Trivia Tuesday

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#TriviaTuesday: In her second feature film, an 18-year-old #GwynethPaltrow appears as the young Wendy in her Godfather #StevenSpielberg‘s 1991 version of the #PeterPan story #Hook pic.twitter.com/4EOYDG1OaG

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) December 26, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Sci-fi legend and #StarTrek hero James ‘Scotty’ Doohan was a real life #WorldWarII Canadian #DDay hero, landing on the beaches of Normandy and being seriously wounded. pic.twitter.com/mmFIvvMv7e

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) December 13, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #DenzelWashington and #SylvesterStallone both turned down the #BradPitt role of ‘Mills’ in the early development of #Se7en, as it evolved into the dark masterpiece it became. pic.twitter.com/QnY4zFP2Kg

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) December 5, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #DennisHopper was the original puppet-master ‘Christof’ in 1998’s ‘The Truman Show’, before being abruptly replaced with #EdHarris after shooting had begun. pic.twitter.com/IJxFuzOv6G

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) November 28, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #LiamNeeson was rejected for the #AndreTheGiant ‘Fezzik’ role in #PrincessBride, while #KareemAbdulJabbar had to turn it down due to day job commitments of being an #NBA legend. pic.twitter.com/Kh25OeG95P

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) November 21, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #AlPacino & #JackNicholson turned down the lead in #ApocalypseNow before #HarveyKeitel was cast, only to be replaced by #MartinSheen weeks into the shoot. pic.twitter.com/Ecs8vOTXFZ

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) November 14, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Before his death in 1978, #JohnCazale appeared in only 5 films, which were all nominated for Best Picture #Oscars. Name them pic.twitter.com/hoxFLp5LqG

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) November 7, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: The names on the cinema marquee in #Gremlins are the fake working titles for #ET & #CloseEncountersOfThe3rdKind respectively pic.twitter.com/8gAxb5prkU

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) October 31, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Apart from helping Maude in the trippy dream sequence, #TheDude never actually bowls in #TheBigLebowski pic.twitter.com/QhtkQDJmBT

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) October 24, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #GoldieHawn reportedly convinced #KurtRussell to pull out of the lead in #Highlander, to star in #BigTroubleInLittleChina pic.twitter.com/gsW5i1zmr3

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) October 10, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: 1983’s #TradingPlaces was originally written for #RichardPryor & #GeneWilder, before Pryor dropped out & Wilder was replaced pic.twitter.com/YgASHUSMUJ

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) October 3, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #AudreyHepburn & #AnneBancroft were 1st choices for ‘Chris’ in #TheExorcist, but turned it down due to location & pregnancy pic.twitter.com/42ehW23UdN

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) September 26, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #BruceWillis lost a role in #MidnightRun alongside #RobertDeNiro, only to star in #DieHard which Bob ironically turned down. pic.twitter.com/UVUi1BYqkM

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) September 19, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Author #IanFleming wanted his cousin #ChristopherLee to play the #Bond villain in 1962’s ‘Dr. No’, there was a 12 year wait. pic.twitter.com/e3tp3crsw4

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) September 12, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #MichaelKeaton only appears on screen for about 17 minutes in 1988’s #Beetlejuice, talk about bang for your buck. pic.twitter.com/rwlSJWKucU

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) September 5, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: The kissing (and flying) Westminster bridge couple in #Hook are actually #CarrieFisher & #GeorgeLucas in a cameo, #Bangarang pic.twitter.com/GIQ2JwVqyp

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) August 29, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Among others, #MatthewModine turned down #Maverick in #TopGun because of war glorification, #AllySheedy turned down Charlie pic.twitter.com/gfrjXxkl6d

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) August 22, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #MartinScorsese supposedly didn’t know he was doing a remake of ‘Internal Affairs’ until after he agreed to #TheDeparted pic.twitter.com/FNNRV9OM4w

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) August 15, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #JohnnyDepp was 1st choice for & #NicolasCage turned down #Neo in #TheMatrix, while #GillianAnderson passed on #Trinity. pic.twitter.com/0tWZGQaF5T

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) August 8, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #KeanuReeves lost the ‘Chris’ role in #Heat due to stage commitments, and because #ValKilmer‘s #Batman schedule cleared up. pic.twitter.com/PwkW0DXHva

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) August 1, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Elliot was reprimanded his headmaster #HarrisonFord after the frog incident in 1982’s #ET, before #Spielberg cut the scene pic.twitter.com/tmejsdT6d1

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) July 25, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #LanceHenriksen missed out on the chance to play cyborgs in #RoboCop & #TheTerminator, but shone as a synthetic in #Aliens pic.twitter.com/9RmxnTuEui

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) July 18, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Ingrid Bergman regretted the opportunity to shine beyond her beauty after she turned down ‘Zira’ in 1968’s #PlanetOfTheApes pic.twitter.com/SPYPMxQLRP

