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

Viggo Mortensen

Over a decade before the first installment of The Lord of the Rings ever hit theaters, Viggo Mortensen played Edward "Tex" Sawyer, the central antagonist of Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. The film was considered a critical failure, but entertained audiences nonetheless. Mortensen made a number of appearances in supporting roles throughout the 1990s until a breakthrough in 1999, when Peter Jackson cast the actor as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

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The More You Know

Charles Bronson, Britain's most violent prisoner, actually shaved his trademark mustache off so Tom Hardy could wear it during the filming of "Bronson", which was based on his life in prison.
On the set of one of the Pirates of the Carribbean films, Johnny Depp spent £40,000 on 500 coats for the cast and crew.
When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
In the movie Dredd, they slowed down a Justin Bieber song by 800 times to create the "slow motion" noise.

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