "appetite." "Rufus has the appetite, as well as the talent," he said. ___ Online:
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