The Rock accidentally knocked out Michael Clarke Duncan while filming a fight scene for The Scorpion King and had a custom Rolex made as an apology gift, but liked the watch so much that he kept it for himself.
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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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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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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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In Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs are only on the screen for 15 minutes. The movie is over two hours long.
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