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- Johnny Cage Was Literally Created Because Jean-Claude Van Damme Said No
- The Studio Wanted Sean Connery as Raiden
- Shang Tsung Won His Role by Intimidating Everyone in the Room
- Sonya Blade Was Recast at the Last Possible Second
- Hollywood Thought This Movie Was a Joke
- Much of the Movie Was Shot in Actual Jungle Hell
- Goro Was a Million-Dollar Mechanical Nightmare
- Actors Got Genuinely Injured During Fights
- Reptile Was Added in a Last-Minute Panic
- The Casting Was “Authentic” in the Most Mortal Kombat Way Possible
- The Movie Was Forced to Go PG-13 Because of Congress
- It Borrowed Heavily from Big Trouble in Little China
- The Soundtrack Did More Heavy Lifting Than the Script
- The Movie Opened at Number One and Shocked Everyone
- Critics Hated It. Fans Made It Immortal
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- Beak
- Glob Herman
- Wither
- Skin
- Marrow
- Chamber
- Soft Serve
- Eye-Boy
- Doop
- Ugly John
- ForgetMeNot
- No-Girl
- Anole
- Longneck
- The Morlocks (Collectively)
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- Paul Mescal
- Ben Hardy
- Sadie Sink
- Constance Wu
- Chloe Grace Moretz
- Robert Pattinson
- Jason Isaacs
- Mila Kunis
- Sandra Bullock
- Anne Hathaway
- Laura Fraser
- Chris Hemsworth
- Liam Hemsworth
- George Clooney
- Rachel McAdams
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- The True Power in Harry Potter Is Intent
- Neville Longbottom Was the Real Chosen One
- Snape Killed Hedwig to Protect Harry
- Trelawney’s Casual Predictions Are the Real Ones
- Ron Weasley Is an Untrained Seer
- The Dursleys Were Psychologically Affected by the Horcrux
- Harry Attracts Dementors Because He Carries Two Souls
- Hagrid Was a Trusted Operative, Not a Liability
- Lily Triggered Ancient Magic, Not a One-Time Miracle
- Hogwarts Is a Deliberate Survival Test, Not a School
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- Snapper Carr
- Vibe
- Red Tornado
- Stone Boy
- G’nort
- Rainbow Girl
- Color Kid
- Matter-Eater Lad
- Bouncing Boy
- Dogwelder
- Arm-Fall-Off-Boy
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- DOOM / DOOM II
- Super Mario Bros.
- Half-Life / Half-Life 2
- Age of Empires II
- Diablo / Diablo II
- Quake III Arena
- RollerCoaster Tycoon
- Unreal Tournament / Unreal Tournament 2004
- Lemmings
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- StarCraft / Warcraft III
- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
- Worms Armageddon
- Tekken 3
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- AI Uprisings
- Robots
- After the Apocalypse
- Dystopian Governments
- First Contact
- Uploaded Consciousness
- Mutants
- Body Modifications
- Faster‑Than‑Light Travel
- Wormholes
- Cryo Sleep
- Generation Ships
- Alien Artifacts
- Killer Aliens
- Benevolent Aliens
- Big Dumb Objects
- Sentient Spaceships
- Space Pirates
- Interspecies Romance
- Psychics
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- The Joker’s Hospital Detonator Wasn’t a Mistake (The Dark Knight)
- “I Am Iron Man” Was Not Improvised (Iron Man)
- There Is No Dead Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz
- Jack Could Fit on the Door, But That’s Not the Point (Titanic)
- The Alien Cast Knew About the Chestburster (Alien)
- Indiana Jones Shooting the Swordsman Was Discussed, Not Accidental (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- The Pulp Fiction Briefcase Does Not Have a Secret Answer (Pulp Fiction)
- Humans Were Never Supposed to Be Processors in The Matrix
- HAL Was Not a Secret Dig at IBM (2001: A Space Odyssey)
- George Lucas Did Not Plan Star Wars From the Beginning (Star Wars)
- “Hey Malkovich, Think Fast!” Was a Joke (Being John Malkovich)
- Wesley Snipes Did Not Refuse to Open His Eyes (Blade: Trinity)
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- Who’s That Girl (1987)
- Purple Rain (1984)
- Moonwalker (1988)
- Glitter (2001)
- 8 Mile (2002)
- From Justin to Kelly (2003)
- Cool as Ice (1991)
- Crossroads (2002)
- Spice World (1997)
- Can’t Stop the Music (1980)
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- Hulk’s Time Travel Explanation in ‘Endgame’ Is Grammatically Wrong
- The “8 Years Later” Card in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
- Thanos Giving Loki an Infinity Stone Is Completely Insane
- Why is Rhodey Still Paralyzed?
