26Ghostface mask
The “Ghostface" mask worn by the killers of the Scream film series was discovered in an abandoned house during location scouting for the film.
27. Tim Burton listened to Prince’s music constantly while shooting Batman, and said the musician’s songs had a major influence on the creation of the film’s version of the Joker. Prince eventually wrote songs for the film, but Burton reportedly hated them and only used them because he was contractually obliged.
28. Jesse Eisenberg was offered the part of Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice after he failed an audition for Jimmy Olsen (a role that was mostly cut from the theatrical version of the film).
29. Ralph McQuarrie’s final Chewbacca design for Star Wars was inspired by a creature on the cover of a story by George R.R. Martin, who would go on to write the book series on which Game of Thrones is based.
30. J.J. Abrams specifically requested that Rey’s costume in Star Wars: The Force Awakens look simple enough that children could doodle it while sitting in class.
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31Lightsabers
When initially conceived for the first Star Wars film, lightsabers were going to be the weapon of choice for Han Solo as well as Darth Vader’s Stormtrooper henchmen.
32. Spider-Man spoke more in Captain America: Civil War (47 lines of dialogue) than Superman did in the theatrical cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (43 lines of dialogue).
33. Walt Disney did not originally allow women to be trained as animators for his company, though this ban was lifted after most American men had been drafted into World War 2.
34. Chadwick Boseman created his own accent for the Black Panther in Captain America: Civil War, which he based on the regional accents close to where the fictional country of Wakanda should be.
35. Tom Selleck was originally cast as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark but had to drop out due to his contractual obligation to Magnum PI. Unfortunately, production on the TV show was delayed for over six months, but by that time, the shooting had already begun with Harrison Ford instead.
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RE: Fact #35 (Tom Selleck ) – Tom Selleck was never cast in the role, he was only offered, but had to turn it down because of his contract in Magnum P.I. prevented him.