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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Tale of Despereaux (2008).
About the movie:
The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Tale of Despereaux (2008)?
a.
Some location filming took place at The Eden Project near St Austell, Cornwall in the United Kingdom in the first week of March 2002.
b.
Justin Long
was originally slated to voice the title character, Despereaux. Ultimately, the role went to
Matthew Broderick
.
c.
Pierce Brosnan
used a Walther P99 with a fake suppressor and custom-made leather holster. Ten of these models were supplied by Bapty UK, all in the same serial number range. Serial #B8041837, B8041841, B8041852, B8041854, B8041861, B8041868.
d.
The character Dr Joseph Lewis is a homage to the director of
My Name Is Julia Ross
,
Joseph H. Lewis
.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Tale of Despereaux (2008)?
a.
David Letterman
screen-tested for the role of Ted Striker.
b.
Shooting the film lasted only 64 days. Post-production, due to the heavy special effects, required 68 weeks.
c.
Sylvain Chomet
was originally set to direct before being dismissed by the production company, to be replaced with
Sam Fell
. Chomet stated his ideas were too dark for them, and that marketing would question his character designs with future merchandising in mind.
d.
The Formula novel had been on Americas Top Ten Best Sellers list by the time
Steve Shagan
went to MGM Studios to write the screenplay for this picture.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Tale of Despereaux (2008)?
a.
A number of characters have names that are artistic references. "Roscuro" refers to the "Chiaroscuro Movement", Botticelli is a reference to the artist Sandro Botticelli, painter of "The Birth of Venus", and Boldo is named after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a famous surrealistic painter who composed faces and figures out of various objects in the way that Boldo himself is made out of fruit, vegetables and kitchen utensils.
b.
Cary Grant
(who had worked with
Howard Hawks
on
Bringing Up Baby
and
Only Angels Have Wings
) turned down the role of gunslinger Cherry Valance, a part that was subsequently minimized in the final film.
c.
Among the other actors mentioned as possible candidates for the role of Count Dracula were
John Wray
,
Paul Muni
,
Conrad Veidt
,
Chester Morris
, and
William Courtenay
.
d.
This was one of the last movies ever filmed in the World Trade Center (some of the subway scenes).
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