Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244056838
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Wonder Woman is banned in Lebanon.Shazam was in development for 19 years.Justice League was nearly animated.Most people don't notice that Miley Cyrus stars in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.It took two years to edit Logan.In every film in The Dark Knight trilogy, the main villain pretends to be a henchman.Rhys Ifans despises comic books despite the fact he played the Lizard in Amazing Spider-Man.Originally, Thor was going to be played by two actors.Christian Bale put on 100lbs to play Batman.Will Smith nearly played Superman.Every US flag in Watchmen has 51 stars.Iron Man was rejected 30 times for being "too obscure."Anthony Hopkins and Hulk Hogan nearly played Mister Freeze.The film, Daredevil, is directly responsible for creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Stan Lee's favorite Marvel film is Spider-Man.Howard the Duck appears in the final battle in Avengers: Endgame.
1000 Facts about Superhero Movies Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244056838
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Wonder Woman is banned in Lebanon.Shazam was in development for 19 years.Justice League was nearly animated.Most people don't notice that Miley Cyrus stars in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.It took two years to edit Logan.In every film in The Dark Knight trilogy, the main villain pretends to be a henchman.Rhys Ifans despises comic books despite the fact he played the Lizard in Amazing Spider-Man.Originally, Thor was going to be played by two actors.Christian Bale put on 100lbs to play Batman.Will Smith nearly played Superman.Every US flag in Watchmen has 51 stars.Iron Man was rejected 30 times for being "too obscure."Anthony Hopkins and Hulk Hogan nearly played Mister Freeze.The film, Daredevil, is directly responsible for creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Stan Lee's favorite Marvel film is Spider-Man.Howard the Duck appears in the final battle in Avengers: Endgame.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244056838
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Wonder Woman is banned in Lebanon.Shazam was in development for 19 years.Justice League was nearly animated.Most people don't notice that Miley Cyrus stars in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.It took two years to edit Logan.In every film in The Dark Knight trilogy, the main villain pretends to be a henchman.Rhys Ifans despises comic books despite the fact he played the Lizard in Amazing Spider-Man.Originally, Thor was going to be played by two actors.Christian Bale put on 100lbs to play Batman.Will Smith nearly played Superman.Every US flag in Watchmen has 51 stars.Iron Man was rejected 30 times for being "too obscure."Anthony Hopkins and Hulk Hogan nearly played Mister Freeze.The film, Daredevil, is directly responsible for creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Stan Lee's favorite Marvel film is Spider-Man.Howard the Duck appears in the final battle in Avengers: Endgame.
1000 Facts about Superhero Movies Vol. 3
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244356831
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was nearly called Guardians of the Galaxy: Another Movie With Them. The Chinese poster for the Justice League shows the team killing Marvel superheroes. There is a rip-off of Suicide Squad called Sinister Squad. James Franco and Tobey Maguire didn't get on while filming Spider-Man. The hardest thing to animate in Deadpool was the scene where Colossus vomits. X-Men was rewritten 28 times. To avoid spoilers for Batman v Superman, four fake scripts were leaked online. Captain America was almost a comedy. Superman causes $2 trillion worth of damage at the end of Man of Steel. Michael Jackson wanted to play Spider-Man. Stan Lee believes the 2015 Fant4stic film failed because he wasn't in it. Francis Ford Coppola hated Avengers: Age of Ultron so much, he quit filmmaking.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244356831
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was nearly called Guardians of the Galaxy: Another Movie With Them. The Chinese poster for the Justice League shows the team killing Marvel superheroes. There is a rip-off of Suicide Squad called Sinister Squad. James Franco and Tobey Maguire didn't get on while filming Spider-Man. The hardest thing to animate in Deadpool was the scene where Colossus vomits. X-Men was rewritten 28 times. To avoid spoilers for Batman v Superman, four fake scripts were leaked online. Captain America was almost a comedy. Superman causes $2 trillion worth of damage at the end of Man of Steel. Michael Jackson wanted to play Spider-Man. Stan Lee believes the 2015 Fant4stic film failed because he wasn't in it. Francis Ford Coppola hated Avengers: Age of Ultron so much, he quit filmmaking.
