History OneOfUs / FilmNerds

** There is a Website/YouTube video where he reveals himself to be a metalhead, and says "Heavy Metal Will Never Die." He also worked with the band Music/RhapsodyOfFire.

* Creator/HenryCavill is an avid gamer and comic book fan, and particularly a Superman fan, so playing the Big Blue Boy-scout on the big screen is a huge [[PromotedFanboy dream come true for him]]. Among the games he has listed as his favorites are VideoGame/MassEffect2, VideoGame/DragonAgeII, VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft, VideoGame/Borderlands2, and VideoGame/TheWitcher series. Speaking of World of Warcraft, Cavill related during promotion for ''Man of Steel'' that he ''nearly missed the call'' telling him he'd won the role because he was in the middle of a raid. When Netflix began casting a new Witcher live-action series, he specifically reached out to them and won the part of the White Wolf himself. He's also shown himself to be a fan of Creator/GamesWorkshop's Warhammer Fantasy & 40k, admitting in an interview that he plays VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer, and posted on his social media pages an image of him painting 40k miniatures. He also built his own [[https://www.instagram.com/tv/CCs-N1Eh2Z5 custom gaming PC.]]

* Is there any wonder why Creator/MillaJovovich did the ''Film/ResidentEvilFilmSeries''? She did the film because her brother was a huge fan of the game. She actually wanted to play Jill Valentine. In the DVD commentary for [[Film/ResidentEvil2002 the first film]], she and Creator/MichelleRodriguez talk about other video games besides Franchise/ResidentEvil.

** He's a ''Manga/DeathNote'' fan according to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGnmqln78C4 this interview]]. And it just so happens that he looks like Light Yagami, to the point that some fans have declared he'd be perfect if Hollywood ever tried to make an American movie of it. He also likes ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', and he's a video game addict. He likes American ComicBooks as well. He was also rumoured to be put in a Live Action ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' movie, but, as he stated: "Not bloody likely."

* If there's anyone that could be described as a full-fledged nerd, it's Creator/ChristianBale. He's got everything in him to be a [[TroperDemographics troper]]: he is an avid reader of Franchise/{{Batman}} comics, plays games (especially ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros''), watches {{Anime}} and dubbed [[Anime/HowlsMovingCastle an Oscar-nominated one at that]]... Oh, and he goes to the Internet (Specifically Website/YouTube among other places) to watch people talk about him. It's both ironic and funny when you think about his role in ''Film/TerminatorSalvation''. Because as we all know, John Connor was quite a geek in his teenage day too (from what we can see in the second film at least). ''Another'' nod to his geekdom: he seems to be pumped up about being able to play Solid Snake in a ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' film.

** Surprisingly, he is also a self-admitted addict of the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series, and is [[http://www.factmag.com/2017/11/09/john-carpenter-sonic-the-hedgehog/ even quoted]] as even enjoying "[[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed the one where he turns into a werewolf]]".

** One of her favorite movies is ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty''. Also one of her vocal warmups is mimicking a scene from ''Film/SinginInTheRain''.

* Creator/BobClampett was so impressed by Creator/SalvadorDali that his cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PorkyInWackyland'' was a direct homage to Dali's paintings, he also loved comic books this can be seen in many of his cartoons particularly ‘’WesternAnimation/TheGreatPiggybankRobbery’’.

** Prior to being cast in ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'', she said that playing a superhero was on her bucket list. Since then, she's said ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is her favorite Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse movie.

*** Speaking of Disney, Hailee said she loved just about all of Creator/DisneyChannel's shows and movies in her childhood. In particular she loved Creator/DemiLovato in ''Film/CampRock'' so much, that she had her hair redone with bangs to emulate her.

* Stage actress and sometime [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Disney]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Princess]] Creator/LeaSalonga is apparently very much into [[http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081105-170452/My-world-of-video-games/ video games]]. She makes no secret about her love for the ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' series, for one.

* Since he transitioned from wrestling to acting, all of Creator/DaveBautista's roles have been geek-related. He auditioned hard for ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' because he desperately wanted to be in a superhero film. Same with Film/JamesBond with his role in Spectre. He also collects vintage lunchboxes, showing off his Goldfinger lunchbox after he got cast. He says the greatest gift he got from filming Guardians was a custom Drax lunchbox to add to his collection.

** In mid-August of 2012, he briefly changed his Facebook profile picture to an image of the superhero ComicBook/TheVision which many interpreted that he was entering the MCU in some form. The next year, it was announced he would be voicing Groot in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and he wound up voicing Groot's single line "I am Groot" in five different languages for international releases.

* Creator/HaileeSteinfeld unironically admitted to being hooked on ''Series/NinetyDayFiance''. It's even gotten to the point that she's memorized the commercials from how [[RepeatingAd frequently they come on]].
** Prior to being cast in ''Series/{{Hawkeye}}'', she said that playing a superhero was on her bucket list. Since then, she's said ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' is her favorite Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse movie.
** One of her favorite movies is ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty''. Also one of her vocal warmups is mimicking a scene from ''Film/SinginInTheRain''.
** Her favorite cartoon is ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', with ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' also being a favorite. She's also a longtime Creator/{{Disney}} fan, stating [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]] and WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} are her favorite princesses, and visits Ride/{{Disneyland}} semi-frequently.
*** Speaking of Disney, Hailee said she loved just about all of Creator/DisneyChannel's shows and movies in her childhood. In particular she loved Creator/DemiLovato in ''Film/CampRock'' so much, that she had her hair redone with bangs to emulate her.

