Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Henry Cavill

You might know him as Superman, but Henry Cavill actually got his big break encountering Pinhead in the eighth Hellraiser installment. Cavill played sex addict Mike in Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) in which he's gruesomely offed by a Cenobite. Hopefully, getting impaled by a giant hook and dying in midair was worth it, since the role helped to launch his career.

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The More You Know

  • The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
  • Paranormal Activity cost $15000 to make and has grossed $210 million so far.
  • Disney wanted Robert De Niro as Captain Jack Sparrow, but he declined the role because he thought the movie was going to bomb.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
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