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 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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A 1997 comedy movie by the name of “Trojan War” made only $309 in ticket sales. Its budget? 15 million.
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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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In Jurassic Park, the dinosaurs are only on the screen for 15 minutes. The movie is over two hours long.
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All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
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Two surfboards left behind during the filming of “Apocalypse Now” are what gave birth to the Filipino surfing community.
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Eminem was offered the lead role in the 2013 sci-fi movie, Elysium. He was interested but he turned it down due to one major condition not being met; Elysium would have to be shot in his hometown, Detroit.
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