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It’s not the worst thing she’s done, but it’s up there: J.K. Rowling refused to let Robin Williams play Hagrid.

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Robin Williams

J.K. Rowling stopped Robin Williams from playing Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. CRACKED.COM Williams wanted to play a role in the series, with Warner Bros. even pushing producers to cast as На- grid. It's hard to imagine the role being played by anyone but the incompara- ble Robbie Coltrane. — Source

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Venom

Venom was based on a fan's idea. In the '80s, Marvel ran a competition for aspiring writers, and Randy Schueller submitted an idea about a black suit that would enhance Spider-Man's powers and stealth. Writers ran with the basic idea and came up with the alien symbiote angle. For changing Spider-Man forever, Schueller got a cool, uh, $220. GRACKED.COM — Source

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Samuel L. Jackson

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Charlie Chaplin

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Ben Affleck

Kevin Smith suggested Batman's voice modulator BATMAN V SUPERMAN Every Batman since Keaton has had a distinctive voice, but Ben Affleck's friend and known comic book nerd Kevin Smith suggested that Affleck's version use a voice modulator, to mask Affleck's higher voice. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Batman Behind-The-Scenes Facts (From The Movies and Shows)

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It: Chapter Two

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Tim Burton

Disney behind the scenes The FOX and the Hound Tim Burton couldn't draw foxes. At one time at Disney, you could walk the halls and see Burton dejectedly failing to draw a fox. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mouseplanet

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Movie Tropes

KIND THIN DANGER Ocean's 13 Lethal Weapon Twilight is my middle name *How many more reiterations of this before it becomes really, really ridiculous? The Goonies Grandma's Boy Fantastic Four CRACKED.COM TROUBLE CAREFUL NICE — 22 Movie Cliches That Just Won't Die

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The Good Place

CRACKEDo COM The Good Place Jason Mendoza's fake name in Michael's Good Place is Jianyu Li. In Traditional Chinese, jianyu li is roughly in prison, a subtle hint at Season One's big twist. — Source: 23 Movie And Show Jokes (Hidden In Foreign Languages)

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Black Swan

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Reese Witherspoon

REESE WITHERSPOON Imagine your mom inviting you on her social media. For all the moms out there, what is Tik Tok? Then imagine her trying out some dance moves. Then imagine dying inside. CRACKED.COM — New York Post, Tik Tok

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Jennifer Jason Leigh

JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, FAST TIMES I I asked about nudity, because I was really nervous about doing it. I had done some, but not a lot, and like, 'Eh, it's not that big a deal. CRACKED.COM — Interview

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Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers Sellers was SO superstitious about the colors green and purple that he would leave set if of the crew were wearing them, and had — Source: Cracked

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All in the Family

The first content warning 1971 The program you are about to see is ALL IN THE FAMILY. It seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices and concerns. CRACKED.COM All in the Family featured several of the first slurs to appear on TV, and was preempted by this warning to contextualize them-kind of like how Disney+ warns kids about their racist crows and cats.

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James Bond

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Ark II

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RoboCop

Paul Verhoeven thought RoboCop would make a stupid movie. Verhoeven called the script stupid garbage and American nonsense after reading just a few pages. His wife Martine, though, convinced him to give the story a shot-so Verhoeven read the script more carefully, and saw a layer of philosophy or theology under the gory sci-fi action. GRACKED COM — Source

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Twilight Zone

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 1983 TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE The tragic helicopter accident that killed actor Vic Morrow and two child actors was just due to gross negligence from the higher-ups. The spooky-ass coincidence, though, is that Morrow got a $1 million life insurance in 1974 because, I have always had a premonition that I'll be killed in a helicopter crash. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Birdman

Birdman's Times Square scene looks so real because it was. MAGICAL TOTAL SPELL They didn't have the money to shut down Times Square and put in a ton of extras, so they had Michael Keaton run through a real crowd. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The Joker

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King Abdullah II of Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan appeared in Star Trek. CRACKED.COM King Abdullah is a fan of Star Trek and had a small non-speaking role on Investiga- tions, a 1995 episode of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager. — Who2

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The Unicorn

Forgotten sitcoms THE UNICORN Walton Goggins stopped playing sketchy criminals for five minutes to be a widower who goes back into the dating scene, with sitcom results. The show got good reviews, but was canceled after two seasons. 2019-2021 CRACKED.COM — Sources: Game Rant, Wikipedia, TV Guide Trailers/YouTube

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Prince Harry and Ryan Lochte

On a Las Vegas bender, Prince Harry met Ryan Lochte and asked to swim race him. Lochte said yes, so they jumped into a pool with their clothes on and swam (Lochte made sure Harry just narrowly lost). CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Absurdly Over-The-Top Celebrity Parties

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Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine did Jaws IV: The Revenge just to get paid. As he later wrote, I have never seen the film, but by all s it was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific. CRACKED COM — Source

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Red Dead Redemption 2

19th-century artists inspired Red Dead Redemption 2. In The Mountains, Albert Bierstadt The game's lighting director, Owen Shepherd, looked to the pastoral and landscape painters like Turner, Rembrandt and American landscape painters from the 19th century such as Albert Bierstadt, Frank Johnson, and Charles Russell. CRACKED.COM — Polygon

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Full House

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Loki

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS KEVIN FEIGE PUSHED FOR THE SHOW TO BE AS WEIRD AS IT COULD. STUDIN Director Kate Herron says that she was pleasantly surprised by how open Feige was to all the weird ideas she had. Sometimes I'd pitch stuff and be like, 'this is too weird' and he'd say 'No, go weirder.' CRACKED.COM — THR

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Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan took home a bunch of chips from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She put it in her living room, apparently to remind herself of how much effort and care goes into crafting each bit of the show. CRACKED.COM — Source: People.com

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Steven Van Zandt

They were thinking of casting Steven Van Zandt as Tony Soprano at one point. Van Zandt was David Chase's first choice for Tony, because creator David Chase thought his face looked kind of like AI Pacino's in The Godfather. He only changed his mind after he saw James Gandolfini audition. CRACKED.COM — Source: CheatSheet

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Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle (Commissioner Gordon in the 90s Batman movies) fell 54 feet down an elevator shaft. It happened when he tried to climb out of the elevator — Source: 6 Actors Who Survived Stuff That'd Kill Superman

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Alan Moore

Alan Moore thinks he's met John Constantine. John Constantine doesn't exist. He was created by Moore himself and a few other comic artists for DC. And — More: 5 Celebrity Claims Of Bizarre Supernatural Encounters

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Bette Davis

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Eddie Murphy

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Khloe Kardashian

40 Random Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia We’re Grinding Into Your Brain Like Fresh-Cracked Pepper, Say When — Source: People

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Jafar

VILLAIN: Jafar MOVIE: Aladdin VILLAINY: Tries to trick the sultan and seduce the princess with his magic staff. BUT WAIT! Aladdin does the same thing

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Shaq

CRACKEDcO SHAQUILLE 'NEAL is a Doctor of Education. You'd better start calling him Doctor Shaq. In 2012, he got his degree at Barry University in Miam

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Goodfellas

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Eddie Redmayne

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Gravity Falls

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Amy Schumer

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