Line #50 PromotedFanboy/LiveActionFilms


1	* Creator/PeterJackson started to experiment with special effects as a teenager, inspired by such artists as Willis O'Brien, got all the way to making his own high-budget version of ''[[Film/KingKong2005 King Kong]]''.
2	* Tracie Thoms was a ''Theatre/{{RENT}}''[[FanCommunityNickname head]] in her younger years, and ended up cast as Joanne in the feature film.
3	* ''Film/TheATeam'': Creator/SharltoCopley was an ''A-Team'' fan [[http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1886/babysharlto.jpg from a young age]]. He stated in an interview that he got to show his audition tape ("Things Murdock Would Do in a Hotel Room") to Creator/DwightSchultz, the original Murdock, who both laughed ''and'' cried when he saw it. Sharlto must have had a {{nerdgasm}} of epic proportions.
4	* Famed aviator and industrialist Creator/HowardHughes was a big fan of movies. So big, in fact, that he bought the film studio RKO Radio Pictures in 1948. Unfortunately for RKO, [[RunningTheAsylum love for cinema doesn't necessarily equal being a good studio head]]. Hughes ran RKO into the ground during his seven-year run, firing 75% of the staff in his first few weeks and shutting down production for six months in 1949 in order to [[RedScare investigate the politics]] of the remaining 25%. Hughes left RKO in 1955, and the studio went out of business two years later.
5	* As a child, Creator/BrianBlessed used to play ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon'' with his brother, and used to actually pretend to be Vultan. Then he got to play Vultan in [[Film/FlashGordon1980 the movie]]. He later said that it was one of the most embarassing moments of his life when he shot his first action scene and ''"I had this big bazooka, and I flew in, shouting "Follow me, Flash!" boom boom boom kaboom. And the director shouted "Cut! Brian, '''we''' will put in the special effects".''
6	* Creator/JimCarrey was a Franchise/{{Batman}} fanboy as a child. In TheNineties, he got to play The Riddler in ''Film/BatmanForever''.
7	** Creator/BillyDeeWilliams appeared as Harvey Dent in the 1989 ''Film/{{Batman\|1989}}''. He was a fan of the comics who signed on hoping to play Two Face in a sequel. Unfortunately, when the time came for Two Face to appear in ''Film/BatmanForever'', he was replaced with Tommy Lee Jones. Fortunately, he had a pay-or-play contract, so he got a big check for it anyway. Then he voiced Two Face in 2017's ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie''.
8	** United States Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is an avowed fan of Batman, and has since had [[TheCameo cameos]] in ''Film/BatmanAndRobin'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnight'': the former as an extra, and the latter as a guest at Bruce Wayne's party who stands up to the Joker. Since he could have been playing himself or an {{Expy}} thereof in ''The Dark Knight'', also counts as PoliticianGuestStar. He also appeared in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. Most recently, he played an actual Senator in ''Film/{{Batman v Superman\|DawnOfJustice}}''!
9	** Even executive producer Michael Uslan is a fan of Batman as well. In fact, he collected both Batman and Franchise/{{Superman}} comics ever since he was a child.
10	* Another Creator/JimCarrey example: He is also a fan of the late, eccentric proto-performance artist Creator/AndyKaufman, and in 1999 played him in ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''.
11	* The primary reason Rosie O'Donnell played Betty Rubble in the live action movie of ''Film/TheFlintstones'' is because she was a lifelong fan of the original cartoons.
12	* Creator/NoomiRapace is an admitted fan of the films of Creator/RidleyScott and credited him as an inspiration for her acting career. She would then get the lead role in his film ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''.
13	* AJ [=LoCascio=] has been a huge fan of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' films from when he was a kid. He now gets to voice Marty [=McFly=] in [[VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame the Telltale games]] -- and has also gotten to meet Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd, and even Claudia Wells. He has yet to make contact with Creator/MichaelJFox, though.