* Creator/MaxLandis, son of famed director John Landis and scriptwriter for ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', is at the very least aware of Website/TVTropes, as can be seen by him comment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=xwtdMzQtG9s&annotation_id=annotation_945638&feature=iv&v=cH2jsabYulI here]]. He has also made a short film discussing Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman and written a [[Fanfic/TheShockerLegit fanfic]] about ''Spider-Man'' villain The Shocker. He's even written [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2137 an SCP]] for the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''!

** He's a huge fan of ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and was ''thrilled'' to work with Creator/MarkHamill in the 2011 movie ''Sushi Girl'', [[IntergenerationalFriendship and the two became fast friends afterward]]. Awww...
** Overall, his geekiness is best summed up with his top 3 career goals he's had since he moved to Los Angeles--in his words: "work with The Muppets, play a Franchise/JamesBond villain, and work with Creator/DavidLynch"[[note]]The last of which [[PromotedFanboy he's now done]], having guest starred on the reboot of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' back in 2017[[/note]].

* Even before Creator/CedricLWilliams became the new voice actor for [[Creator/NickJr Face]], he was already a big fan of all things Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. In interviews, he has stated that he would love to voice as characters in classic Nicktoons, especially ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.

* Creator/WhoopiGoldberg is a huge ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fan ever since she saw Creator/NichelleNichols play Uhura as a child and was startled to see a black actress who "wasn't a maid". She asked to be cast on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' in literally whatever part they could think up for her even if she was just in the background doing the cleaning. Her sci-fi fandom goes further: she also hosted the ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' finale panel at the UN for the show's fans.

** He was thrilled to be cast in Creator/DenisVilleneuve's [[Film/Dune2021 film adaptation of]] Literature/{{Dune}}, since he was a fan of the book.

** Overall, his geekiness is best summed up with his top 3 career goals he's had since he moved to Los Angeles--in his words: "work with The Muppets, play a Franchise/JamesBond villain, and work with Creator/DavidLynch".[[note]]The last of which [[PromotedFanboy he's now done]], having guest starred on the reboot of ''Series/TwinPeaks'' back in 2017[[/note]]

** He was thrilled to be cast in Denis Villenueve's [[Film/Dune2021 film adaptation of]] Literature/{{Dune}}, since he was a fan of the book.

** He was thrilled to be cast in Creator/DenisVillenueve's [[Film/Dune2021 film adaptation of]] Literature/{{Dune}}, since he was a fan of the book.

* Since he transitioned from wrestling to acting, all of Dave Bautista's roles have been geek-related. He auditioned hard for ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' because he desperately wanted to be in a superhero film. Same with Film/JamesBond with his role in Spectre. He also collects vintage lunchboxes, showing off his Goldfinger lunchbox after he got cast. He says the greatest gift he got from filming Guardians was a custom Drax lunchbox to add to his collection.

** Elijah is also a fan of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', and took some time to play the role of Sigma in Season 10.

** Spielberg is a huge admirer of Creator/WaltDisney, whose animated films emotionally upset him when he was younger. A famous anecdote about him is that he ran out of the theater in fear when watching ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' for the first time. In ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' is referenced while a character in ''Film/NineteenFortyOne'' is moved to tears while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}'' in the theater.

** He had stated that one of the reasons he wanted to play Professor Charles Xavier was so that he can embody a young [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]]. He frequently expressed to interviewers how much it delighted him to share a scene with Creator/PatrickStewart in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', and the standard Blu-Ray release includes a featurette called "Double Take: Xavier & Magneto" where [=McAvoy=] can't stop fanboying over his idol. He was also fond of the ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series when he was younger, and can [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUezp2d6vks hum the theme song]] from memory.

** He also has a friendship with the Perry Twins (the two original sculptors for [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} Games Workshop]], and is taking sculpting lessons from them in his spare time.

** Vin Diesel's new movie, ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'', was inspired by his D&D player character, built from an AD&D third-party splatbook with a name he stole from the ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''. [[http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/if-it-werent-for-vin-diesels-dungeons-dragons-character-the-last-witch-hunter-wouldnt-exist]]

* Creator/MaxLandis, son of famed director John Landis and scriptwriter for ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'', is at the very least aware of Wiki/TVTropes, as can be seen by him comment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=xwtdMzQtG9s&annotation_id=annotation_945638&feature=iv&v=cH2jsabYulI here]]. He has also made a short film discussing Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman and written a [[Fanfic/TheShockerLegit fanfic]] about ''Spider-Man'' villain The Shocker. He's even written [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2137 an SCP]] for the ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''!

* Creator/JohnAugust started a [[http://johnaugust.com/archives/2010/all-of-the-other-reindeer post on his blog]] by casually mentioning he had just been playing ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth''. He went on to say that while reading up on the scenario he had just finished, he found his way to our page for AllOfTheOtherReindeer...and so he titled his post after it. He wrote, "If you haven’t spent an afternoon clicking through TV Tropes, it’s well worth the time suck." So double points (this and Wiki/TVTropes Trollers) for Mr. August!

** Elijah Wood also like [[AdventureGame adventure games]]. He tweeted that he was looking forward to play ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''. [[PromotedFanboy This lead him to be cast as one of the main characters, Shay.]]

** Elijah Wood also like [[AdventureGame adventure games]]. He tweeted that he was looking forward to play ''VideoGame/BrokenAge''. [[PromotedFanboy This lead him to be cast as one of the main character, Shay.]]