Can you imagine Tom Cruise as Tony Stark? What about Indiana Jones with a perfect moustache? Movies such as Iron-Man could have had very different ratings! Often times movie producers and directors face the difficult situation of having to make a change in the movie. Whether it’s the cast, location or script; these changes make a big impact on the final result. Luckily some of these decisions made the movies we love better. These are the Great Decisions That Saved Popular Movies.
Some movies just failed to live up to the hype of their trailers. We all know that movie trailers have one purpose: to sell us on the idea of paying to see a movie! And since all’s fair in war and advertising, movie trailers put their best, most exciting foot forward, no matter how much remixing is done to make them look amazing. In the case of the films on this list, their trailers were much more interesting, entertaining, and in some cases moving than the actual full-length film.
Some of these movies came out of nowhere and turned into very successful movie franchises. Blockbuster movie franchises have raised the bar for profitability in Hollywood with certain series pulling in multi-billion dollar returns. However, while it’s no surprise that established IPs like The Avengers and Harry Potter pulled in record-breaking numbers, what about the films that came out of nowhere, with small budgets, bad reviews, or a niche setup, but managed to strike a chord with audiences – and become some of the most successful series in movie history? Here are Screen Rant's 10 Most Surprisingly Profitable Movie Franchises.
With a shared movie universe potentially hanging on every key moment, scene, or battle, Marvel's movie superheroes are fine-tuned and polished by dozens of talented artists and producers. Fans would be surprised to see just how different - not necessarily better, or worse - the movies could have been if they had stuck with their original endings. Here are Screen Rant's Secret Marvel Movie Endings You Didn't Know About.
TV has come a long way since its conception. Original programming is now competing with big blockbuster films in terms of budgets and fandoms. Despite the amazing cast and crews behind some of these hit television shows, the occasional mistake can slip by without anyone noticing until it’s too late.
Movies are a great way to decompress and add some entertainment to our lives. A lot of times we don’t think about what goes on behind the scenes until long after the movies came out. Emilia Clarke rides a green contraption to simulate her dragon before it is created with computer graphics. Andrew Garfield is seen swinging on a cable contraption and inside a warehouse behind the scenes of The Amazing Spider-Man. Jon Gries from Napoleon Dynamite is a real life vegetarian and could not eat the steak he was supposed to in the film. Marty McFly’s clothing in Back to the Future: Part 2 had to be operated by a crew of five. Unfortunately the technology wasn’t real back then. The filming for the Russian scenes in Goldeneye were not in Russia but actually a model they created like they used in Star Wars and other films. Ralph Fiennes and Michael Gambon who play Voldemort and Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films seem to be having a nice conversation behind the scenes rather. One of the infamous scenes in Titanic is where the ship is vertical and about to sink into the ocean. They could not recreate the entire ship for the movie and ended up creating a portion of it for this scene. The Beast from The Sandlot was created by two men in a suit operating the legs while the dog’s body rested on top of theirs. Chloe Moretz plays Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass 2 and in one photo she is about to be tossed by Mother Russia. Margot Robbie was photographed behind scenes with Jared Leto, her costar, playing as the joker. This list is only a fraction of what happens behind the scenes. There will always be things that surprise us after the movies come out.
It is always fun to figure out secrets about actors. Sometimes they blow us away and we can’t believe we hadn’t heard about them before. Adriana Caselotti, the voice behind Snow White was under contract where she couldn’t do any other film or media whatsoever. It basically torched her career. Ilene Woods, the voice of 1950’s Cinderella had an early start to career at the age of two. She also had her own radio show at age 14. Jeremy Irons, the voice of scar from The Lion King originally thought of being a veterinary surgeon. John Goodman, who voiced Sulley in Monsters Inc. was originally supposed to be played by Bill Murray. Anika Noni Rose who played Tiana in the Princess and the Frog was originally supposed to be played by Beyonce. Kelly Macdonald who played Merida got her start at acting by showing up to an open casting call. Edward Asner has won 7 Emmys making him the only male ever to win that many. Bill Murray and his brothers created a restaurant called Murray Bros. Caddyshack in St. Augustine, Florida. Auli’i Carvalho was the very last person who auditioned for the role of Moana and just so happened to get the part. The young voices of Elsa and Anna were the children of the songwriters and director/screenwriter. It ended up being a very personal project. There will always be more secrets out there that we haven’t heard of. What did you think of these secrets we compiled for you?
