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, because they both starred together in the same TV movie. It was first broadcast in
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Clint Eastwood As 'Wolverine' |
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Lancaster, Scott, And Connery, In 'Sin City' |
FILMIC FACT: When
Frank Miller started to write '
The Dark Knight Returns', '
Sin City', and '
300', he initially envisioned the main character for each of these books to be in a similar mold to
Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan character from '
Dirty Harry'.
FILMIC FACT: John Wayne's son,
Patrick Wayne, was offered the role of
Superman in the
1978 movie of the same name. But alas, after his father tragically died of cancer, he decided to drop out of the running.
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Bruce Lee As 'Iron Fist' |
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Richard Thomas As 'Batman Beyond' |
FILMIC FACT: Bruce Lee and
Richard Thomas are both connected together through the medium of
dance. While Bruce was a Cha-Cha champion back in his native
Hong Kong, both of Richard's parents were dancers at the
New York City School of Ballet.
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Fonda, Bardot, And Newman, In 'Watchmen' |
FILMIC FACT: During the eighties and nineties, there was a rumor circulating that implied
Sam Hamm (the writer for the first
Tim Burton Batman movie) was also going to write a script for
Alan Moore's '
Watchmen'.
Terry Gilliam was considered to direct it, and it was going to star such actors as
Sigourney Weaver (for
Sally Jupiter);
Robin Williams or
Daniel Craig (for
Rorschach);
Arnold Schwarzenegger or
Dolph Lundgren (for
Doctor Manhattan);
Tommy Lee Jones or
Ron Perlman (for
The Comedian);
Richard Gere or
John Cusack (for
Nite Owl);
Jamie Lee Curtis or
Jessica Biel (for
Silk Spectre); and
Tom Cruise or
Jude Law (for
Ozymandias).
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Michael Rooker As 'The Demon' |
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Raquel Welch As 'The She-Hulk' |
FILMIC FACT: Both
Raquel Welch and
Michael Rooker have two very different attitudes towards superhero movies and television shows. While Raquel turned down the role of
Wonder Woman (from the seventies TV Series), Michael, on the other hand, jumped at the chance of playing
Yondu (from the '
Guardians of The Galaxy' movie).
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Christopher Walken As 'Batman' |
FILMIC FACT: Tim Burton was allegedly very scared of
Christopher Walken when he cast him in '
Batman Returns'. According to
Marion Dougherty, the casting director, Tim got very frightened whenever Christopher was around him.
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Brad Pitt As 'Plastic Man' |
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Jerry Lewis As 'Ambush Bug' |
FILMIC FACT: Brad Pitt and
Jerry Lewis have both tried to avoid starring in superhero-related projects, even though Jerry did have a small uncredited role in the
1966 Batman television series, while Brad had a brief cameo in '
Deadpool 2'.
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Michael Madsen As 'Wildcat' |
FILMIC FACT: Michael Madsen once told a reporter that he was very humbled to provide the voice for
Kilowog in the
'Green Lantern: First Flight' animated movie. '
I don't normally get asked to do this type of thing', he once said, '
and they're very fun to do'.
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Sylvester Stallone As 'The Maxx' |
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Mickey Rooney As 'Spider-Man' |
FILMIC FACT: Unlike Raquel and Michael,
Sly Stallone and
Mickey Rooney have fairly similar opinions when it comes down to starring in superhero-related projects. Sly once stated in the press that he didn't like the idea of wearing a padded suit to 'bulk up' for a film, while Mickey, on the other hand, didn't like the idea that an actor had to disguise themselves for a part, which was why he turned down the role of
The Penguin in the
1966 Batman television series.
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Guinness, Brando, Kelly, Hopper, In 'X-Men'
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FILMIC FACT: According to certain sources,
Marlon Brando accepted to play the part of
Jor-El in the first
Richard Donner Superman film, mostly because he always wanted to wear the '
S' on his chest. Although, the
three point seven million dollar paycheck and share of the profits didn't hurt either.