Interesting facts and secrets that allow you to look at films and actors differently (13 photos)

Films always leave some kind of impression after watching them. However, they evoke much more emotions when suddenly interesting facts and secrets about a certain scene, actor or project as a whole become known. That's what we'll talk about.





The role of Wolverine in the Isk People film series was an unconditional triumph for Hugh Jackman. Despite the fact that the actor looked perfect in this role, it turned out that he did not know about the existence of these animals, so in preparation for filming he mistakenly studied the habits of wolves.



Anyone who has watched at least some part of Star Wars knows perfectly well how many frankly creepy characters there are in this universe. For example, even the entire crew laughed at the design of Admiral Ackbar from episode 6.





But director Richard Marquand flatly refused to remove it, explaining his decision philosophically. In his opinion, it is useful for children to know that not all good people are outstandingly handsome, and not all bad people are ugly.

In the film Spider-Man: Homecoming, the role of the villain Vulture went to Michael Keaton, who once played Batman. Apparently, the actor was haunted by this fact, since during the filming of fight scenes he whispered to Tom Holland “I am Batman.” The latter spoke about this in an interview.



Let's move on to the films of Quentin Tarantino. As you know, there are a lot of scenes with horses in Django Unchained, which is not surprising for a Western. However, Jamie Foxx chose to abandon other animals, preferring his personal horse named Cheetah.



In the same film, Leonardo DiCaprio appeared in the form of confidently slave owner, but the actor felt discomfort during the filming of one of the scenes due to the need to pronounce the word “niger” too often. However, Samuel Jackson brought him back to his senses, declaring that for them "it's just another Tuesday."



By the way, the film “Inglourious Basterds” might not have been released at all due to the fact that Tarantino could not find an actor suitable for the role of the Jew hunter Hans Land. But a week before filming was cancelled, fortunately for the director, the talented Christoph Waltz came to the audition.



The use of computer graphics in films is common. Sometimes it is used even where it would seem possible to do without it. For example, in the first part of John Wick, dog excrement was made on the computer. And this “special effect” cost $5 thousand.

But in the film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” they did the opposite: where it would have been more logical to use graphics, everything was filmed for real. We are talking about a scene where 40 squirrels crack nuts and throw them onto a conveyor belt. Tim Burton decided to film real squirrels, who were trained specifically for this purpose for 19 weeks.



Many actors sit in makeup chairs for hours for their roles, experiencing stress. Jim Carrey, who spent 8.5 hours in makeup for the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas, was especially hard on him. He was even specially trained by a CIA specialist in the field of torture, who stated that such a long process of applying makeup was comparable to being buried alive. He advised the actor to listen to the Bee Gees, and asked those around him to unexpectedly slap Kerry in the face from time to time. In total, during the filming of the film, 35 days were spent on the main character’s makeup. Jim Carrey reassured himself, saying: “It’s all for the sake of the children, it’s all for the sake of the children.”



The famous company Warner Bros, which produced Home Alone, made a serious financial miscalculation by refusing to produce the film after its original budget increased by $5 million. But 20th Century Fox, who took it on, won, because the film brought in $476.7 million at the box office. For a long time, the film was considered the highest-grossing comedy of all time. In 2011, this record was broken by the second part of The Hangover.



Martin Scorsese showed amazing insight during the filming of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. It took him 19 takes to create one of the scenes, but only the 6-year-old extra received praise. She ate 19 ice cream cones, one for each take. After a successful attempt, he said that the girl would become an actress because she ate 19 ice creams and did not get sick or complain.



This girl was Laura Dern; her mother, Diane Ladd, who played a supporting role in “Alice,” took her to Scorsese’s filming. And Laura Dern really became a popular actress, a five-time Golden Globe winner and an Oscar winner.



And we’ll end with the insight of George Miller, the creator of Mad Max. He entrusted his wife Margaret Sixel to edit his latest film, Fury Road, arguing that if he took on the editing himself, the film would be no different from most action films.



As a result, the film won an Oscar for best editing.