Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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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The first guy to win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (USA) used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help on the final question, but he just wanted to let him know that he was about to win $1,000,000.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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Jerry Seinfeld turned down US$5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the Seinfeld show for a tenth season.
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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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The police were called 91 times during the filming of the movie "Borat".
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On April Fool’s Day, 1976, the BBC convinced many listeners that a special alignment of the planets would temporarily decrease gravity on Earth. Phone lines were flooded with callers who claimed they felt the effects.
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