14	* Creator/EvannaLynch grew up as one of the biggest fans of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book series, even going so far as to name her cats after characters in the books. When she was selected to play Luna Lovegood in the ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' [[Film/HarryPotter movie]], her resemblance to the character went a long way toward hyping the movie for fans. Her performance, lauded as one of the best in the film series, led to even more praise for her and the movie. She was such a huge fan (and aware of her resemblance to Luna) that she made herself a custom Luna Lovegood outfit for Halloween, complete with homemade radish earrings. Then she wore the earrings to the audition. Then she wore the earrings -- which, again, she made because she was that big a fan of Luna -- ''in the movie, as Luna''. Ms. Lynch is the ultimate Promoted Fangirl.
15	** Creator/JKRowling herself has admitted that Evanna Lynch was such a perfect Luna that she made her way into her writing as the only actor from the films ever to do so. She even says to have heard Evanna's voice in her head while writing.
16	* Creator/JJAbrams had grown up making his own movies and being a huge fan of Creator/StevenSpielberg's early work. After being featured in a newspaper article about a Super 8 film festival, Abrams was contacted by Spielberg's assistant and was given the job of editing and restoring his idol's own 8 mm movies. Abrams got to work directly with Spielberg on ''Film/{{Super 8}}'', which was the former's [[{{homage}} love letter]] to the latter and which was produced by Spielberg himself.
17	* Creator/AndrewGarfield has wanted to play Spider-Man since he was three, and gets his chance in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''. Garfield invoked the trope when he appeared at Comic Con to promote the film dressed in a [[StylisticSuck poorly-made costume and mask]], and only revealed himself as the actor who would play Spider-Man when he removed his mask to join the panel onstage.
18	* Van Ling was a nerdy film school graduate who loved sci-fi, especially the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' series. Around the time that ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' was released, he and two film school buddies built a working power loader costume that could be operated by one person, and was completely mobile. Creator/JamesCameron's then-wife, Gale Anne Hurd, heard about Ling's project, and had him demonstrate it in the 20th Century Fox parking lot, and eventually referred him to Cameron himself, who hired Ling as a creative liaison and researcher for ''Film/TheAbyss''. He would go on to play a large part in many of Cameron's projects, including design and visual effects work for ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
19	* Creator/JohnCarpenter has stated one his early film influences was Creator/HowardHawks' ''Film/TheThingFromAnotherWorld''. In 1982, he directed his own version, ''Film/{{The Thing\|1982}}''.
20	* Creator/MikeMyers said that the first book he read was ''Film/TheCatInTheHat'' and was a huge fan of it. In the LiveActionAdaptation, he would wind up playing the Cat himself.
21	* Creator/KarenGillan said that once she was invited to audition for ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'', she dropped her glass of wine given [[Film/{{Jumanji}} the original]] was one of her favorite movies as a child.
22	* Creator/TonyCurtis grew up being a fan of both Creator/CaryGrant and submarine movies, and finally got to work with Grant in the film ''Film/OperationPetticoat''.
23	* Marlon Wayans is an admitted fan of ''Franchise/GIJoe'' and ended up playing Ripcord in the '[[Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra film adaptation]].
24	* Director Danny Cannon was a big fan of ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' and had actually won a poster design contest for a planned Judge Dredd film at age 19 with [[http://www.strangekidsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Danny-Cannon-Dredd-poster.gif this design]], proposing Creator/HarrisonFord in the leading role of Judge Dredd and Creator/RidleyScott as director. Cannon eventually directed the 1995 film ''Film/JudgeDredd'', though the end product was very different from what he had conceived due to Creator/SylvesterStallone's [[ExecutiveMeddling input on the project]].
25	** Creator/KarlUrban is also a fan. When approached for the lead role in ''Film/{{Dredd}}'', they asked him if he was okay with [[NeverBareheaded wearing the helmet at all times]]. He replied it would be a problem if he ''didn't''.
26	* Music/ChristinaPerri is a big ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' fan, so she was absolutely thrilled when the filmmakers asked her to write a song for the movie (which included a free early showing)
27	* Creator/RobBottin was a big fan of horror and monster movies growing up and he admired the work of Creator/RickBaker, one day he sent him a letter along with some monster drawings, Baker was impressed and trained him in and he became one of the most famous special effects artists of all time starting at age 14.
