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At one point, Gwyneth Paltrow wasn't convinced she'd be sticking around the MCU for long as Pepper Pots, and wondered if a younger actor might take her place.
Mark Wahlberg revealed that he and Madonna had a misunderstanding earlier in his career, with which Madonna tried to publicly paint Wahlberg in a negative light.
Jared Leto gave it his all to accurately portray David Ayer's Joker in 2016's 'Suicide Squad. However, there were some aspects of the role that made playing Joker 'painful' for Leto.
Tom Holland had a little help while preparing for his Spider-Man role. While filming a movie together, Jon Bernthal revealed he helped his co-star rehearse for the part.
Comedian Deon Cole once became a writer for his fellow comic Katt Williams. But Williams never used Cole's jokes, even referring to them as 'garbage' at one point.
Kirsten Dunst once listed what she liked about her ex-boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal, and shared she wouldn't have been all that attracted to him if he wasn't a good actor.
Steven Spielberg was convinced to hire Liam Neeson for 'Schinder's List' after a touching moment involving the Taken actor and Spielberg's mother-in-law.
Bradley Cooper felt that movies going to streaming services had their pros and cons, but he also admitted to having a little trepidation for what streaming services meant for the future.
Henry Cavill considered 'Mission Impossible: Fallout' to be one of his best movie experiences, but to get the role he once quipped he had to physically fight Tom Cruise.
Anne Hathaway put a lot of focus in preparing to slip on her Catwoman costume in 'The Dark Knight Rises,' so much so she called the costume a 'psychological terrorist.'
Even after 'Mean Girls,' it was several years before Amanda Seyfried received the respect she wanted in Hollywood. That's partially because she was frequently pigeonholed as the dumb blonde after her breakthrough role.
Jon Bernthal resisted playing Marvel's 'The Punisher' at first because superhero movies weren't the type of films other, more respected actors were doing.