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Over the last 60 years, numerous Hollywood stars have auditioned to be the next James Bond. However, there have been a few who were cast, only to be forced to leave the role before filming on their first 007 movie began. Famously, Pierce Brosnan was cast in 1987’s The Living Daylights, …

Back in 1959, John Wayne teamed up with his longtime collaborator and fellow Hollywood conservative John Ford on what would be the filmmaker’s only full American Civil War movie. Duke and his The Horse Soldiers co-star William Holden managed to negotiate a whopping $775,000 (almost $8 million today) each, plus …

It’s been over three years since Avengers Endgame tied up the Infinity Saga (Marvel Phases 1-3) and now the MCU has completed the first phase of its Multiverse Saga (Marvel Phase 4-6). The big finale everything is leading up to is 2026’s Avengers Secret Wars, rumoured to have massive cameos …

Over the last 20 years, Warner Bros’ Wizarding World movie franchise has grossed almost $10 billion worldwide. However, following the eight Harry Potter movies based on JK Rowling’s best-selling books, the Fantastic Beasts prequel films she penned since have not garnered the same success. Now over a decade on since …

Hoch, who based much of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’s imagery on the cowboy paintings and sculptures of Frederic Remington, won the Best Cinematography Oscar for the movie in 1950. But this came at a cost when the weather turned for the worse while shooting in Monument Valley. Ford and …

Aside from this being the ultimate 50th anniversary nod to the franchise, Connery would have fit the part perfectly as a native Scot working at the Bond family home. Mendes previously told Huffington Post: “There was a definite discussion about [Connery playing Kincade] way, way early on. But I think …

Debbie Reynolds claimed Gene Kelly was a “severe taskmaster” who “criticised everything that I did” because he didn’t want her to be his co-star in Singin’ In The Rain. The Kathy Selden star was worked so hard on one scene, the blood-soaked actress was forced by doctors to be bed …

Earlier this year, on August 8, 2022, the iconic Australian actor Olivia Newton-John died. The 73-year-old star lost her battle against breast cancer after a 30-year fight.  The actress and singer worked with countless Hollywood A-listers through the years, but she missed out on working with Elvis Presley just before his death …

After winning a Tony Award for playing Henry Higgins on Broadway opposite Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison followed up with the Best Actor Oscar for the 1964 movie version with Audrey Hepburn. He may have played a charming gentleman on the big screen but in real life, his Eliza Doolittle leading ladies …

Moore remains best known for playing the lightest and least serious 007 of the franchise. His films famously end with lines like Moonraker’s “I believe he’s attempting re-entry” or “she’s just coming, sir” from The Man With The Golden Gun. But when he called one famous sex scene “the hardest of …