28	* Creator/GarethEdwards first became a ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' fan watching ''WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour'' as a kid in TheSeventies and TheEighties before going on to watch the films themselves. He then went on to direct [[Film/{{Godzilla 2014}} the 2014 reboot]] of the franchise and has frequently talked about how blindsided he was that only his second film foray, following ''Film/{{Monsters\|2010}}'', is an old dream come true.
29	** The director of [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019 the sequel]], Creator/MichaelDougherty, was also a Godzilla fan since early childhood. However, due to a possible case of RunningTheAsylum, the movie itself fell into a ''hard'' case of CriticalDissonance: Critics ripped into it for reasons such as ContrivedCoincidence, poor pacing, bad cinematography, and a botched attempt at a WellIntentionedExtremist villain (who instead came across as an UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, hypocritical, poorly-written, erratic madwoman who is treated as justified in her horrible actions), overly-flashy spectacle, and "too much monster fighting." There were also accusations of [[MostFanficWritersAreFans the plot being a bit hard-to-follow for people who weren't familiar with the lore and mythos of the franchise]]. Fans, on the other hand, gave the film a much warmer reception, due to the facts that [[JustHereForGodzilla flashy spectacle and monster fighting was what they came to see]]. It should also be noted that the villain mentioned above is one of the more hated and contentious human characters to the fans of the franchise as well. Also, there was a copious amount of the non-sexual variety of fanservice in the film as well via use of the classic monster leitmotifs and roars and numerous nods to other films, TV shows, and games- it's seen by many as like the CultClassic Showa Era Godzilla films, but with modern CGI. Tellingly, the film did poorly in American and European markets, where the older films are cult classics at best and total unknowns at worst, and the new films were only starting to revive interest via PopularityPolynomial. The film did much better in Japan, home field of the kaiju genre and therefore where the lore of Godzilla is much more widely known. All in all, the whole debacle proves that this trope can be a double-edged sword.
30	* Creator/BenicioDelToro himself had been a long-time fan of Creator/LonChaney , especially of his performance as Lawrence Talbot. He reveals in an interview that he always wanted to portray him, and wouldn't you know it, [[Film/TheWolfman2010 he got his wish]].
31	* Creator/JamesMcAvoy is an avid sci-fi/fantasy geek, and he has become a very lucky fanboy in his acting career.
32	** He was a huge fan of the ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' novels prior to starring as Leto Atreides II in the ''Series/ChildrenOfDune'' miniseries.
33	** He also adored ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'', and considers it an honour to have been able to play Mr. Tumnus, who was his second favourite character in the books (Aslan being his ultimate favourite).
34	** He loved ''Series/TheXFiles'' as a teen and fancied Agent Dana Scully, so he found it intimidating to work with Creator/GillianAnderson, whom he kissed in ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''.
35	** He had stated that one of the reasons he wanted to play [[Film/XMenFilmSeries 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 fanboy-ing over his idol. He was also fond of ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' when he was younger, and can [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUezp2d6vks hum the theme song]] from memory.
36	* Creator/DanielRadcliffe [[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/daniel-radcliffe-says-scots-actor-4063950 had idolized]] Creator/JamesMcAvoy when he was a teen, so he considers it a great privilege to act alongside the man who inspired his acting career in ''Film/VictorFrankenstein''. Daniel mentions in the Nov. 2015 issue of ''Empire'' that he was star-struck when they first met on set.
37	-->'''Radcliffe''': I was nine when I met Creator/MaggieSmith. I didn't know who Maggie Smith was, so there was no fear of being awestruck or anything. But when I met James... I had grown up watching ''Film/InsideImDancing'', ''Film/{{Atonement}}'', ''Film/TheLastKingOfScotland''... He was somebody I always really looked up to, so I think easily the first week or two it was just a lot of me being like, "Oh my god, he's so good."
38	* Creator/TyeSheridan was exhilarated that he got to work with with Creator/JamesMcAvoy, [[http://www.indiewire.com/article/tye-sheridan-on-getting-locked-up-in-stanford-prison-experiement-and-joining-the-x-men?utm_campaign=Indiewire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1437752323 his idol]], in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.
