Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight.
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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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Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart had no idea how to play chess when they appeared in X-Men 2.
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While filming a guest appearance on Star Trek TNG, Stephen Hawking was taken on a tour of the USS Enterprise set. When he saw the Warp Core, he paused, and said “I’m working on that.”
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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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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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If the runway in the final action scene of Fast & Furious 6 was real, it would be at least 26 miles (42km) long.
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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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