Casting Replacements That Took a Serious Toll on These Actors’ Careers

Hitting the Iron Church

Fortunately, Bale’s rigid dedication paid off, and he became the Patrick Bateman we know today. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Bale discussed his persistence: “I’m English, so I never go to a gym, but for that role, it was part of the whole deal that I had to go. I still kept going down to the gym every day because I was going, ‘Oh, I’m making the film.’”

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The More You Know

  • Barbie in Toy Story is voiced by Jodi Benson, best known for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid approximately $21,429 for every one of the 700 words he said in, Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
  • "E.T." and "Poltergeist" started from the same script.
  • When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
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