39	-->'''Sheridan''': I came back from having a week off and it's my first scene to shoot with James [=McAvoy=], and let me tell you something--James [=McAvoy=] is my idol! We get along great, and I've told him how big of a fan I am, but just to even be working with him--just to meet him and talk to him is amazing. But having a scene where I'm one on one with him--my god, it's insane!
40	* Will.i.am was a fan of the X-Men franchise who identified Nightcrawler as his favorite character and was subsequently cast in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' to play a mutant with similar teleporting powers.
41	* Pat Regan became a fan of ''Film/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'' at five and is now a celebrated expert on diving suits and building replicas of the submarine. He also wrote and published a prequel to the film, Literature/{{Vulcanium}}''.
42	* Hugh Bonneville, Creator/NicoleKidman and director Paul King all had fond memories of Literature/{{Paddington\|Bear}} as kids, hence why they all agreed to work on [[Film/Paddington2014 the film adaptation]].
43	* Most of the cast and crew of ''Film/IntoTheWoods'' signed on because they enjoyed [[Theatre/IntoTheWoods the musical]] the film was based on. Creator/JamesCorden has stated that he always wanted to play the Baker in a West End version.
44	* Creator/MaraWilson mentioned in an essay on her website (and in many interviews) about how [[Creator/RoaldDahl Roald Dahl's]] book ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'' was a favorite of hers and her family's, and how she and her brothers used to play ''Matilda'' games and recite lines from the book. When her mother mentioned in passing that one of the scripts she was reviewing for her daughter to audition for was called ''Film/{{Matilda}}'', she leapt at the chance and intended to do as best a job as she could at playing the title role, as the book had meant so much to her. Later, she got to review ''Matilda The Musical'' and gave it and its star her approval and enthusiasm.
45	* Creator/TomHardy has been a diehard Creator/GaryOldman fan dating back to his drama school days in the 1990s, repeatedly referring to him as his "all-time hero" and similar terms. As of 2015, they've starred in four films together (''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy'', ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', ''{{Film/Lawless}}'' and ''{{Film/Child44}}'')
46	* Creator/ChrisPratt was a big ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' fan growing up. In 2015, he was one of the two protagonists of [[Film/JurassicWorld the fourth movie]].
47	** One of the additions to [[Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom the fifth movie]], child actress Isabella Sermon, revealed she was a fan of the series, which she saw during her KidsLoveDinosaurs phase (while admitting [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids she was probably too young]]).
48	* Creator/MichaelSheen was apparently such a big fan of ''Film/{{Tron}}'' that his agent actually hid that fact while negotiating Sheen's deal to be in ''Film/TronLegacy'', fearing Sheen would accept any lowball offer just to be in it.
49	** Unsurprisingly, so were Music/DaftPunk (who cite the 1982 film's composer Music/WendyCarlos as an influence). Allegedly, they spent their meeting with Disney executives regarding the film's score asking, in effect, "is this gonna be done right?"
50	* Creator/DonaldSutherland and Creator/ElizabethBanks both approached the creators asking for their roles in ''Film/TheHungerGames'' because they were huge fans of the books. Additionally, they both requested major expansions for their chosen characters (President Snow and Effie Trinket, respectively) based on their own ideas -- and [[AscendedFanfic got them]]!
51	* Creator/OctaviaSpencer who plays Johanna in the ''Film/{{Divergent}}'' films describes herself as "a huge fangirl of the books" and saw the first film twice in one weekend.
52	* Creator/AntonYelchin grew up a fan of the ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' films, and got to play Kyle Reese in ''Film/TerminatorSalvation''.
53	* Creator/LilyCollins was a big fan of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' books and made several calls as soon as she heard [[Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones a movie]] was being made to get an audition for Clary.
54	* Cable mogul/RenaissanceMan Ted Turner's favorite movie is ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' -- in 1986, he purchased Creator/{{MGM}} for 74 days, then sold it back, but kept the library, hence making him ''the owner'' of the movie, and he launched both Creator/{{TNT}} and Creator/TurnerClassicMovies with a broadcast of the film (indeed for the former, it was the first time the movie had aired on cable at all).
