J.R.R. Tolkien considered Samwise Gamgee to be the 'true hero' of 'The Lord of the Rings' pic.twitter.com/CNTpXsMABn
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For 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005), instead of using CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack and drop nuts onto a conveyor belt 🥜
via u/irishamerican pic.twitter.com/23N8pkcXSJ
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Robin Williams really wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter films but was turned down because he wasn't British pic.twitter.com/hAhbqxRaQQ
— Film Facts 🎬 (@factsonfiIm) December 8, 2020
Steven Spielberg turned down directing the Harry Potter movies because there was 'no challenge' pic.twitter.com/oLgkT5jbft
— Film Facts 🎬 (@factsonfiIm) October 19, 2020