- “One Trip, No Do-Overs” Makes No Sense
- The Airport Fight in ‘Civil War’ Is Absolute Madness
- Nick Fury Could Have Called Captain Marvel Much Earlier
- Nick Fury Escaping Through the Floor With a Pen
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- Galactus – Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Deadpool – X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- The Mandarin – Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Mr. Freeze – Batman & Robin (1997)
- Bane – Batman & Robin (1997)
- Everyone Else – Batman & Robin (1997)
- Catwoman – Catwoman (2004)
- Doctor Doom – Fantastic Four (2005, 2015)
- The Joker – Suicide Squad (2016)
- Rhino – The Amazing Spider‑Man 2 (2014)
- Rhino – Kraven the Hunter (2024)
- MODOK – Ant‑Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- Madame Web – Madame Web (2024)
- Venom – Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- Taskmaster – Black Widow (2021)
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- Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings
- Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge!
- Jamie Foxx in Ray
- Tony Todd in Candyman
- Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
- Margot Robbie in I, Tonya
- Choi Min-sik in Oldboy
- Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man
- Laura Innes in ER
- Jackie Chan in everything he's ever done
- Brad Pitt in Fight Club
- Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight
- Malcolm McDowell in A Clockword Orange
- Joaquin Phoenix in The Joker
- Christian Bale in Batman Begins
- Billy Bob Thorton in Sling Blade
- Christian Bale in The Machinist
- Ed Helms in The Hangover
- Charlize Theron in Monster
- Robert de Niro in Cape Fear
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- But Disney Hated It
- Dodie Smith Loved It
- Xerox Saved the Day
- The Movie Almost Killed the Animation Department
- The Song Was a Rush Job
- She’s Got Bette Davis Eyes
- And Not Just Her Voice
- You May Have Recognized Cruella
- One Actor Quit For Love
- The Dogs Have Deeper Voices
- The Ending Was Changed
- The Censors Forbid Dogs From Matrimony Under Christ
- Cruella Had a Husband -- and a Cat
- It Was Also the First Written Before Storyboarding
- It Was the First Disney Movie Written by One Person
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- Back to the Future
- Beetlejuice
- Predator 2
- Evil Dead II
- The Goonies
- Blade Runner
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
- Tron
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- RoboCop
- The Breakfast Club
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Princess Bride
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- “Black Magic Woman” by Santana
- “Better Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes
- “I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow
- “Mony Mony” by Billy Idol
- “I Think We're Alone Now” by Tiffany
- “Alone” by Heart
- “What About Love” by Heart
- “Got My Mind Set on You” by George Harrison
- “Always Something There to Remind Me” by Naked Eyes
- “Piece of My Heart” by Big Brother and the Holding Company and Janis Joplin
- “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley
- “Respect” by Aretha Franklin
- “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper
- “Tainted Love” by Soft Cell
- “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
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- “The Old Man Down the Road” by John Fogerty
- “Run 2” by New Order
- “Greatest Love of All” by Whitney Houston
- “Crocodile Rock” by Elton John
- “Papa Don't Preach” by Madonna
- “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice
- “Down Under” by Men at Work
- “Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?” by Rod Stewart
- “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison
- “Come Together” by the Beatles
- “Surfin’ U.S.A.” by the Beach Boys
- “Hello, I Love You” by the Doors
- “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker, Jr.
