Trivia: Salma Hayek plays Kitty Softpaws, the love interest of Puss in Boots, played by Antonio Banderas. Hayek also played the love interest to Banderas in Desperado, and in its sequel (Once Upon A Time In Mexico).
jshy7979
9th Aug 2019
Puss in Boots (2011)
13th Jul 2019
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Trivia: Two of the cast's real-life spouses have recurring roles on the show. Alyson Hannigan is married to Alexis Denisof, who plays Sandy Rivers (the news reporter who works with Robin). Neil Patrick Harris is married to David Burtka, who plays Scooter (the guy who is obsessed with Lily).
8th Jun 2019
Aladdin (2019)
Trivia: After they escape the Cave of Wonders, we come to Aladdin, Genie, Abu and Carpet in the desert. While Aladdin and Genie are talking, Carpet is building a sandcastle. When Carpet is finished, the sand castle is the castle from the Disney opening logo. Carpet even does the arc over the castle, with sand.
8th May 2019
Logan (2017)
6th May 2019
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Trivia: Apocalypse's followers are referred to as The Four Horsemen in the comic, and there is also a brief mention of it in the movie (when Charles and Alex go to see Moira). The song playing when apocalypse goes to recruit Angel is "The Four Horsemen", by Metallica.
6th May 2019
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Trivia: At the end of the movie, when Erik and Charles are saying their goodbyes, Erik asks Charles "Does it ever keep you up at night, the feeling one day they will come for you and your children", to which Charles replies "Yes it does, and I feel a great swell of pity for the poor soul who comes looking for trouble at my school." They have the same conversation, almost word-for-word, at the end of the original X-Men.
15th Mar 2019
Made (2001)
7th Feb 2019
Heroes (2006)
6th Feb 2019
Heroes (2006)
Trivia: After Hiro and Ando are in Vegas using Hiro's abilities to "cheat" at gambling, they are riding an escalator dressed in identical suits. This is an homage to Rain Man, when Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman are in Vegas, also using a special ability to gain the upper hand in gambling, and are also in identical suits on the escalator.
6th Feb 2019
Heroes (2006)
Trivia: On the floor of Isaac's loft, the painting of the New York explosion was originally done in black and white. The pilot episode and a couple others were shot with the black and white floor. The color was added in post-production. After a couple of episodes of them having to digitally add color, and realizing they would be shooting in Isaac's loft a lot, the producers finally decided to have the floor painted to save time and production costs.
27th Dec 2018
Talk Radio (1988)
Trivia: On the second night of the show, Kent calls back. He chats with Barry, then asks to come to the station. The very next caller is a guy named Joe, who says that Kent "needs a good bust in the chops." Joe also threatens to come to the station with harmful intent. Both callers are portrayed by the same actor.
21st Nov 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Trivia: C-3PO from Star Wars makes a cameo, and he is voiced by Anthony Daniels, the same actor who has played C-3PO in all of the Star Wars movies.
21st Nov 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Trivia: All of the classic Disney Princesses (Jasmine, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Rapunzel, etc) have a cameo. Cinderella and Snow White were recast, as their original actors are deceased. They also recast Aurora, as the lady who voiced her had long since retired. All of the other princesses featured were voiced by their original actors.
5th Jun 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
29th Dec 2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Trivia: Anthony Daniels once again portrays C-3PO, making him the only actor to appear in every Star Wars film to this point. He also plays C-3PO for a brief cameo in Rogue One.
20th Jun 2017
Cars 3 (2017)
Trivia: When Cruise brings the mobile simulator to the beach, it makes the classic Apple startup sound that Mac computers make. Apple founder Steve Jobs funded Pixar in its early days and was a major reason for the company's success. The same sound can also be heard in Pixar's Wall-E.
10th Jun 2015
Hitch (2005)
Trivia: Robinne Lee plays a past lover of Hitch, who we only see in flashbacks. The same actress is also in the movie Seven Pounds, and again plays a past lover of a Will Smith character, and again is only seen in flashbacks.
14th May 2015
48 Hrs. (1982)
Trivia: Sonny Landham plays Billy. He meets his end when he is faced with an opponent who out matches him. But right before he does, he bravely takes out a large knife and decides to challenge his opponent anyway, coming to a rather quick demise. In the movie Predator, Sonny Landham again plays a character named Billy, who meets his demise in a very similar fashion. Shirtless and brave again, he brandishes what appears to be the same large knife to challenge an opponent who has the upper hand. And loses again.
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