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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (2012) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Avengers (2012) Quiz
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1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
An early promotional poster of this movie said "Coming To Our Galaxy in 2007". It was never released that year.
b.
Other directors that Warner had approached included
Arthur Penn
(who was teaching at Yale),
Peter Bogdanovich
(who wanted to pursue other projects, subsequently regretting the decision) and
Mike Nichols
(who didnt want to shoot a film so dependent on a childs performance). The studio actually hired
Mark Rydell
but
William Peter Blatty
insisted on
William Friedkin
.
c.
If you watch closely, a small statue of a monkey appears in the background of a variety of scenes.
d.
The first Marvel film to be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Despite popular belief that the film was shelved for five years after being shot it has been confirmed that it was shot in early 1980 and released the following year.
b.
Director
Joss Whedon
had earlier been considered to direct
X-Men
in the 1990s. A big fan of the X-Men, he even wrote a script, from which only two lines made it into the film.
c.
When Oz recognizes that his neighbor is Jimmy "The Tulip", the newspapers picture that says "His Two-Lips" are sealed is actually from Die Hard 2.
d.
Prior to filming, most of the principal cast joined a core group of 62 extras for boot camp, where they endured a week of rigorous military training as WWII Marines. The production received assistance from the Department of Defense, which made Kaneohe Marine Corps Base available for the actors basic training. Under the tutelage of Sgt. Maj.
James D. Dever
(a retired 25-year veteran of the Marine Corps) and his active-duty Marine instructors, the cast learned how to walk, talk and think like Marines.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Film debut of
John Randolph
.
b.
Edward Norton
was originally set to reprise his role from
The Incredible Hulk
but negotiations between him and Marvel Studios broke down. Norton was replaced with
Mark Ruffalo
.
c.
Georgie Henley
is the principal actress in the role of Lucy. Near the end of the film, her older sister
Rachael Henley
plays her grown-up alter ego. Early in the film, when Mr. Tumnus refers to Lucy as a "Daughter of Eve", a confused Lucy says her mothers name is Helen, who is the mother of the two actresses.
d.
Average Shot Length (ASL) = 9 seconds
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Alfonso Cuarón
had an idea for there to be tiny people inhabiting Hogwarts, and jumping on piano keys in one scene.
J.K. Rowling
firmly vetoed it, saying tiny people were completely foreign to the world of her books.
b.
Cassavetes initially wrote the film as a play but Gena Rowlands talked him out of it, stating that the role would be far too harrowing and exhausting to play night after night.
c.
Robert Wise
and
Ernest Lehman
visited the set to view rushes of
Julie Andrews
performance. She was cast immediately in the lead for
The Sound of Music
on the strength of that visit.
d.
Chris Hemsworth
had to increase and expand his dietary/food intake in order to maintain the physique he built up for
Thor
.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Bryan Singer
had one of his stunt men,
Scott Leva
, dress in a Spider-Man suit and confront actors
James Marsden
(Cyclops),
Famke Janssen
(Jean Grey), and
Halle Berry
(Storm) on set one day as a joke. Leva had actually dressed up in an identical Spider-Man costume once before for Marvel Comics in 1985 for the cover of "The Amazing Spider-Man" comic book, issue #262. In the outtake, Spider-Man realizes that hes in the wrong movie, backs off and runs away, with Cyclops chasing after him shortly after. This can be seen as an "Easter Egg" on the first DVD edition of the movie, but not the "X-Men 1.5" DVD.
b.
Actor _Chuck Williams (I)_ gained over 25 pounds and shaved his head on camera for his roll as The Boss in the segment "The Exterminator."
c.
Before
Mark Ruffalo
was cast as The Hulk,
Joaquin Phoenix
was rumored for the part.
d.
Amara Kopakova, the artist who did the painting of the factory and the painting of the wolf featured in the film, painted them in the living room of her studio apartment in Salt Lake City. It was the last project she worked on before moving back to New York.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Morena Baccarin
,
Jessica Lucas
,
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
and
Cobie Smulders
screen tested for the role of Agent Maria Hill. Smulders was eventually cast.
b.
The bird droppings were actually mayonnaise and chopped spinach. However,
Mel Brooks
reported to
Johnny Carson
on "The Tonight Show" that the helicopter spraying the fake bird droppings scared the pigeons so much that he believed half of the bird droppings were real.
c.