Sometimes actors pass away at inopportune moments like right before a movie is completed. This leaves the director and cast in solemn moods and poses obstacles such as what to do with the characters. Luckily technology can help digitally restore them. Paul Walker was digitally restored thanks to technology and his two brothers in Fast and Furious 7. Philip Seymour Hoffman was able to still be in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay using prior footage. Peter Cushing was digitally restored for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story years later. Guy Henry, an actor who had similar facial features was used to get the mannerisms just right. Ridley Scott shelled out $3.2 million so Proximo could still be around for the climax of his 2000 released movie Gladiator. Sir Laurence Olivier was brought back from the dead to portray a villainous hologram. Marlon Brando was brought back from Superman: The Movie to play in Superman Returns released in 2006. Brandon Lee was killed in a tragic on-set incident where a live gun was fired. The filmmakers had to put in close to 600 extra hours and spend $8 million to finish the movie. Roy Scheider passed away right before finishing Iron Cross. They had to use a latex mask and CGI to restore the actor. Although Bruce Lee passed away five years prior to finishing Game of Death, the director still wanted to finish using doubles, prior footage, and a cardboard cutout of Lee’s face. John Candy died of a heart attack on set in 1994 filming Wagons East. They had to use special effects to digitally move him from one scene to another and in another one used a previous scene and superimposed it with a different colored background. It is unfortunate these actors died but cool that they lived on thanks to technology.
Animated movies hold a special place in the hearts of many movie fans. Many of us grow up with animated features and continue to love them well into our adult life. Aside from animation, one of the most popular films out there right now are the superhero genre. So just how many animated films have superhero moments in them? Turns out, quite a lot. Some of them are thematic, some of them are straight up references. Films like Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Wreck it Ralph and Pixar’s Toy Story accept the fact that being a superhero means that you may have to make the ultimate sacrifice while the Lego Batman movie’s most heroic moment is when Batman forgives the Joker. The Boss baby has a great nod to Indiana Jones, who may not have superpowers, but is a bonafide superhero in our books. The man fought both the supernatural and Nazis. The Incredibles from Pixar are a family of superheroes, who come to together in the end and combine all their powers while the Minions movie actually has its own version of the San Diego Comic Con, the mecca for geeky comic book stuff. How to train your dragon 2 and Kubo and the two strings have awesome superhero styled finales, full of effects and battles that would rival any live action superhero film coming out these days. Even the Peanuts movie, which brought Charlie Brown and Snoopy back to the big screen had some superhero moments involving bravery and rescue. How about that!
Sometimes we are baffled when the cast is released for movies. People are even outraged. Here is a list we have compiled for you. Anyone who knows of Bridget Jones was mind boggled when Renee Zelweger was cast to play a British woman. Fans were outraged when they figured out Pride & Prejudice would be remade and Keira Knightley would be starring in it. Comic book fan boys couldn’t believe Michael Keaton was going to play the Caped Crusader in 1989. They even sent letters to the studio complaining. Charlize Theron in Monster is said to be one of the greatest performances of all-time on film. She wowed audiences being hardly recognizable on screen. Jonah Hill landed his first dramatic role in Moneyball with Brad Pitt and was nominated for Best-Supporting Actor. Albert Brooks took a break from comedy to portray a gangster in the neo-noir film Drive starring Ryan Gosling. When Daniel Craig was reported to be the new face of 007, fans were highly skeptical. He was blonde, short, and had the face of a professional boxer. Not how one generally perceives her Majesty’s favorite spy. Anne Hathaway was not seen as being attractive enough to portray Selena Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises and fans were highly skeptical of how she would portray the infamous character. Fans of The Hunger Games did not want Jennifer Lawrence to play their beloved Katniss Everdeen saying her cheeks were too chubby and her blonde hair wasn’t fitting. Heath Ledger was widely scoffed at when he was cast as The Joker for The Dark Knight because he wasn’t seen as being edgy enough. Although we may be upset at who was cast for certain movies, a lot of times it works out in the long run. We have been blown away with performances that we originally thought would stink.
