Rare behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of cult films (34 photos)

Perhaps every self-respecting film fan dreams of looking at a real film set at least once in their life and seeing with their own eyes how the famous magic of cinema is born. Fortunately, nowadays you don’t have to pack your bags and run to Hollywood to do this: after all, you can find anything you want on the Internet, including the rarest behind-the-scenes footage.





1. Michael Jordan shows he can handle it without movie magic on the set of Space Jam (1996)



2. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, directors and writers of Everything Everywhere at Once (2022), discuss the myriad of multiverses on set





3. Fearless Jack Nicholson and director/writer/producer Stanley Kubrick on the set of The Shining (1980)



4. Director Ryan Coogler chats with Chadwick Boseman on the set of Black Panther (2018)



5. Rita Moreno takes a well-deserved smoke break after exhausting dancing during the filming of West Side Story (1961)



6. Director Jon M. Chu prepares for Awkwafina's big party scene on the set of Crazy Rich Asians (2018)



7. Jack Reynor, director Ari Aster and Florence Pugh on the set of Midsommar (2019)



8. Director Chris Columbus works his magic with Daniel Radcliffe and Maggie Smith on the set of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)



9. Julia Roberts fills in for director Garry Marshall on the set of Pretty Woman (1990)



10. Director and screenwriter Sam Raimi chats with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst on a New York rooftop on the set of Spider-Man (2002)



11. Steven Spielberg explains to a dinosaur how to properly dinosaur on the set of Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World (1997)



11. Saoirse Ronan with director Greta Gerwig on the set of Lady Bird (2017)



13. Keira Knightley takes direction from director Joe Wright on the set of Pride and Prejudice (2005)



14. Tom Holland on the set of the film "Uncharted: Not on the Cards" (2022)



15. Florence Pugh prepares for takeoff on the set of Black Widow (2020)



16. And Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving are already flying on the set of “The Matrix” (1999)



17. Steven Spielberg poses with Dustin Hoffman on the set of Captain Hook (1991)



18. Director James Cameron instructs Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Titanic (1997)



19. Peter Jackson and Orlando Bloom as Legolas on the set of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)



20. Director Jordan Peele chats with Lupita Nyong'o on the set of Us (2019)



21. Brandy Norwood on the set of the musical "Cinderella" (1997)



22. Charlize Theron chats with director George Miller on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)



23. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and director Stephen Sommers on the set of The Mummy Returns (2001)



24. Naomi Watts and the big green hand on the set of King Kong (2005)



25. Director James Cameron hangs out with The Terminator and John Connor on the set of Terminator 2 (1991)



26. Clive Barker poses with the Cenobites on the set of Hellraiser (1987)



27. Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray pose with their favorite car on the set of Ghostbusters 2 (1989)



28. Director George Lucas watches Ian McDiarmid and Samuel L. Jackson practice lightsaber fighting on the set of Revenge of the Sith (2005)



29. Celebrity makeup artist John Caglione Jr. works on Heath Ledger's Joker on the set of The Dark Knight (2008)



30. Director David Lowery instructs Ralph Ineson and Dev Patel on the set of The Green Knight (2021)



31. Artist Mark Henn draws Belle while working on the animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)



32. Eddie Murphy voices Donkey in Shrek (2001)



33. Director Taika Waititi shows Cate Blanchett photos on the set of Thor: Ragnarok (2017)