Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics in the early 1990s so that he could play Spider-Man in his own movie.
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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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Hugh Jackman walked around Comic Con wearing his full Wolverine costume and nobody noticed.
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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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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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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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Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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