To some, being a Disney princess would be a dream come true. Sometimes the dream comes true and sometimes it doesn’t. If only Reese Witherspoon had nailed the Scottish accent we would have heard her voice instead of Kelly Macdonald’s in Brave. Emma Watson was one of the choices to play Cinderella but she wasn’t someone she wanted to portray on the big screen. Chloe Grace Moretz was supposed to be the new face of Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid but canceled. Shiloh Jolie-Pitt almost played alongside her mother in Maleficent but the role went to her younger sister Vivienne. If Beyonce had actually auditioned for The Princess and the Frog she may have gotten the role. After playing in Snow White and the Huntsman Kristen Stewart decided not to appear in the sequel because she didn’t like the early scripts. Jennifer Aniston was the first choice for Giselle in Enchanted but needed a break after finishing Friends. Kristin Chenoweth almost got the part of Rapunzel in Tangled but for unknown reasons dropped out. Amanda Seyfried was slightly considered for Belle in The Beauty and the Beast before Emma Watson got the part. Margot Robbie was another actress that was considered for Cinderella but scheduling issues got in the way. Even though these actors didn’t get there chance to become a Disney princess it could happen one day. Anything’s possible, right? If you want to know more about these roles watch our video to find out.
Your hearts are going to break once you hear about your favorite actors who never actually got along in real life. From the afamed Gilmore girls to Game of Thrones. We got it all. Click that subscribe button and let’s get started. All you Gilmore Girl fans are going to be disappointed to find out your beloved Lorelai and Luke actually didn’t like each other off camera. Ryan Gosling and McAdams fight from the first day on set and end up giving the performance of a century. Will Smith is not as fresh as you may think. He reportedly didn’t care about helping his cast members get paid more, he had Janet Hubert removed for trying. Serena and Blair, from Gossip Girl had to live life for years faking the fact they disliked one another. They did it all for the ratings. DiCaprio apparently, is far too immature for Claire Danes and Danes is too uptight for DiCaprio. R2-D2 and C-3PO, the beloved characters, who appeared in every star wars film, actually don’t have the greatest friendship fans believed them to have. Sophia Bush caught Chad Murray cheating with Paris Hilton and broke things off, but still had to work with him for five years on set of One Tree Hill. Mad Max, turned Hardy crazy on set causing him to ignore cast and crew while he mumbled to himself while staying in character. Hardy and LeBeouf duke it out over some sort of unknown beef between the two. Game of Thrones, Queen of what we love to hate, actually is the sweetest person giving massages between takes. But her ex Flynn does not approve and caused havoc on set to the point they had to keep them separated at all times.
We’re all here because we love films, and we love unpicking them. Sometimes, though, we watch a film that just doesn’t make sense and things just get confusing. Sometimes it’s not just the audience who don’t get it either, it’s the people involved. Tim Roth didn’t understand the ending to The Planet of the Apes film which starred him as General Thade. More often than not, the scenes that have left us scratching our heads have been the endings. Film-making is full of confusing plots and ambiguous endings, and quite a few of them have made this list. The endings to Birdman, Planet of the Apes, Inception, and 2001: A Space Odyssey all confused movie-goers, making us question what we know about the rest of the story, and reality as a whole. What happened to Riggan and Sam at the end of Birdman? Was Cobb still dreaming at the end of Inception? And what does the Star Child mean at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey? Outside of film endings we look at how time travel makes things more confusing as we explore the Time Turner in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Frank in Donnie Darko. We also wonder about how Daniel was able to win the tournament in The Karate Kid when he used illegal moves, explore the photograph of Jack from 1921 in The Shining, and take on the ultimate unexplainable moment in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; Martha.