What's up movie fans?
Do you enjoy wowing your friends with your second-to-none movie knowledge?
You might know every James Bond actor in chronological order, you might know which year every movie
in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was released, and you might even know how many kills Freddy
Krueger made in his multiple Nightmare on Elm Street appearances, but what about all
that lesser known movie trivia from behind the scenes?There are a lot of facts about
movies that might just take you by surprise - and that's what this video is all about.
Here's our latest edition of twenty rapid fire behind the scenes movie facts...
Suicide Squad Jai Courtney - who is playing Captain Boomerang
is Suicide Squad - quite famously said that he would never appear in a comic book movie.
However, he changed his ming when he learned that David Ayer was to direct and produce
the 2016 DC offering.
Underworld: Blood Wars Although the official title for the fifth
installment in the Underworld franchise is now Underworld: Blood Wars, the working title
of the movie was actually Underworld: Next Generation.
Ali Will Smith actually turned down the role of
Muhammad Ali in Ali initially, but after the former boxer himself gave Smith a call telling
him he was the only actor good-looking enough to play him, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star
changed his mind.
Iron Man During the final press conference in Iron
Man, Tony Stark reveals that he is the titular hero to the world's press.
The extras in the scene were told that it was a dream sequence to prevent them from
spreading spoilers.
Hulk In 2003's Hulk movie, the Green Goliath was
generated using CGI.
To show the movie's actors where he would be standing in any given scene, a cardboard
cutout - nicknamed "Elvis Presley on a stick" by the cast and crew - was put in place.
The Incredible Hulk In 2008's Hulk reboot - The Incredible Hulk
- the scene in which a drop of Bruce Banner's gamma-irradiated blood falls through three
factory stories into a bottle took visual effects artists more than a year to construct.
Superman Returns In the plaza of the Daily Planet building
in Superman Returns, there's a sign that says "Shuster Square."
This is a reference to Joe Shuster, who was one of the co-creators of the original Superman
character.
Man of Steel In Man of Steel, Russell Crowe became the
second Oscar winner to portray Jor-El, after Marlon Brando in the Christopher Reeve Superman
movies.
Coincidentally, whilst going by the name "Rus Le Roq" in the 1980s, Crowe recorded a song
called "I want to be like Marlon Brando".
War of the Worlds When Tom Cruise's Ray Ferrier arrived home
covered in the ashy remains of the Tripod's first victims in War of the Worlds, the horror
he expressed upon that realisation was influenced by September the 11th survivor stories.
Avatar Most of the animal noises in the hugely successful
Avatar were recycled from another massively successful movie - Jurassic Park.
The T-Rex and Raptor noises in particular are used a lot - for the horse-like Pale and
the Thanator, respectively.
The Fighter Ultimately, boxing movie The Fighter was directed
by David O. Russell, but the movie's star, Mark Wahlberg, initially sent the script to
Martin Scorsese personally in the hope that he would take the helm.
Titanic After finding out the she would have to be
naked in front of Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic, Kate Winslet opted to break the ice when the
pair first met.
She did so by flashing him.
Jason Bourne Jason Bourne will be the the first Bourne
film not to have the franchise's trademark title format of The Bourne something-something.
Had it followed the usual format, in the order of the books, it would have been called The
Bourne Betrayal.
The Purge: Election Year The Purge: Election Year will be the first
Purge movie to be a direct story sequel, as it continues exploring the life of Frank Grillo's
Sergeant Leo Barnes, while Edwin Hodge will become the only actor to have appeared in
all three movies in the franchise.
Ghostbusters Emma Stone outright turned down the opportunity
to star in the new Ghostbusters movie.
She liked the script, but didn't want to commit to another potential franchise so soon after
appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel.
Step Brothers The fake testicles that Will Ferrell's Brennan
Huff rested on Dale's drumkit in Step Brothers were worth around $20,000 and were presented
to Ferrell as a wrap present when filming was completed.
The Hangover In The Hangover, "Stu's Song" and "Three Best
Friends" - the songs performed by Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis respectively - were
both improvised by the actors.
Star Trek Beyond Star Trek Beyond will be the first Star Trek
film to be shot primarily in Vancouver in British Columbia and not in Hollywood.
All existing sets, including those of the USS Enterprise, have rebuilt from scratch
in a large studio in Vancouver.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill collectively
lost 85lbs to get in shape for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with Fisher losing 35lbs
and Hamill losing 50lbs.
Justice League After rumours about the potential of the likes
Darkseid and Brainiac appearing, it has recently been revealed that Steppenwolf - a character
from a deleted scene in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - will actually be the main
villain of 2017's Justice League.
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