You’ll Never Believe What Went on Behind the Scenes of These Award-Winning Films

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

When Elizabeth arrives at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the film, construction is happening in the background. Director Shekhar Kapur had to improvise when St. Paul’s needed repair work during filming, fitting the construction workers period tools and costumes to cut real stone that was being installed in the cathedral.

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • O.J. Simpson was considered for the lead in "The Terminator".
  • Will Smith wanted to adopt the German Shepherd in I Am Legend.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
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