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10th Sep 2018

Serenity (2005)

Trivia: You may have noticed that the man who tries to pull a gun during the opening bank robbery and is later killed out of mercy by Mal looks familiar. It is none other than Glenn Howerton, best known for playing Dennis on the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." This movie was released just a few weeks after "Always Sunny" first premiered.

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Suggested correction: I honestly have no clue why I thought this counted as trivia when I submitted it, but looking back, I think it's a bit of a stretch and probably shouldn't be listed. Maybe if it was his first role it would be trivia, but it wasn't.

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I'm OK with it, to be honest - might not be his first role, but I didn't know he was in Serenity, and reading this made me go back and rewatch the scene. It's a grey area, granted, but to my mind trivia encompasses anything that makes you go "huh, didn't know that"!

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Definitely trivia! Super cool fact I didn't know. He is very famous Now and the proximity of the episodes in similes are definitely relevant.

3rd Sep 2018

Serenity (2005)

3rd Sep 2018

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Trivia: Deadpool briefly mentions that Domino's powers sound like an idea from a "crackpot" who "can't draw feet." This is a nod to Deadpool and Domino's co-creator Rob Leifeld, who is known for his somewhat unique style... and also a bit infamous because he's really bad at drawing ankles and feet.

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29th Aug 2018

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Trivia: When Deadpool retrieves the cocaine from Blind Al's apartment, the bags of coke are sitting next to another object labeled "The Cure for Blindness." This is a bit of a callback to the first film, in which Deadpool facetiously told Al that he had cocaine stashed somewhere in the apartment next to "the cure for blindness." Evidently, he literally did have a cure for blindness.

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29th Aug 2018

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Trivia: It was revealed after the film was released that Ryan Reynolds himself was the voice of Juggernaut, in addition to portraying the facial motion-capturing work for the digital model. They simply deepened his voice in post-production. In the credits, the voice of Juggernaut is listed as "himself".

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Trivia: Was originally formally announced in 2008, with production and concept artwork being displayed online and on several entertainment news programs. The rights traded hands repeatedly after, and the project became stuck in development hell until it was released in 2018 - ten years after it was first announced.

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Trivia: Over 120 puppets were used during filming, with 40 created specifically for the film.

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Trivia: When Sandra is in the interrogation room, the moment when she uncrosses her legs and "flashes" her genitals to the other characters is an almost shot-for-shot recreation of an infamous scene from the film "Basic Instinct", in which Sharon Stone does the exact same thing.

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Trivia: The Jim Henson Company created a new studio specifically for this film - "Henson Alternative." This was to help clarify that the film was aimed an an adult audience, and to distance it from the Jim Henson Company's more family-friendly material.

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Trivia: The original concept and story treatment was written several decades before the film was released. It was bouncing around at the Jim Henson workshop for years, though they were apprehensive to produce it due to its adult themes.

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14th Aug 2018

The Transporter (2002)

Trivia: "The Transporter" was not a massive hit for the studio in theaters, and a sequel wasn't considered upon initial release. However, it subsequently ended up becoming a very hot seller on DVD and was also a hit in the video-rental market and in television broadcasts, and thus a second film was eventually greenlit. The franchise at this point has spawned two sequels, a theatrical reboot and a television series that lasted two seasons.

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14th Aug 2018

The Transporter 2 (2005)

14th Aug 2018

The Transporter 2 (2005)

Trivia: Was originally shot with an intended R-rating, though the studio subsequently demanded the film be edited down for a PG-13. Thankfully, the film only needed to be trimmed by a few seconds to remove excess blood and profanity.

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Trivia: Originally, Jason Statham was interested in reprising his role as Frank Martin, when the film was intended to serve as the start of a prequel trilogy explaining how he became a "transporter." He opted out when the production requested he sign on for a three-film contract in which he would earn less money combined for all three films than he was then making for a single film on any other production. He was also expected to sign on to all three films without even seeing a script for the first installment. He opted out, concerned about the production quality given these strange circumstances, and the film was ultimately retooled from being a prequel to being a quasi-reboot in order to explain the change in Frank Martin's appearance.

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Trivia: The only "Transporter" media franchise installment to not feature the character of Inspector Tarconi. Tarconi appeared in all three prior films and even served as a guest-star in several episodes of the short-lived TV-series spin-off, always played by the same actor.

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Trivia: As this film was originally meant to be a prequel, it contains several references to the original trilogy that were meant to foreshadow future events. (An idea that was somewhat muddled when it was reworked into a reboot.) This includes the plot about human traffickers (which was a reference to the first film) and the opening scene in which someone tries to steal his car, which is a reference to "Transporter 2."

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13th Aug 2018

Robocop 3 (1993)

Trivia: The production company Orion mandated that the film be made PG-13 in order to increase profits, after discovering that the first two films had a strong appeal and fanbase in older children and teens. Ironically, this tactic backfired, as many critics and series fans complained that the film was far too childish in comparison to the prior releases, and it under-performed at the box-office.

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13th Aug 2018

Robocop 2 (1990)

Trivia: Nancy Allen reportedly hated the production. She signed on under a different director and script, and was very excited about the project, feeling it could be just as good as the original. When Irvin Kirshner replaced the original director, she felt he stripped out too much of the satirical humor of the original film, and they began to have creative differences. As a result, many of her important scenes were stripped down or removed altogether so they wouldn't have to deal with one-another. The situation was so bad, she only agreed to be in the third movie on the condition that she be killed off in the first act.

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10th Aug 2018

Curse of Chucky (2013)

Trivia: Spoilers. When Tiffany appears in a bit of a surprise cameo, her introduction is an almost shot-for-shot recreation of her introduction two films prior in "Bride of Chucky." Even the circumstances are the same - Chucky is in a black garbage bag having been taken from evidence by a cop who is selling her to Tiffany.

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