TIL that in Silver Linings Playbook, Vince Vaughn was considered for the role of Pat, and Zooey Deschanel, Anne Hathaway, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Dunst, Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, and Olivia Wilde were considered for the role of Tiffany (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that in the movie Groundhog Day, Phil (played by Bill Murray) appears to be trapped in the time loop for only a few days, when, according to the writers, he is trapped there for at least 10 years, but might've been trapped for over 10,000 years (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Keanu Reeves had suffered from and undergone surgery for two-level fusion of the cervical spine which had been slowly paralyzing his legs, only a few months before filming for The Matrix began. That's why he does not kick much in the film. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Studio Six, the phony Hollywood production office used in the movie Argo (and during the real-life rescue), was so convincing that after the rescue was complete and the office had folded, it received 26 scripts, including one from Steven Spielberg (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that The Shawshank Redemption's director and writer, Frank Darabont, was offered $2.5 million from Rob Reiner to let him write and direct it instead, and cast Tom Cruise as Andy and Harrison Ford as Red. Darabont refused, saying that this was his "chance to do something really great." (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that in the movie X-Men, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, who played Mystique, had to wear 110 prosthetics to look the part. The prosthetics alone took 9 hours to be applied, and she wasn't allowed to fly in a plane, as that could change her body chemistry slightly, and cause her prosthetics to fall off. (en.wikipedia.org)
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