Sean Connery turned down the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings because he didn't understand the script.
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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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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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Wilson the volleyball, from the movie 'Cast Away', won an award for 'Best Inanimate Object'.
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In the movie 'The Wizard Of Oz', Toto the dog's salary was $125 a week, while Judy Garland was $500 a week.
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The first Ronald McDonald was Willard Scott in 1963.
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In the original version of Cinderella the slipper was made out of fur, not glass!
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