The dawn of the 21st century was a tremendous time for filmmaking. With the new millennium came the promise of new technologies, talented up-and-coming stars, and a renewed sense of hope and prosperity.
The early 2000s introduced the world to some of the greatest and most-profitable franchises in cinema history. Now, as a way of paying our respect, here are 15 random facts from famous 2000s movies that fans deserve to know.
When Clem is sporting her green hair, that signifies that she and Joel are in the beginning phase of their relationship. She wears red for all the fantasy scenes, orange for the affairs, and finally blue to symbolize their reacquaintance.
Before filming begins, Carrell can be heard telling the camera how the scene will be "A piece of cake." Unfortunately for him, he couldn't have been more wrong.
At the time that casting began for Batman Begins, there wasn't even a script. Christopher Nolan knew he had to find his Batman first and work backward from that point.
The next time you sit down to watch this classic Scorcese crime caper, pay close attention whenever you see an "X" appear on the screen. This always happens right before a character is about to die.
Leo said that the main reason he lost out on the role was due to the fact that he has a truly atrocious singing voice. Director Baz Luhrman seemed to agree.
Look at the toothpaste tubes and you'll see that Mr. Bucket works for a company called Smilex. This is the same brand name that The Joker uses for his tainted cosmetic products in 1989's Batman. Both films were directed by Tim Burton.
According to Townshend, he was rehearsing and training for a little more than two months. Then, the day before principal photography was due to begin, he was fired.
Iconic Saturday Night Live comedian Chris Farley was the studio's first choice for Shrek, and he had even completed a portion of the voiceover work. However, Chris tragically passed away before the film could be completed.
“They couldn’t stand him," Depp explained to Vanity Fair. "They just couldn’t stand him. I think it was Michael Eisner, the head of Disney at the time, who was quoted as saying, ‘He’s ruining the movie.’”
"I'm a patient man," Jack tells Greg. "That's what 19 months in a Vietnamese prison camp will do to you." This is precisely the fate that befell De Niro's character in The Deer Hunter.
“I kept getting sent scripts for dumb blondes and here’s one of my biggest regrets: one of those was Legally Blonde. I just didn’t want to play a dumb blonde again. Well, that was stupid,” Applegate told the New York Daily News.
However, for some reason, Queen Bey refused to come into the studio and audition for the part. In the end, it wound up going to Anika Noni Rose
"Yes, the rumors are true," director James Gunn wrote via Facebook. "The first cut was rated R by the MPAA, and the female stars' cleavage was CGI'd away so as not to offend."
The story goes that Wanda Sykes was originally cast to play Gimbel's store manager, but had to back out. When Faizon was cast, he decided to keep the nametag originally intended for Sykes.
According to Sofia, that part of the movie was always intended to be ad-libbed. There have been countless theories put forward, but nothing has ever been confirmed.
