Ozark: Laura Linney reveals how Ben Davis was her idea ‘Originally wasn’t there’

Even though the throwaway reference to Wendy’s brother wasn’t intended to create a whole new storyline for future seasons, Linney’s idea eventually led to the introduction of Ben. Finally, she added: “We came up with that in the boat, Jason and I, and they wrote the line in. After that, there were jokes throughout the […]

Netflix snaps up musical series originally intended for Fox

Netflix is no stranger to rescuing movies on the brink of oblivion, but now it’s getting more comfortable with the idea of giving TV pilots a second chance. The company has ordered 10 episodes of Mixtape, a romantic musical series whose pilot didn’t make the cut at Fox. Creator Joshua Safran (of Gossip Girl and […]

‘Avengers’ Screenwriter Originally Tried to Reduce Thor’s Role

Everybody loves Thor now, primarily due to Chris Hemsworth‘s charming, slightly goofy take on the character, and Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok. But folks at Marvel weren’t always convinced of Thor’s durability. The Avengers screenwriter Zak Penn confirms that early Avengers scripts attempted to reduce Thor’s screentime – until the casting of Chris Hemsworth changed everyone’s mind. The Thor films, […]

‘Beetlejuice’ Originally Had a Much Darker Ending

Beetlejuice is on everyone’s mind lately due to the film’s 30th anniversary. While you’re reflecting back on Tim Burton‘s 1988 dark comedy, here’s something you may not know: the film almost had a much darker ending. Read about the Beetlejuice alternate ending below. Happy 30th birthday, Beetlejuice – you don’t look a day over 29! In 1988, […]

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Does Not Break a Certain Saga Tradition as Originally Thought

Many Star Wars fans seem to be divided when it comes to their feelings on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The film is quite a departure from what many have come to expect from the saga that started all the way back in 1977, and that’s largely why so many fans either love it or […]

The ‘Scream 2’ Ending Originally Had Different Killers (Or Did It?)

Want to feel old? Scream 2 was released 20 years ago. The sequel to the massive hit that changed the horror genre as we know it attempted to keep the hype alive, with diminishing results. In honor of the film’s birthday, writer Kevin Williamson revealed some fun, alternate Scream 2 endings that never made it into […]

‘Justice League’ Originally Featured Superman’s Black Suit, But Gave Us That Weird CGI Face Instead

At this point, it’s safe to say Justice League is a misfire. Critics didn’t care for it, it underperformed at the box office to the point that it’s caused a shake-up behind the scenes at Warner Bros., and all anyone wanted to talk about was Henry Cavill‘s weird CGI face hiding his mustache. As rumors abound about deleted […]

Home Alone: Guess which MAJOR Hollywood star was originally offered Harry role?

But even so, there are many interesting facts about its production that many of its fans are none the wiser about. For example, before Joe Pesci came aboard to play Harry, there was one very famous Hollywood star in line to take the role. According to Mental Floss, Robert De Niro was the first port […]

‘The Shape of Water’ Was Originally Pitched as a Black and White Movie; Could We See That Version on Home Video?

Guillermo del Toro‘s fantasy romance The Shape of Water opens in limited release this weekend, and this story of a mute woman falling in love with a fish man is full of lush, vibrant colors, gorgeous aquatic hues, and the level of visual splendor for which del Toro is best known. But we nearly saw an entirely different version of the movie: […]

Roald Dahl: Willy Wonka’s Charlie was originally black but changed for THIS shock reason

The 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is one of the best loved children’s books of all time. Having spawned the Gene Wilder classic movie and the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp reboot, the story continues to hold pop culture appeal. Yesterday marked what would have been Dahl’s 101st birthday and his widow Liccy appeared on […]