55	* Creator/PierceBrosnan was a fan of the Film/JamesBond films from an early age, after seeing ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' in theaters. His first wife Cassandra Harris played Countess Lisl von Schlaf in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' and noted then that he'd be perfect as Bond one day. Sadly, she passed away before it happened.
56	** Creator/DanielCraig was also a life-long Bond fan, whose first movie in theaters was ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', before donning 007's tuxedo.
57	** Creator/SamMendes is a confirmed Bond fan who got to direct ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' and ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
58	** Eric Serra, who scored ''Film/GoldenEye'', said he's a life long Bond fan, "I've seen all of them probably ten times each."
59	** Composer David Arnold said that once he called Music/{{Garbage}} to record the theme song for ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', Shirley Manson {{squee}}d heavily on the phone.
60	** Music/BillieEilish and Creator/FinneasOConnell used to write hypothetical Bond themes, thinking they would never have such an opportunity. And then the film producers came in inviting her for ''Film/NoTimeToDie'', and they promptly accepted.
61	* In a rare occasion where he was willing to talk about ''Film/Alien3'', Creator/DavidFincher said "I wanted to do an ''Alien'' movie. I wanted to do one since I was 16. (...) The fact that [[ExecutiveMeddling I wasn't allowed to was my own fault]]. But, you know, that was a world that I loved that I couldn't get enough of."
62	* Creator/BrittanyIshibashi, who stated Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles "[[https://www.cgmbacklot.com/2016/05/31/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows-movie-brittany-ishibashi-karai-interview/ was absolutely my childhood]]", went to audition for ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesOutOfTheShadows'' hoping the "female soldier" in the casting call was Shredder's daughter Karai, and once she won the role, indeed it was!
63	* Creator/BenSchwartz is a ''[[JustForFun/OneOfUs huge]]'' fan of the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series, and aspired playing the title role for years before finally getting the opportunity to do so for [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 the live-action film adaptation]].
64	* Creator/TaikaWaititi was a [[https://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/taika-waititi-thor-ragnarok-marvel-1201777684/ die-hard comic book fan]] since he was a child. Though he had a small role as Tom Kalmaku in ''Film/GreenLantern2011,'' he fell face-first into this trope by writing and directing multiple movies in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, along with playing Korg, the rocky alien introduced in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.
65	* Growing up, Creator/JohnnyDepp was a huge fan of the SupernaturalSoapOpera ''Series/DarkShadows'', particularly the character Barnabas Collins, and when Creator/WarnerBros bought the film rights in 2007, he convinced [[ProductionPosse his longtime pal]] Creator/TimBurton to helm it and cast him as Barnabas.
66	* Creator/HaileeSteinfeld was already a big fan of the original ''Film/PitchPerfect'', to the point of even admitting to family members that this was the type of cast she'd want to be working with. To say she was over the moon getting the role of Emily in the sequel would be an understatement. It might also be somewhat meta given how Emily herself is an [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]] of the Bellas.
67	-->'''Steinfeld''': I still remember seeing the first movie in the theaters and thought, "If there's ever another movie like this I have to be a part of it." I hadn't even thought about there being a sequel then, and once I saw they were casting I was like "I have to get this part." It's been very surreal.
68	** Is anyone is wondering why members of [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague the Green Bay Packers]] make a rather [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment unexplained cameo]] during the riff off in ''Pitch Perfect 2''? Well it turns out they were huge fans, and director Creator/ElizabethBanks asked them to come on once she learned the fact. Several of the cast members even admitted that the football players memorized all the choreography to their performances in the first movie.
69	* Music/{{Sia}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f7m08zs-Vs describes ''Annie'' as her favourite musical as a kid]], and describes working on the soundtrack of the [[Film/Annie2014 2014 film]] a "bit of a dream come true".
70	* Creator/PedroPascal received influence from Creator/NicolasCage as an actor, and would eventually perform opposite him in ''Film/TheUnbearableWeightOfMassiveTalent'', as [[MetaCasting a Nick Cage fan]] appointed to [[AscendedFanboy co-write his next movie]].
