Movies, The More You Know

Die Hard

At 73 years old when the movie was being cast, and not especially known for his acting chops, the Chairman might have seemed like an odd choice for the role of McClane. But he had played the same character in an adaptation of Thorpe's previous book The Detective, in 1968. The producers were contractually obligated to offer him the role—but fortunately for everyone, he turned it down.

To thank Robin Williams for his work on Aladdin, Disney sent him a late Pablo Picasso painting.
Arnold Schwarzenegger practiced with guns every day for a month to prepare for The Terminator.
Toto was paid more than some of the humans in 'The Wizard of Oz'
At age 15, Cristiano Ronaldo was diagnosed with a heart condition that required surgery, he was briefly sidelined and made a full recovery.