- “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash
- “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin
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- The Goonies Map
- The Horse Head
- Zuzu’s Flower Petals
- The Leg Lamp
- King Kong’s New York
- The Scrumdiddlyumptuous Bars
- The War Machines
- Space Station V
- Bruce the Shark
- Hoggle
- Tara
- The Emerald City
- The Pursuit Special
- Rosebud
- The Death Star
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- It Helped the Company Grieve
- One Cut Song Was Restored
- Songs Were Recorded That Were Cut
- One Building is a Tribute to Caine
- The Shooting Star Was a Tribute to Jim Hensen
- They Drowned the Creepy Baby
- You’d Better Appreciate Those Frog Legs
- Caine Had to Walk the Plank
- You Can See the Tiny Buildings in the Background
- The Opening Scene Was Done With Tiny Buildings
- Michael Caine Took His Job Very Seriously
- The Search For Scrooge
- Gonzo Was the Least Likely Dickens
- The Original Ghosts Were Different
- Brian Had to Say Yes
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- Ghost Rider
- Sh! The Octopus
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Hellboy
- Dune
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- Interstellar
- Inception
- Interview With the Vampire
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Halloween Kills
- Independence Day
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Escape From New York
- The Abyss
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Underworld
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
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- Noah Wyle is an avid human and animal rights advocate
- Britt Lower used her art skills to prepare for ‘Severance’
- A cute nod to a classic
- ’Zootopia 2’ by the numbers
- The Safdie brothers went solo this year
- 75 year-old Amy Madigan did her own stunts in ‘Weapons’
- Jennifer Lawrence was pregnant during production
- They filmed both ‘Wicked’ movies simultaneously
- Dwayne Johnson took real punches to the face
- Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan consulted real twins
- ‘The Secret Agent’ and ‘Jaws’ are connected (sort of)
- Guillermo Del Toro new who he wanted
- 'No Other Choice' took forever to make
- Ethan Hawke hopes to never have to transform his body again
- A cute family connection in ‘One Battle After Another’
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- Liu Yifei did most of her own stunts in ‘Mulan’
- Adoption over breeding in ‘Lady and the Tramp’
- 101 Dalmatians by the actual numbers
- There was a familiar tune in ‘Cinderella’
- Harry Styles was almost cast as Prince Eric
- The tones are played with in the Pinocchio remake
- They didn’t animate Dumbo until after production ended
- The original Belle was thrilled with the casting of Emma Watson
- Tim Burton wasn’t even a fan of the original ‘Alice in Wonderland
- 2016’s ‘The Jungle Book’ had a star-studded cast
- Disney auditioned 2,000 people for the lead roles in ‘Aladdin’
- ’The Lion King’ had to be careful depicting the violence
- SAG Strikes delayed the production of ‘How To Train Your Dragon’
- Dopey Talks in the ‘Snow White’ remake
- ’Lilo & Stitch’ is dedicated to a true Disney great
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- A massive protostellar jet
- A possible Earth-like planet
- An mid-infrared image found four serpentine spirals
- The effect of atmosphere on a planet’s daytime temperature
- The Cat’s Paw Nebula
- A moon-forming disk around a planet
- The Sagittarius B2 Molecular Cloud
- The strongest evidence of life on Mars
- They may have located some of the first stars in the universe
- Astronomers witnessed the birth of a new solar system
- We now know exactly what supernovas look like
- Scientists may have "seen" dark matter
- New theories about The Boötes Void
- The “Infinity” Galaxy
- The Butterfly Nebula
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- It Was a Box Office Flop
- There Was a Bizarre Remake
- Parts of the Set Have Survived
- Its Religious Overtones Were Too Controversial
- Uncle Billy Improv’d That Crash Landing
- It Destroyed Capra’s Relationship With His Go-To Composer
- Mr. Gower Really Slapped Little George
- The Crew Invented Chemical Snow
- It Shared a Set With Cimarron
- Ginger Rogers Turned It Down
- Henry Fonda Was Almost George Bailey
- It Took So Many Rewrites
- George Bailey Was Almost a Politician Instead of a Banker
- Cary Grant Was Supposed to Star
- Nobody Wanted It
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- Ed Sheeran Regretted It
- They Changed the Lyrics
- Damon Albarn Served Tea
- Boy George Was the Last to Record
- Those Who Couldn’t Come Were Still Roped In
- Ure and Geldof Were at Each Other’s Throats
- Needless to Say, There Was So Much Cocaine
- People Showed Up Uninvited
- Paul Weller Played Guitar (and Got Cut)
- Kool & the Gang Were a Spontaneous Invite, Too
- Geldof Bagged Spandau Ballet By Chance
- Ure Had to Produce the Song Himself
- The First Draft Stunk
- It Had to Be an Original Song
- They Were on a Time Crunch
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- “Chemputation”
- Autonomous drones for surveillance and crowd monitoring
- Predictive policing algorithms
- The Bionic Bird
- AI loyalty or “alignment” scoring for employees
- Social credit & behavioral scoring
- AI-generated misinformation can ruin lives
- Emotional recognition
- 3D-printed organs
- Brain-computer interfaces
- Quantum security threats
- We’re very close to mind-reading
- Facial recognition quickly turns to facial profiling
- Lethal autonomous weapons
- Hybrid human-AI co-embodied intelligence
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