Did You Know Movies

Spirited Away might be considered the best Japanese film of all time, but DID YOU KNOW...The movie was based on director Miyazaki's real life experiences? From reading pre-teen magazines to make his movie relatable to to tackling a real life river monster, Miyazaki pulled in real life experiences to create the iconic moments we all connected to on a deeper level.

The visual masterpiece Princess Mononoke is one of the many notable and wonderful works from Studio Ghibli. But DID YOU KNOW... Hayao Miyazaki had the concept in mind for almost 20 YEARS before it became a full-length feature film?

The fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise garnered both critical and commercial success. But DID YOU KNOW... Mad Max Fury Road was stuck in development hell for nearly 17 years - leads had to be recast, storyboards recreated, and production had to be halted multiple times.

Marvel's Avengers broke records when it was first released and became the highest grossing box office comic book movie of all time. It garnered both critical and fan acclaim. But DID YOU KNOW... assembling all these heroes into a coherent story and logical universe took years of effort. Scripts were literally being reworked as production went on.

Zootopia was a box office hit, that started with a simple vision - to make a movie similar to Disney's 1973 adaptation of Robin Hood. But DID YOU KNOW... Judy Hopps was not the original main character for Zootopia? She was actually originally written as a supporting roll. However, seeing the city through the eyes of Nick Wilde almost ruined the whole story of Zootopia.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is an iconic film that many of us remember from our childhoods. But DID YOU KNOW... the movie was a huge disappointment to many during production and its initial release. The original author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wasn't happy, the unions weren't happy, even human rights activists were sending in complaints.

Game of Thrones - gone for another year but don't worry there's more to learn behind the scenes. DID YOU KNOW... during the shooting of season 5, Game of Thrones underwent a serious bomb threat. Plus debates on nudity, special FX, and secrets even among the cast.

Jared Leto was so heavily committed to his role as Joker that he refused to see his co-stars off set? He wanted to make sure they saw him as nothing but the Joker. And DID YOU KNOW... preparations and filming for Suicide Squad were so intense, that David Ayer brought an onset therapist to help his cast avoid going too far for their roles.

Even though Scott Pilgrim is a 6 part series, the film rights were sold right after the 1st book was published. This eventually led to some hiccups during filming, and even led to multiple endings being filmed. And DID YOU KNOW... Edgar Wright did everything he could to embrace the nerd culture behind the movie, including securing the rights for music from Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto himself, through an apparently moving letter.

During the time of its release Howl's Moving Castle broke theatrical records for a Japanese Film in the United States - despite the strong anti-war message of the film (inspired by the Iraq invasion). But DID YOU KNOW... Miyazaki wasn't the original director for the film? Miyazaki actually came out of retirement after Mamoru Hosoda left the project due to creative differences.

Godzilla is one of the most iconic monsters of all times. And the original Godzilla movie even created a whole new type of film making. But DID YOU KNOW... after seeing the American Godzilla film, Executives at Toho were so unhappy that they made a mandate that subsequent Godzilla movies would declare the American version a failure.

Do you know why Spongebob lives in a pineapple? Or why he has square pants? Did you know that even though the show is one of the most successful cartoons in history, its creators made almost no money? Well sit back and soak up some incredible facts about Spongebob Squarepants!

The Pokemon Anime was schedule to run for only a year and a half, but due to its immense success its now one of the longest running shows on TV. And DID YOU KNOW... the shows creators never want Ash to become a Pokemon Master?! Hidaka has stated that if that ever happens the show will end.

One Punch Man is one of those beautifully triumphant stories about an all-too-human hero, despite his godlike abilities. But what makes the series so unique? And WHY is One Punch Man so BALD? After this episode, you'll understand the world of One Punch Man, see where it was created and why it's not just an important show for anime, but an important piece of art for the entire internet!

Frozen's development can be traced all the way back to the 1930's? The movie's origin comes from Disney's desire to make an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale "The Snow Queen". The main struggle throughout the years has been creating characters an audience can relate to and connect with. Originally, Elsa (like the Snow Queen) was the evil villain in the story. However, as the story unfolded it was clear that Elsa was not a bad person, she just made bad decisions in a stressful situation.