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Trivia: Daniel Craig only did this film because his agent told him it would help raise his profile in the United States. He later regretted starring in it as he hated the script and called it the worst mistake of his career.

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Trivia: Javier Bardem came close to being part of the Bond legacy a decade earlier. Following the release of Die Another Day, a spinoff based on Halle Berry Jinx was being developed and Bardem was in mind for Jinx's lover, but that film never came to fruition.

MrMovieBuff

Trivia: The shot of Bond and Obruchev running down the alleyway after the Cuba sequence was Daniel Craig's last one as James Bond.

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Trivia: Goldfinger director Guy Hamilton was originally going the direct this film, which was to be shot in Italy. A combination of financial issues and a warrant being issued for Marlon Brando's arrest due to his role in the highly controversial Last Tango in Paris lead to production relocating to England. Hamilton had become a tax exile from the country and was forced to drop out of Superman.

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Trivia: SPOILERS In the original script, Julia was supposed to have genuinely been killed off between films. The reveal of her survival was only added when the film was halfway through shooting.

MrMovieBuff

Trivia: Robert Downey Jr was initially set to star in this film but had to drop out when Warner Bros fast tracked Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

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Trivia: Denise Richards did not have a happy experience making this film. According to her autobiography, the director Michael Apted gave her little direction and as her casting was a studio mandate she felt very lonely and unwanted. The backlash she got for her performance didn't help matters.

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Trivia: The robot Santa story came about so that Tim Allen would not have to spend as much time in the Santa makeup for the sequel, due to having a miserable experience wearing it in the first film.

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Trivia: The reason for Harry's constant muttering and mumbling is because Joe Pesci was trying not to swear in a PG movie.

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Trivia: Wes Craven very nearly directed this film but backed out due to not getting along with Christopher Reeve.

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