Eva Green was 25 when cast as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006). Director Martin Campbell chose her over Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, and Audrey Tautou after a single Paris meeting. Green had only 4 prior film credits at the time.
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The Wire (2002) was nearly cancelled every season. HBO kept renewing it reluctantly despite mediocre ratings, only because critics wouldn't stop calling it the greatest show ever made.
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Michael Caine and Vin Diesel met at a dinner party in the mid 1990s. Diesel was a struggling unknown going through difficult personal times. Caine took him under his wing that night. The friendship has lasted over 30 years since.
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During Breaking Bad (2008) Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn developed such a close bond that they called each other "mom and dad" on set. This real-life warmth made their brutal, on-screen marital disintegration even more painful for them to film.
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In This Is the End (2013), Michael Cera asked Rihanna if he could actually slap her butt for a take. Rihanna agreed, but only on one condition: "You can slap my ass if I can slap you back in the face for real."
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In Zoolander (2001), Ben Stiller repeats “But why male models?” because he actually forgot his next line. David Duchovny stayed in character and replied, “Are you serious? I just told you.” The take ended up in the final film.
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When Brendan Fraser didn’t return for the George of the Jungle sequel, the new George even joked on camera, “Me new George. Studio too cheap to pay Brendan Fraser.” Fraser later confirmed the studio’s offer was far below what he expected.
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Emilia Clarke was completely blindsided by Daenerys’s fate in the Game of Thrones finale. She read the script seven times, repeatedly whispering “What, what, what, WHAT!?” Afterward she burst into tears, grabbed only her keys and phone, and walked the streets of London alone for five straight hours trying to process it.
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Sylvester Stallone paid $1 million for his stuntman to slide between two planes on a cable at 15,000 feet, a stunt recognized by the Guinness World Records as the most expensive ever performed.
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One of the ugliest scenes in the MCU. What a shame to release the film with CGI like that.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt fought a massive bidding war for the rights to The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). DiCaprio eventually won, but Pitt originally wanted to star as Jordan Belfort himself with Ridley Scott directing.
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Due to a rushed marketing campaign, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) initially flopped, grossing only $5.6M. However, it became a massive financial success through decades of home video sales.
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One of the MCU’s most human moments wasn’t scripted. The silent shawarma scene in The Avengers was filmed after the premiere, based on an improvised idea from Robert Downey Jr.
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The director of Casino Royale admitted he had doubts about Daniel Craig being “sexy” enough for James Bond. “People like Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan… All traditional handsome, all sexy, all attractive to women. Daniel was tougher and rugged.”