3000 Facts about Superhero Movies
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244651221
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Superman was nearly played by Muhammad Ali. Jack Nicholson was paid $60 million to play the Joker. When he was a teenager, Robert Downey Jr. bullied a kid for reading Iron Man comics. In China, Guardians of the Galaxy is called Interplanetary Unusual Attacking Team. Oprah Winfrey nearly played Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad. Deadpool was in development for 16 years. Wonder Woman was nearly played by Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock, Megan Fox, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Beyoncé. Chris Evans turned down Captain America three times. The tagline for Justice League was "Unite the Seven" even though there are six superheroes in the film. Jerry Seinfeld convinced Hugh Jackman to retire from the X-Men series. Shawarma sales skyrocketed after The Avengers was released. An alternative ending for Amazing Spider-Man 2 shows that Peter Parker's father is alive. Tom Hiddleston auditioned for the role of Thor. Build-A-Bear sales skyrocketed after Avengers: Endgame.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244651221
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Superman was nearly played by Muhammad Ali. Jack Nicholson was paid $60 million to play the Joker. When he was a teenager, Robert Downey Jr. bullied a kid for reading Iron Man comics. In China, Guardians of the Galaxy is called Interplanetary Unusual Attacking Team. Oprah Winfrey nearly played Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad. Deadpool was in development for 16 years. Wonder Woman was nearly played by Angelina Jolie, Sandra Bullock, Megan Fox, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Beyoncé. Chris Evans turned down Captain America three times. The tagline for Justice League was "Unite the Seven" even though there are six superheroes in the film. Jerry Seinfeld convinced Hugh Jackman to retire from the X-Men series. Shawarma sales skyrocketed after The Avengers was released. An alternative ending for Amazing Spider-Man 2 shows that Peter Parker's father is alive. Tom Hiddleston auditioned for the role of Thor. Build-A-Bear sales skyrocketed after Avengers: Endgame.
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 1
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132658524X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The writers of Captain America were originally criticized for being too harsh on Nazis. Batgirl was created to make Batman "less gay." Of the top ten greatest Marvel comics, five of them are X-Men stories. Shazam was originally more popular than Superman. Black Panther loves Game of Thrones. Wolverine was a Canadian secret agent. His first mission was to kill the Hulk. Keanu Reeves nearly played Plastic Man. The Punisher defeated the Hulk in three seconds. Aquaman's series was the first DC comic to be cancelled. Deadpool believes he is "the Canadian James Bond." Wonder Woman was nearly called Superma. Ant-Man merged with Ultron. Green Arrow has a tuning fork arrow. Hulk originally turned grey, not green. Green Lantern's original weakness was wood. Spider-Man's origin story is based on the Greek myth of Arachne. Superman was originally a bald, telekinetic villain.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132658524X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The writers of Captain America were originally criticized for being too harsh on Nazis. Batgirl was created to make Batman "less gay." Of the top ten greatest Marvel comics, five of them are X-Men stories. Shazam was originally more popular than Superman. Black Panther loves Game of Thrones. Wolverine was a Canadian secret agent. His first mission was to kill the Hulk. Keanu Reeves nearly played Plastic Man. The Punisher defeated the Hulk in three seconds. Aquaman's series was the first DC comic to be cancelled. Deadpool believes he is "the Canadian James Bond." Wonder Woman was nearly called Superma. Ant-Man merged with Ultron. Green Arrow has a tuning fork arrow. Hulk originally turned grey, not green. Green Lantern's original weakness was wood. Spider-Man's origin story is based on the Greek myth of Arachne. Superman was originally a bald, telekinetic villain.
