Viggo Mortensen is an actor known for investing himself entirely in each of his roles and for being easy to get along with on set. No extravagant requests, no diva whims. On Lord of the Rings , he proved he was as tough as his character. During the filming of The Two Towers , during the Battle of Helm’s …
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Generally speaking, directors have strong personalities and don’t let the actors step on their toes. It’s so hard to make a film, and you have to manage such a large team, and make dozens of decisions every day. If you are not able to impose your will, it is better to change careers. That being said, …
Mid-70s Steve McQueen is one of the most popular actors in the world. He lives in Malibu in a villa by the sea. He likes calm and solitude. Until the day when the villa which is right next to his is bought by Keith Moon, the drummer of the rock group The Who. Steve McQueen and …
In The Godfather (1972), Francis Coppola hired former wrestler Lenny Montana to play the role of Luca Brasi, one of Don Corleone’s henchmen, a particularly ruthless killer. Lenny Montana is not Coppola’s first choice. Another actor has already been hired, but his unexpected death forces the director to recast the role. Lenny Montana has the physique to play …
James Bond – Casino Royale When James Bond finally falls into the hands of Le Chiffre, the film’s big bad guy, the latter tortures him by hitting his testicles with a rope. Particularly realistic scene which fits logically into the scenario and allows us to revisit the archetype of the brave hero in the face of …
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James Cameron was the artist behind the famous nude drawing of Rose. A famous scene from “Pulp Fiction” was filmed backwards. The needle was pulled out, not in. When Uma Thurman ‘s character is overdosing, it appears that John Travolta sticks a needle into her to revive her. In fact, Travolta pulled the needle out and the film …
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Terrence Malick is one of those directors who rarely films and is adored by the actors. When he announced that he was starting casting for The Red Line , which would become one of his finest films, every Hollywood actor lined up. So much so that those responsible for casting quickly had to officially announce that they were …
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After the success of Titanic , Leonardo DiCaprio was “the king of the world” . Hollywood gave him carte blanche for his next role. Fearing being trapped in the role of the young romantic lead, he decided to take the lead role in American Psycho , a particularly dark character. Christian Bale had, however, already been chosen by director Mary Harron, in …
A near-ubiquitous mistake found in space films is airlock hatches opening outwards. In reality it always opens inwards, so that the pressure difference presses on it and “locks” the hatch. This would not be a problem if the airlocks were constantly depressurized, which is obviously not the case. So in reality it would be absolutely impossible to open the hatch …
James Cameron was convinced he had found his Terminator when he met Arnold Schwarzenegger. Unfortunately, the latter was not available for nine months, because he was already committed to the sequel to Conan the Barbarian: Conan the Destroyer . We would have to wait… With the filming of Terminator being postponed, and not having enough time to squeeze another film in the …
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