The Story Of How The Wachowskis Landed The Matrix Is More Complex Than The Legend
The story goes that The Wachowskis directed their first film, Bound, as a sort of trial run to prove they could handle The Matrix. But that story is a myth.
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John Hurt Didn't Have Much Fun While He Was Filming Alien
The late, great actor made a lot of movies, and science fiction movies sound like they were the most irritating to make.
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How A Piece Of Fan Fiction Became A Full-Fledged Star Trek Movie
Star Trek: The Search for Spock is a definitive chapter in the sci-fi franchise, but did you know it was inspired by a piece of fan fiction?
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Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Follows The Unfortunate Footsteps Of John Carter And Other Sci-Fi Duds
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania feels like a sci-fi flop from the 2010s.
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David Clennon Thinks He Knows Why The Thing Struggled At Release (And It Wasn't E.T.)
'It was a little fuzzy at first.'
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George Lucas (Literally) Couldn't Afford Mistakes In The Original Star Wars' Special Effects
'You had to really get it down to the actual frame.'
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Warwick Davis Filmed A Never-Seen Star Wars Mockumentary As Wicket
Warick wandered around Los Angeles as Wicket in this never-officially-released special.
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Ant-Man Actor David Dastmalchian Says Kurt's Hair Was Too Strong For Thanos To Destroy
Nothing can stop Kurt's hair. Nothing.
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Liam Neeson Says Star Wars Is Losing The 'Mystery And The Magic'
Sometimes having more of something isn't a good thing, at least according to Liam Neeson.
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Mark Hamill's First Job Offer After Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Was A Celebrity Circus
After saving the galaxy from an evil empire, surely Mark Hamill was offered big leading Hollywood roles? Well, sort of...
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How Blade Runner Influenced The New Noir Film Marlowe [Exclusive]
Neil Jordan looked to Ridley Scott's cyberpunk classic when creating his vision of 1930s LA.
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Hugh Grant Was Alarmed By The Animatronic Monsters Of Dungeons And Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
'A fish that eats babies!'
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Playing Star Wars' C-3PO Left Actor Anthony Daniels With Permanent Scars
The practical suit was anything but.
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RoboCop (1987) Ending Explained: A Working-Class Underdog
Alex Murphy's triumph over his corporate bosses plays even better now than it did back in the '80s.
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How Monsters Inc.'s Mike Wazowski Helped Create Payakan The Space Whale In Avatar: The Way Of Water
'...how much can you express with just an eye?'
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Harrison Ford Fans Caused Chaos On The Set Of Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
Screaming fans and the fact that Ford wasn't exactly thrilled to be there combined to create an ... interesting vibe on the "Return of the Jedi' set.
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Boba Fett's Rocket Was A Major Pain During Production On Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
'He's too cool to run.'
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Much Of The Original Star Wars Crew Thought The Movie Was A 'Joke' During Production
Of course, Lucas and his team of 'ILMers' rose above the snickering to produce true movie magic.
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Warwick Davis Was A Last-Minute Replacement To Play Star Wars' Wicket
The fates were shining down upon him that day.
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Director Francois Truffaut Helped Inspire Steven Spielberg To Make E.T.
The father of the modern blockbuster learned from the father of French New Wave.
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Director Louis Leterrier's Wanted Fast X To Be Grounded In Reality, Because He Couldn't Top Cars In Space
Rather than trying to raise Fast X to new heights of ridiculousness, Louis Leterrier focused on big, yet grounded, practical stunts.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Isn't Boring – You're Just Not Watching It Correctly
'We all create God in our own image.'
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Tales From The Box Office: Lost In Space Was The Unlikely Flop That Finally Dethroned Titanic
'Do I spend my last night on Earth watching Mom and Dad pretend not to be fighting, or blow 10 years' worth of allowance at the mall?'
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The Little Mermaid's Directors Didn't Want The Film To Get A Star Wars-Style Remaster
'I get bothered when there's a film that I love and I'm watching it on cable and there's a scene that was never in it before.'
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With E.T., Steven Spielberg Felt Like He Had Nothing To Lose
'When I started E.T., I was fat and happy and satisfied with having the films I had on my list.'
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District 9 Ending Explained: When Is Redemption Earned?
Redemption is rarely as simple as movies make it out to be. How does District 9 fare in that regard?
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