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 3
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326619748
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Spider-Man has fought Nazi bees. Batman has fought Superman at least 16 times. David Bowie nearly played Daredevil. The creator of Wonder Woman believed women should govern the world. Thor owns two killer goats. The Justice League have teamed up with He-Man. Stan Lee devised Iron Man to show that he could make the least likeable character successful. Originally, Aquaman had to make contact with water every hour or he died. Storm was meant to be called Black Cat and had the power to turn into a feline. Robin killed three people in his debut comic. There is a pig version of Gambit called Hambit. Flash can punch a person a billion times per second. Wolverine allied with Captain America during World War II. Green Arrow has a Nuclear Bomb arrow. Silver Surfer's surfboard is alive. Shazam popularized the phrase, "Holy moly!" The CIA tried to hire The Punisher to kill Osama Bin Laden.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326619748
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Spider-Man has fought Nazi bees. Batman has fought Superman at least 16 times. David Bowie nearly played Daredevil. The creator of Wonder Woman believed women should govern the world. Thor owns two killer goats. The Justice League have teamed up with He-Man. Stan Lee devised Iron Man to show that he could make the least likeable character successful. Originally, Aquaman had to make contact with water every hour or he died. Storm was meant to be called Black Cat and had the power to turn into a feline. Robin killed three people in his debut comic. There is a pig version of Gambit called Hambit. Flash can punch a person a billion times per second. Wolverine allied with Captain America during World War II. Green Arrow has a Nuclear Bomb arrow. Silver Surfer's surfboard is alive. Shazam popularized the phrase, "Holy moly!" The CIA tried to hire The Punisher to kill Osama Bin Laden.
1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326613596
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Black Panther has battled the Ku Klux Klan. Batman has teamed up with a cow called Bat-Cow. Wolverine was nearly called The Badger. Iron Man's armor used to have roller-skates. Robin is the only person in the world who can do a quadruple somersault. Captain America used to have an airbag built into his outfit. Aquaman can walk on water. Apocalypse was supposed to be Cyclops' brother. Barack Obama made Deadpool an Avenger. The Flash popularized the "alternative worlds" concept in comics. Drax can play the saxophone. Green Arrow has a chimney arrow. There were three Hulk characters before Bruce Banner became the Hulk. Green Lantern has teamed up with Huckleberry Hound. Peter Parker's name is misspelt in the first Spider-Man comic. Vision has saved the world at least 37 times. Thor nearly had an off-Broadway play in the 1970s.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326613596
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Black Panther has battled the Ku Klux Klan. Batman has teamed up with a cow called Bat-Cow. Wolverine was nearly called The Badger. Iron Man's armor used to have roller-skates. Robin is the only person in the world who can do a quadruple somersault. Captain America used to have an airbag built into his outfit. Aquaman can walk on water. Apocalypse was supposed to be Cyclops' brother. Barack Obama made Deadpool an Avenger. The Flash popularized the "alternative worlds" concept in comics. Drax can play the saxophone. Green Arrow has a chimney arrow. There were three Hulk characters before Bruce Banner became the Hulk. Green Lantern has teamed up with Huckleberry Hound. Peter Parker's name is misspelt in the first Spider-Man comic. Vision has saved the world at least 37 times. Thor nearly had an off-Broadway play in the 1970s.
1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 2
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 024439248X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Steve Buscemi nearly played Freddy Krueger. The ship in Alien was meant to be called The Snark. Eddie Murphy was meant to play the lead in Get Out. Evil Dead was turned into a Broadway musical in 2006. The Fly was turned into an opera in 2008. Friday the 13th was nearly called Long Night at Camp Blood. People complained about the Frankenstein film because it was too different from the novel. George A. Romero forgot to copyright Night of the Living Dead for 21 years. The theme song of Dracula is from Swan Lake. Jaws was meant to be called Stillness in the Water.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 024439248X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Steve Buscemi nearly played Freddy Krueger. The ship in Alien was meant to be called The Snark. Eddie Murphy was meant to play the lead in Get Out. Evil Dead was turned into a Broadway musical in 2006. The Fly was turned into an opera in 2008. Friday the 13th was nearly called Long Night at Camp Blood. People complained about the Frankenstein film because it was too different from the novel. George A. Romero forgot to copyright Night of the Living Dead for 21 years. The theme song of Dracula is from Swan Lake. Jaws was meant to be called Stillness in the Water.
