During an action scene in Boss Level (2020), Mel Gibson accidentally hit Frank Grillo in the face, dislocating his jaw. Grillo didn't let on as he didn't want to slow up the filmmaking process. 8 hours later, a medic was able to reset his jaw.
It was Pierce Brosnan's own idea for Bond to appear with long shaggy hair and a full beard in Die Another Day (2002), reflecting 14 months of torture in a North Korean prison. It marked the first time James Bond ever wore a beard in an official Eon film.
In The Power of the Dog (2021) Kirsten Dunst worked very hard to learn the piano piece she plays on-screen. She had originally mastered two musical pieces, but one was cut from the final release, much to her chagrin.
As much as I love Skyfall, Casino Royale is still the Bond film I keep coming back to. Skyfall may be more beautiful visually, but Casino Royale is the more complete movie for me.
In The Game Deborah Kara Unger sustained a fractured bone in her foot during the production of an exterior sequence. The logistical schedule required the actress to leap into a dumpster containing live rats to execute the scripted scene.
Peter Weir had planned for projectionists to stop the film at one point during all screenings, cut to video shot by cameras installed in every theater, then cut back to the movie. To make things even more meta, he flirted with the idea of playing Truman's director, Christof, himself.
๐ฌ Andy Serkis changed Hollywood forever. ๐๐คฏ
Believe it or not, Serkis was originally hired to provide only the voice of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. But while filming, he crawled around on set acting out every scene alongside the cast. ๐
Director Peter Jackson was so blown away by his performance that Gollum was transformed into a full motion-capture character built around Serkis' acting, helping revolutionize CGI performances forever. ๐ฅ
He would later use the same groundbreaking technology to bring iconic characters like Caesar in Planet of the Apes ๐ฆ and Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars ๐ to life.
One actor. Countless legendary performances. ๐
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The Prestige (2006) was originally solely financed by Warner Bros.. The studio sold American distribution rights to Disney due to budget concerns (they retained international distribution rights).