Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
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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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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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In Mel Brooks' 'Silent Movie,' mime Marcel Marceau is the only person who has a speaking role.
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Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role in Napoleon Dynamite.
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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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During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.
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