Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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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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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland’s was $500 a week.
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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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Before making Finding Nemo, the animation gurus at Pixar Studios had to take a graduate class in fish biology and oceanography.
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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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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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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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