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) July 11, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Crispin Glover didn’t return as George McFly in #BackToTheFutureII, the producers opting for prosthetics on Jeffrey Weissman pic.twitter.com/aZUfEVrMMp

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) July 4, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #ChevyChase turned it down and #TomHanks was initially offered the lead #KevinSpacey role in 1999’s #AmericanBeauty pic.twitter.com/472HYLGC4O

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) June 27, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: A few of the actors in #TheGreatEscape were actual POWs in World War II, including pilot Donald Pleasence who was shot down pic.twitter.com/3UfloLPxzJ

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) June 20, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Kevin Peter Hall, who plays the original 1987 #Predator, also appears briefly as a helicopter pilot at the end of the film. pic.twitter.com/uVHFGUiizQ

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) June 13, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #FreddyKrueger only has about 7 minutes of screen-time in 1984’s #ANightmareOnElmStreet, talk about bang-for-your-buck. pic.twitter.com/MuNw2Cqelk

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) June 6, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #BillMurray was the studio’s choice for a pre-#MichaelKeaton #Batman, while #Keaton turned down the lead in #GroundhogDay. pic.twitter.com/SRqEQM0D7b

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) May 30, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: The studio reportedly wanted #Sting as Kyle Reese & #OJSimpson as the T-800 for 1984’s #TheTerminator, imagine that version. pic.twitter.com/gWBsrJCFln

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) May 23, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: With 47 kills, #GoldenEye was the deadliest mission for #Bond and the most lethal 007 #PierceBrosnan, #HappyBirthday Pierce pic.twitter.com/59kaBsFuCL

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) May 16, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #JamesRemar was the original Corporal #Hicks in #Aliens before being replaced with #MichaelBiehn well into the shoot. pic.twitter.com/yYfAuio7om

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) May 9, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #DwayneJohnson was second choice as #WillyWonka in #CharlieandtheChocolateFactory, use your pure imagination, #HappyBirthday pic.twitter.com/zDgVklLwUo

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) May 2, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Both #JackNicholson & #AlPacino turned down ‘Scent of a woman’, before Al changed his mind. #HappyBirthday Mr. Pacino pic.twitter.com/XXvyFZCxsB

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) April 25, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #RickBaker won the 1st ever #Oscar in the Best Makeup category in 1982 for #AnAmericanWerewolfinLondon,come back maestro! pic.twitter.com/7pccG7IU3h

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) April 18, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Among others, #PaulNewman & #BurtLancaster turned down the lead #CharltonHeston role in 1959’s 11-time #Oscar-winner #BenHur pic.twitter.com/lI3D7wU3P6

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) April 11, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Aside from co-starring in ‘1969’, #RobertDowneyJr & #KieferSutherland were roommates in the 1980s. Imagine that house. pic.twitter.com/1vArlb4H5s

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) April 4, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Busy with #SchindlersList duties, #LiamNeeson turned down the now iconic #ChristopherWalken mob role in #TrueRomance pic.twitter.com/7brv1A20Lj

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) March 21, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: The studio wanted to fire #MichaelCaine from his 1st major role in #Zulu but the producers stuck by him, #HappyBirthday Sir! pic.twitter.com/0TBjtiXmHr

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) March 14, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #DougrayScott was cast but had to drop out of playing #Wolverine and #JimCaviezel turned down #Cyclops in 2000’s #XMen pic.twitter.com/tv5YjxnHRc

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) February 28, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #MattDamon had to turn down the #HarveyDent role in #TheDarkKnight due to #Invictus duties, only 4 #AaronEckhart to nail it pic.twitter.com/0vGP1rq0hQ

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) February 21, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #WillSmith had to turn down the #CubaGoodingJr ‘Tre’ role in #BoyzNTheHood due to #FreshPrince commitments. pic.twitter.com/T2rplKyN7T

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) February 7, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Due to Cuban-American protests in #Miami over its subject matter, most of 1983’s #Scarface was actually shot in #California pic.twitter.com/neSTzIMsiP

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) January 31, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: With previous experience as a #DannyBoyle psycho, #ChristopherEccleston was 1st choice for #Begbie in 1996’s #Trainspotting pic.twitter.com/QfiiLMcq2a

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) January 24, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: #BarbraStreisand turned down the “Chris” mother role in #TheExorcist, wonderfully played by #EllenBurstyn, #horror #classic pic.twitter.com/0xnNc1S7Mm

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) January 17, 2017

.#TriviaTuesday: #JackNicholson turned down the #AlPacino “Michael Corleone” role in #TheGodfather on grounds of ethnic historical accuracy. pic.twitter.com/2v9yMZYBj7

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) January 10, 2017

#TriviaTuesday: Sir #BenKingsley‘s (or Krishna Bhanji) paternal family are from the same Indian state as #Gandhi, serendipity perchance? pic.twitter.com/Z2PWnLVQvx

— FilmPhonic (@FilmPhonic) January 3, 2017