Trivia: Bill Murray agreed to be in the film without reading the full script upon seeing the name "Joel Cohen" listed as a writer. It turns out he thought he was signing onto a film co-written by "Joel Coen" of the Coen Brothers fame. It wasn't until he began recording his lines sometime later that he realised his mistake.
TedStixon
4th May 2019
Garfield: The Movie (2004)
3rd May 2019
Sonic the Hedgehog (2019)
29th Apr 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Trivia: Marvel has been responsible for the first film to gross over $100 million in its domestic opening weekend (2002's "Spider-Man", albeit made by Sony), the first film to gross over $200 million in its domestic opening weekend (2012's "The Avengers") and the first film to gross over $300 million in its domestic opening weekend with this film, "Avengers: Endgame." "Endgame" also holds the record for the quickest film to reach $2 billion, reaching the rare number at the end of its second weekend.
23rd Apr 2019
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Trivia: The exterior of the school was shot at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the same school that was used for exteriors in the 2015 film "Goosebumps." Jack Black starred in both films.
23rd Apr 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Trivia: At 181 minutes, "Avengers: Endgame" is the longest theatrical-released superhero movie of all time. (Not counting extended home-video releases).
23rd Apr 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Trivia: With this film and counting cameos, Chris Evans will have appeared on-screen as Captain America in at least one film a year between 2011 and 2019. With this film, Tom Holland will also become the actor who has portrayed Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the most films with his fourth appearance as the character - he will beat the previous record held by Tobey Maguire, who appeared as the character in the three films of the original "Spider-Man" trilogy.
23rd Apr 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
23rd Apr 2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
22nd Apr 2019
Bumblebee (2018)
Trivia: The film was originally made and marketed as a prequel to the prior "Transformers" films directed by Michael Bay. After the film was released to a much warmer critical and audience reception than the prior films, it was confirmed that instead of a prequel, "Bumblebee" will instead serve as a sort-of "reboot" of the series, and that future films will serve as direct sequels to it, without necessarily acknowledging the continuity of the Bay films.
22nd Apr 2019
Bumblebee (2018)
Trivia: The movie is set in 1987. This is the same year the original "Transformers" cartoon series ended.
22nd Apr 2019
Bumblebee (2018)
Trivia: Star Hailee Steinfeld wasn't born until 9 years after the film is set. She actually had to be given lessons on things like 80's lingo and how to properly use a Walkman.
22nd Apr 2019
Bumblebee (2018)
Trivia: Both the shortest "Transformers" movie (coming in at under two hours) and the least expensive film in the series. (Costing under $130 million, as compared to the $150-$200 million the other films cost).
20th Apr 2019
Hellboy (2004)
Revealing mistake: During the scene in which Rasputin is resurrected, at one point, Ilsa wipes some snow off a wall then checks her book to see if she can match a symbol. When she opens the book, some snow lands inside of it... and it is incredibly obvious that the snow is fake. It looks like pieces of torn up paper.
20th Apr 2019
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Trivia: Based on a series of novels that began in 1983, written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. To date, 44 volumes in the series have been released, with Kikuchi writing the majority of them, in addition to manga adaptations, two animated features, video-games and spin-off novels.
20th Apr 2019
Akira (1988)
Trivia: The film is notable for having two separate English dubs. An initial dub was created by Streamline in 1988 for the film's North American release on VHS and on limited screens. 13 years later, distributor Pioneer paid a hefty $1 million to have the film remastered and redubbed for its North American DVD release.
20th Apr 2019
Akira (1988)
Trivia: When it was first released, cinematic legends Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were approached to assist in bringing the film to the US. While both loved the film (Spielberg has cheekily referred to Kaneda's red motorcycle as his "favorite Japanese animated character"), both also felt that it was too niche and unique to appeal to American audiences. Their refusal to take part in its American release are part of what inspired original distributor Streamline Pictures to purchase the rights to the film - they wanted to prove Spielberg and Lucas wrong.
20th Apr 2019
Akira (1988)
Trivia: The movie takes place in 2019, and features an Olympic stadium in Neo-Tokyo. Material in the film also hints that Neo-Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympic games. In real life, Tokyo was actually supposed to host the 2020 Olympic games, before they were delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20th Apr 2019
Akira (1988)
Trivia: While the vast majority of the film was achieved through traditional hand-drawn animation, the film does contain a smattering of CGI effects and computer-augmented animation. The most noticeable effect being the doctor's computer, which projects a strange, spherical-like reading that was produced digitally.
20th Apr 2019
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Continuity mistake: During the Liu Kang vs Baraka fight, at one point, two more Barakas swing down on chains. Liu kicks them off the chains, and they simply disappear for the rest of the scene. They didn't fall into the firepits, as you can hear them hit the ground, nor would the fall have killed them, as they aren't high off the ground. They simply... disappear.
20th Apr 2019
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Revealing mistake: During the Scorpion VS Sub-Zero fight, at one point, Scorpion kicks Sub-Zero and he almost falls into a lava pit, falling and wedging himself next to a stone pillar. (It's the bit where Liu has to jump across to save him.) When he hits the stone pillar, it wobbles like it's made of styrofoam, revealing it's not really stone.
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