Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Alex Pettyfer

Rember Stormbreaker? That 2006 film won Alex Pettyfer an Empire Award. Since then, he's gone on to star in several young adult romance movies and even land a gig modeling for Burberry. But otherwise, he hasn't done much else. 

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The More You Know

  • In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.
  • 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.
  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
  • Disney wanted Robert De Niro as Captain Jack Sparrow, but he declined the role because he thought the movie was going to bomb.
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