71	* Creator/WalkerScobell, who plays 12-year-old Adam in ''Film/TheAdamProject'', is a massive ''Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}}'' fan, who can recite entire monologues from the film (and has recited the opening monologue to ''Film/Deadpool2'' in multiple promotional appearances, leading to a ClusterFBomb[[note]]and resulting in a mix of amusement, pride, and horror from the adults in his presence[[/note]].) This was actually in his favor, because the filmmakers realized that it was easy for him to play Creator/RyanReynolds' younger self.
72	* Creator/MyleneDemongeot was a huge fan of Creator/AlexandreDumas' novels, and Milady de Winter from ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' was her favorite character out of them all. She lobbied hard to get the role when she learned of the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1961 1961 production]], and obtained it, even accepting a ridiculously low paycheck.
73	* Most of the pilots involved with ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' were ones who enlisted in the Navy after watching ''Film/TopGun''. Meanwhile, Creator/JonHamm didn't even bother to read the script before agreeing to join the film.
74	* Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett took ''Film/BlairWitch'' due to being such huge fans of the original ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' to the point where they didn't want any other film maker to "mess with it". While Ed Sánchez and Daniel Myrick, original creators of ''The Blair Witch Project'', were originally trying to pitch their own Blair Witch 3 to Lionsgate, they saw ''Blair Witch'' and gave Wingard and Barrett their blessing, which Wingard and Barrett were grateful for. Wingard and Barrett had previously worked with Sánchez and the producer of ''The Blair Witch Project'', Gregg Hale, on ''Film/VHS2''.
75	** Jason Constantine, a bigwig up at Lionsgate, got the ball rolling on getting ''Blair Witch'' started because he was a fan of the original, having seen it at its premiere.
76	* OlderThanTelevision: Creator/MargaretHamilton was a huge fan of Creator/LFrankBaum's ''[[Literature/LandOfOz Oz]]'' books for many years before she was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', which ended up becoming her most famous and iconic role. She was even a member of a prominent ''Wizard of Oz'' fan club later in life.
77	* ''Film/EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce'' paired Creator/MichelleYeoh with two pairs that grew up watching her martial arts movies, writersdirectors DANIELS and fight choreographers Brian and Andy Le of [[https://www.youtube.com/user/MartialClub MartialClub]].
78	* Creator/JeffBridges said he did ''Film/KingKong1976'' because "I used to ditch school, pretend I was sick, so I could watch [[Film/KingKong1933 the original]] on TV."
79	* Creator/AustinButler is a massive Creator/QuentinTarantino fan, and especially loved ''Film/PulpFiction'' so much that he printed out the script and would read it aloud to his mother on the way to rehearsals and acting classes as a child. He would eventually get the chance to work with Tarantino in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood''.
80	* Creator/TonyRobinson and Creator/DavidJason were both ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' fans long before they were cast in ''Film/{{Hogfather}}'' (and, in Jason's case, ''Film/TheColourOfMagic''), and jumped at the chance to be in it.
81	* Creator/AnthonyMackie's such a big fan of The Falcon that he was actually disappointed when he found out the filmmakers weren't going to have him wear the red spandex costume the character wears in the comics.
82	* ''Film/ItsAWonderfulKnife2023'': Creator/JessMcLeod is a huge fan of Creator/JustinLong, and so working with him was a major appeal of the film for them.
83	* ''Film/CarryOnSeries'':
84	** On the DVDCommentary for ''Film/CarryOnLoving'', Creator/JackiPiper admits she had been a fan of the older ''Film/CarryOn'' films such as ''Film/CarryOnNurse'' before she had got the part of June in ''Film/CarryOnUpTheKhyber'', while Creator/RichardOCallaghan admits he had also been a fan of the older ''Carry On'' films, such as ''Film/CarryOnCabby'' and ''Film/CarryOnSergeant'' before he had got the part of Bertram Muffett.
85	** Before being cast in ''Film/CarryOnAbroad'', Creator/SallyGeeson admits she had been a fan of the older ''Carry On'' films, with ''Carry On Nurse'' as her favourite film and Creator/CharlesHawtrey as her favourite actor.

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