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1000 Facts about Supervillains Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 46,71 MB

Release : 2016-03-06

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1326588869

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Some of Doctor Doom's dialogue is paraphrased from David Cameron's speeches. Lex Luthor's first name wasn't revealed for 20 years. Doctor Octopus was the first supervillain to unmask Spider-Man. Harley Quinn originated from Batman: The Animated Series, not the comics. Mystique had a son with Sabretooth. Ra's Al Ghul is over 600 years old. Despite what many people believe, Apocalypse is not the first mutant. 20 years after Two-Face debuted, he only appeared five times in the comics. Bullseye killed somebody by throwing a poodle at them. Doomsday has killed millions of Green Lanterns. The Red Skull used to be a bellhop. The Riddler has a mental illness than renders him incapable of lying. Elektra's name was misspelt upon her debut. The Joker was nearly killed after one issue. Ultron used to be called the Crimson Cowl. Zod was a member of the Suicide Squad. Venom was originally called The Alien Costume. The Penguin is sometimes modelled off Donald Trump.



1000 Facts about TV Shows Vol. 2

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 154 pages

File Size : 10,56 MB

Release : 2016-05-31

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326660543

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All the actors in Broadchurch were told they might be the killer. Although Kiefer Sutherland plays the lead in 24, he's never seen an episode of the show. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was meant to be called Jerks. Matt Smith nearly played the lead in Sherlock. George RR Martin said his turtle inspired him to write Game of Thrones. Phoebe and Chandler were meant to be supporting roles in Friends. In South Park, Scott Tenerman is Cartman's half-brother. Seinfeld was rejected many times for being "too Jewish." The Upside-Down in Stranger Things was never supposed to be seen. The Wire wasn't nominated for a single Emmy. Zombie culture doesn't exist in The Walking Dead. All the MacGyverisms in MacGyver are scientifically possible. Nobody says "Beam me up Scotty" in the original Star Trek series or films. Although Michael Jackson starred in The Simpsons, he wasn't allow to sing on the show. Mr. Bean is an alien.



1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever vol. 3

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 48,5 MB

Release : 2015-12-23

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 132651461X

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OJ Simpson was turned down for the role of The Terminator because the studio thought he couldn't play a convincing killer. Back to the Future was nearly called Spaceman from Pluto. In the original script of The Truman Show, all the actors are criminals. Bob Hoskins kept hallucinating while making Who Framed Roger Rabbit and couldn't work again for a year. The line, "Fly, my pretties. Fly!" is never said in The Wizard of Oz. The crewmembers of The Lord of the Rings made so much chainmail for the films, they wore their fingerprints off. The main song for Beauty and the Beast was meant to be a rock-n'-roll song. The most expensive part of Rocky was the make-up. The line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn," in Gone with the Wind was nearly, "Frankly my dear, it makes my gorge rise." Alec Guinness wears a toupee in every Star Wars film that he appears in. Production on The Shawshank Redemption was shut down for days while the studio waited for a maggot to die so they could use it in a scene.



1000 Facts about the Greatest Movies Ever Vol. 2

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 35,58 MB

Release : 2015-12-23

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326514563

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Christopher Walken nearly played Han Solo. Donald Trump's favorite movie is Citizen Kane. Originally, Aladdin was meant to be Chinese. The title character in ET - The Extra-Terrestrial is called Zreck. Over a million props were used for the film, Ben-Hur. The dog in The Wizard of Oz got paid more than some of the actors. The iconic "BWONG" sound heard in the Inception trailer is never used in the film. In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn is 87. Mary Poppins didn't coin the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." The ending of Planet of the Apes is completely different in the original novel. Pulp Fiction was nearly called Black Mask. Most of the "snakes" in Raiders of the Lost Ark are actually legless lizards. This Is Spinal Tap is the only film on IMDb that is rated out of 11. Most of the story from The Matrix was stolen from a comic book called The Invisibles.



1000 Facts about Superheroes Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 168 pages

File Size : 10,29 MB

Release : 2016-03-03

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 132658524X

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The writers of Captain America were originally criticized for being too harsh on Nazis. Batgirl was created to make Batman "less gay." Of the top ten greatest Marvel comics, five of them are X-Men stories. Shazam was originally more popular than Superman. Black Panther loves Game of Thrones. Wolverine was a Canadian secret agent. His first mission was to kill the Hulk. Keanu Reeves nearly played Plastic Man. The Punisher defeated the Hulk in three seconds. Aquaman's series was the first DC comic to be cancelled. Deadpool believes he is "the Canadian James Bond." Wonder Woman was nearly called Superma. Ant-Man merged with Ultron. Green Arrow has a tuning fork arrow. Hulk originally turned grey, not green. Green Lantern's original weakness was wood. Spider-Man's origin story is based on the Greek myth of Arachne. Superman was originally a bald, telekinetic villain.