Was accepted into the Brooklyn International Film Festival but had to decline due to contractual obligations.
d.
This was the last film for
George Gershwin
, who died before filming had begun. He and his brother
Ira Gershwin
had been hired to write the songs, which were not yet completed. Composer
Vernon Duke
took his place and co-wrote "Spring Again" with Ira, as well as the music for "Romeo and Juliet Ballet" and "Water Nymph Ballet." In his autobiography, Duke also claims to have worked on the hit song "Love Is Here to Stay."
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
In his DVD commentary,
Francis Ford Coppola
claimed
The Godfather: Part II
was the first numbered sequel in film history. In actual fact, the British film
Quatermass 2
was the first (released 17 years earlier). The Godfather Part II is the first US film sequel to use such numbering though.
b.
Mark Ruffalo
describes Bruce Banner as "a guy struggling with two sides of himself, the dark and the light; everything he does in his life is filtered through issues of control." He furthermore describes Banners alter ego the Hulk as "a loose cannon - hes the teammate none of them are sure they want, its like throwing a grenade into the middle of the group and hoping it turns out well!"
c.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 26, 1950 with
William Powell
again reprising his film role.
d.
In an interview Talman recalled an incident that happened shortly after the release of The Hitch-Hiker (1953), in which he gave a chilling portrayal of escaped murderer and serial killer Emmett Meyers. He was driving his convertible in Los Angeles with the top down, and he stopped at a red light. Another driver in a convertible who was stopped next to him stared at him for a few seconds, then said, "Youre the hitchhiker, right?" Talman nodded, indicating that he was. The other driver got out of his car, went over to Talmans car and slapped him across the face, then got back in his car and drove off. In recalling the story, Talman said, "You know, I never won an Academy Award but I guess that was about as close as I ever will come to one."
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
Jeremy Renner
was said to be taking archery lessons for his role as Hawkeye.
b.
Stanley Kubrick
: [Three-Way] Court-martialed soldiers vs. French generals vs. Germans
c.
Zelda Rubinstein
filmed her part in six days.
d.
According to the Eric Lax biography, the musicians in the dinner scene at General Vargas house were actually to be playing instruments, but the rented instruments hadnt arrived, and rather than wait, Allen decided the miming would fit with the tone of the film.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
The third of the 6-film series, and the first to feature Marjorie Reynolds as Captain Streets reporter girlfriend. Later remade as a Charlie Chan feature in 1947, "The Chinese Ring."
b.
Lou Ferrigno
voices the Hulk in this film. He has played the Hulk in almost every live-action version since 1978: he played the Hulk in
The Incredible Hulk
and its forthcoming TV specials, and he voiced the Hulk in the prequel
The Incredible Hulk
(he was seen in
Hulk
but it was a cameo role as a security guard).
c.
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
d.
The motorcycle ridden by Anthony Quinn is a 500cc T100R Triumph Daytona.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Avengers (2012)?
a.
An important rule of derby depicted but not explained in the film: the first jammer to exit the pack cleanly is declared the LEAD JAMMER and can call off the jam at any time by putting her hands to her hips, returning everyone to their starting points and beginning a new jam. Jammers are seen throughout the film "calling off the jam" with an energetic hip touching gesture.
b.
The original title of the film was Punchers Chance.
c.
In an early draft (third rewrite) of the script, there is no mention of Saras fascination with Thor. What is included instead is a funny scene at Soldier Field with
The Chicago Bears Players
stars
Jim McMahon
,
Walter Payton
,
William Perry
(William "The Refrigerator" Perry) and
Mike Singletary
. The boys invite the team members to come to the Anderson House to watch
The Mummys Curse
and when they finally leave, Daryl smuggles out several of the teams jockstraps as souvenirs. The jockstraps later are used to make up the shortage of cash needed to get the station wagon out of (Miss) Dawsons garage. None of the Chicago Bears appear in and only one brief reference is made to the team in the film (by the girl at the frat party).
d.
Mark Ruffalo
is personally going to portray the Hulk through virtual-camera motion-capture, which allows him to actually portray the Hulk. Previous live-action versions have had Bruce Banner and the Hulk be played by separate people (
Bill Bixby
and bodybuilder
Lou Ferrigno
), or had the Hulk rendered into the film in computer-generated imagery.
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