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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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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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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Over the whole Twilight saga, there are over 24 minutes of just staring.
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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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The iconic roar made by Godzilla was produced by rubbing a leather glove across the strings of a double bass.
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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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Lindsay Lohan was approached to star in The Hangover, but she declined because the screenplay "had no potential".
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