1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 3
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244692483
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
In Prometheus, Jesus Christ is an alien. The first horror film to win an Oscar was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the main actors in Alien3 is a murderer. The Sunken Place in Get Out is meant to represent how minorities' rights are ignored by society. None of the cast of Scream correctly guessed who the killer was. The killer in Halloween was meant to wear a clown mask. Brad Pitt hated working on Interview with the Vampire so much, he tried to quit. One of the actors to audition for Gremlins didn't get cast because he was "too good." The death scenes in Cannibal Holocaust are so realistic, the director was arrested for murder.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244692483
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
In Prometheus, Jesus Christ is an alien. The first horror film to win an Oscar was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. One of the main actors in Alien3 is a murderer. The Sunken Place in Get Out is meant to represent how minorities' rights are ignored by society. None of the cast of Scream correctly guessed who the killer was. The killer in Halloween was meant to wear a clown mask. Brad Pitt hated working on Interview with the Vampire so much, he tried to quit. One of the actors to audition for Gremlins didn't get cast because he was "too good." The death scenes in Cannibal Holocaust are so realistic, the director was arrested for murder.
1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 3
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132651461X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
OJ Simpson was turned down for the role of The Terminator because the studio thought he couldn't play a convincing killer. Back to the Future was nearly called Spaceman from Pluto. In the original script of The Truman Show, all the actors are criminals. Bob Hoskins kept hallucinating while making Who Framed Roger Rabbit and couldn't work again for a year. The line, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!" is never said in The Wizard of Oz. The crewmembers of The Lord of the Rings made so much chainmail for the films, they wore their fingerprints off. The main song for Beauty and the Beast was meant to be a rock-n'-roll song. The most expensive part of Rocky was the make-up. The line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," in Gone with the Wind was nearly, "Frankly my dear, it makes my gorge rise." Alec Guinness wears a toupee in every Star Wars film that he appears in. Production on The Shawshank Redemption was shut down for days while the studio waited for a maggot to die so they could use it in a scene.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132651461X
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
OJ Simpson was turned down for the role of The Terminator because the studio thought he couldn't play a convincing killer. Back to the Future was nearly called Spaceman from Pluto. In the original script of The Truman Show, all the actors are criminals. Bob Hoskins kept hallucinating while making Who Framed Roger Rabbit and couldn't work again for a year. The line, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!" is never said in The Wizard of Oz. The crewmembers of The Lord of the Rings made so much chainmail for the films, they wore their fingerprints off. The main song for Beauty and the Beast was meant to be a rock-n'-roll song. The most expensive part of Rocky was the make-up. The line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," in Gone with the Wind was nearly, "Frankly my dear, it makes my gorge rise." Alec Guinness wears a toupee in every Star Wars film that he appears in. Production on The Shawshank Redemption was shut down for days while the studio waited for a maggot to die so they could use it in a scene.
1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 1
Author: James Egan
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326513834
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The time machine in Back to the Future was meant to be a refrigerator. Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker in The Dark Knight. William Wallace was never called Braveheart. Die Hard started off as a sequel to Commando. Aliens were meant to appear in Dr. Strangelove. ET - The Extra-Terrestrial was nearly called A Boy's Life. Blade Runner and Alien take place in the same universe. The line "Play it again, Sam" is never said in Casablanca. Russell Crowe thought his dialogue in Gladiator was "garbage." The shark barely appears in Jaws because it kept malfunctioning. The Lion King is the most successful VHS film ever. Although Viggo Mortensen stars in The Return of the King, he thinks the film is overrated. Orson Welles hated the twist in Citizen Kane. In Star Wars, Han Solo was meant to be a green, gilled, noseless alien. Christopher Walken, Sean Connery, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tommy Lee Jones were considered for the role of Morpheus in The Matrix.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326513834
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The time machine in Back to the Future was meant to be a refrigerator. Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker in The Dark Knight. William Wallace was never called Braveheart. Die Hard started off as a sequel to Commando. Aliens were meant to appear in Dr. Strangelove. ET - The Extra-Terrestrial was nearly called A Boy's Life. Blade Runner and Alien take place in the same universe. The line "Play it again, Sam" is never said in Casablanca. Russell Crowe thought his dialogue in Gladiator was "garbage." The shark barely appears in Jaws because it kept malfunctioning. The Lion King is the most successful VHS film ever. Although Viggo Mortensen stars in The Return of the King, he thinks the film is overrated. Orson Welles hated the twist in Citizen Kane. In Star Wars, Han Solo was meant to be a green, gilled, noseless alien. Christopher Walken, Sean Connery, Samuel L. Jackson, and Tommy Lee Jones were considered for the role of Morpheus in The Matrix.