Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."
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Shirley Henderson, the girl who played Moaning Myrtle (the ghost in the bathroom) was actually 37 years old when she played the character in the Harry Potter series.
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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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The girl who voiced Lilo from "Lilo & Stitch" (Daveigh Chase) was also Samara from The Ring.
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