1000 Facts about Comic Books Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 164 pages

File Size : 34,99 MB

Release : 2016-04-04

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1326618105

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Comics have existed for 2,700 years. There is a Captain America comic that is so bad, it killed the editor. Batman has a Batsuit designed to fight Gods. There is a panda version of Deadpool. Iron Man ruled the Illuminati for years. The Joker carries kryptonite in his teddy bear. Loki used to be called Satan. Lex Luthor is so smart, he dreams in algorithms. Batman's son, Damian, became Robin. Spider-Man has killed several criminals. Stan Lee wrote an Aquaman story for DC Comics. Thor was ranked by IGN as the greatest Avenger ever. Batman has a Batcave on the Moon. Wolverine is only 5ft 3. Wonder Woman has battled Medusa. Marvel owned the rights to the word "zombie" for over two decades. Green Arrow has many trick arrows including a Bubblegum Arrow. Muhammad Ali fought Superman. (In the comics, not in real life.)



1000 Facts about Actors Vol. 1

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 12,42 MB

Release : 2016-09-19

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326793284

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Anthony Hopkins has dreadful dyslexia and has to read scripts up to 250 times out loud. Ben Affleck realized he was famous when someone threw a can at him and said, "You suck, Affleck!" Brad Pitt used to work as a dancing chicken at El Pollo Loco in Hollywood. Before portraying Walter White in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston starred in the anime, Street Fighter II. Steve Buscemi used to be a wrestler. Will Smith can solve a Rubik's cube in less than a minute. Tom Hanks agreed to star in Cloud Atlas because his character gets to kill a critic who hates his work. He said that this is something he always wanted to do in real life. Samuel L. Jackson held Martin Luther King's father hostage. He was also an usher at Martin Luther King's funeral. Christopher Walken used to be a lion tamer.



1000 Facts About Animated Films

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 13,96 MB

Release : 2015-12-11

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 132650309X

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In the original script of The Lion King, Mufasa was the one who cut Scar's face. Walt Disney HATED the spaghetti-eating scene in Lady and the Tramp. It is now one of the most beloved scenes in Disney history. Toy Story only cost $30 million. Christopher Barnes was only 16 when he voiced Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. In Frozen, Elsa was supposed to have blue hair. The villain of The Incredibles was supposed to be an alien called Xerek. The merchant in the beginning of Aladdin is the Genie. It took ten years to make Alice in Wonderland. Gru's appearance in Despicable Me is based on an emperor penguin. Disney were certain that Finding Nemo would fail. The Prince in Beauty and the Beast was 11 when the Enchantress cursed him. If Cinderella flopped, Disney would've gone bankrupt. Inside Out is the first Pixar film that doesn't have a villain. Walt Disney's favourite Disney film was Bambi. Elvis nearly starred in The Jungle Book.



1000 Facts about Horror Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 49,99 MB

Release : 2015-12-24

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1326515276

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Half of 28 Days Later had to be scrapped due to a plothole. The Exorcist prequel was so bad, the entire film was reshot from start to finish. This is the only time this has happened in cinematic history. The director of Get Out shot scenes while doing the voice of Barack Obama and Forest Whitaker. An American Werewolf in London was the first film ever to win an Oscar for its makeup. It only took eight days to shoot The Blair Witch Project. The plot of Final Destination was meant to be used for an episode of The X-Files. Mel Brooks didn't tell anybody he produced The Fly because he was worried people would think the film was a comedy. The inventor, Thomas Edison produced the first Frankenstein film. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 is very popular with the LGBTQ community.



1000 Facts about Superhero Movies

Author : James Egan

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 29,36 MB

Release : 2015-11-25

Category : Comics & Graphic Novels

ISBN : 1326487574

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Muhammad Ali was considered for the role of Superman. Michael Keaton and Tim Burton never read Batman until they made the film. The director of X-Men thought Hugh Jackman would be an awful Wolverine. It cost $100,000 to make one Spider-Man costume. It took 360 days for one animator to make one shot in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Batman Begins was supposed to be called Batman: The Frightening. In the court room scene of The Dark Knight Rises, Bane can be seen knitting in the background. Ironically, Nicholas Cage had to have his Ghost Rider tattoos covered to play Ghost Rider. Iron Man's AI unit, Jarvis stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System." In the Dark Knight, Heath Ledger kept licking his lips as the Joker because the makeup kept dripping into his mouth. Bruce Wayne cameos in the beginning of Watchmen. Chris Evans turned down Captain America three times and got the part without auditioning. In Guardians of the Galaxy, Benicio Del Toro based his character, The Collector, off Liberace.