Jackson Kept the Army of the Dead Despite Hating Them
Peter Jackson has admitted he thought the Army of the Dead were too unbelievable and wasn't keen on including them. He left them in anyway because he didn't want to let down fans of the books.
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The Sixaxis Controller Got Put to Work
Drake's Fortune leaned on the PS3's motion-sensing Sixaxis controller for some surprisingly hands-on moments, having players physically tilt the controller to lob grenades accurately or keep Drake balanced while creeping across narrow logs.
Elizabeth's Cleavage Wasn't Real
Keira Knightley was only 17 when she made this and has said her bust looks noticeably bigger in the film than in real life because it was, in her words, literally painted on with makeup. She's talked about it since as just one of those strange, slightly uncomfortable things that used to be considered normal on a big studio shoot.
Leeroy Jenkins Became Canon
That 2005 clip of a paladin charging into a room full of dragon whelps screaming his own name became one of gaming's first proper viral videos, and Blizzard leaned all the way into it. There's now an NPC called Leeroy Jenkins wandering Orgrimmar, plus an achievement that has you re-enact the whole disaster, complete with the 'at least I have chicken' payoff.
A Finale That Broke UK Twitter
One of the show's series finales generated a reported 377,182 tweets, which at the time was the highest tweet count ever recorded for a single episode of a UK drama. Only a Doctor Who anniversary special beat it, and that one's technically classed as a special rather than a normal episode.
Robert Redford Called It His Final Acting Role
When Robert Redford came back for his brief cameo, he apparently told the crew on set that this was going to be his last piece of on-camera acting before stepping away from the profession altogether.
Drake Was Originally Modeled on Johnny Knoxville
Before Nathan Drake looked the way we know him, the design team was actually referencing Jackass star Johnny Knoxville. Lead designer Richard Lemarchand explained the team liked the mix of 'coolness and goodness' Knoxville gave off, and figured it fit exactly what they wanted Drake to be.
A YouTube Record That Beat MrBeast
Trailer 1 pulled in over 93 million views on YouTube within its first 24 hours, which was enough to set a Guinness World Record for the most-watched video game trailer ever and quietly overtake MrBeast's previous best of 59.4 million.
The Joker Almost Had a Very Different Face
Before Heath Ledger locked the role down in mid-2006, the studio floated names like Paul Bettany, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell and even Robin Williams for the Joker. It's strange to picture now given how completely Ledger's version has come to define the character.