10 Ridiculous Stories Behind 2019 Movies

Whether it's through smaller indie projects or big-budget blockbusters, the Hollywood industry never fails to entice us with promises to whisk us away to worlds unknown and wrap us inside expertly-weaved stories. While that might not always be the case, that doesn't stop us from jumping on the hype train as soon as a good trailer comes around though.

As we are given such limited information before deciding whether to jump on said train, it's easy for us to assume that everything in the filmmaking process tends to run like a well-oiled machine. From trailers cut within an inch of their lives to the tiniest of announcements making top-billing at most film news sites, it's not difficult to see why most people think that all that they're exposed to has been panned out for months, if not years, in advance.

That being said, as much as planning and foresight is important, even the most intricate production planners can't quite account for everything that might happen on set. At the end of the day, it's still humans who are making them. Our unpredictability is so that with every brilliantly creative act of improvisation, we also tend to get into some utterly ridiculous situations, all in the name of cinema. These are just the latest examples of the latter.

For cinephiles and non-cinephiles alike, Andy Serkis is a true cinematic treasure, pushing the boundaries of motion capture performances with his iconic turns as Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings series and Caesar in the more recent Planet Of The Apes trilogy.

As brilliant as he was, you wouldn't think he would bring that same intensity into a film such as Long Shot - an entertaining comedy which, while not the next Bridesmaids, was still well received by both audiences and critics. However, Serkis was subject to extensive makeup sessions during shooting, rendering him almost unrecognisable as he was transformed into media mogul Peter Wembley.

Turns out this was all down to none other than Serkis himself, electing to spend six hours a day on the makeup chair, sometimes even in vain due to dynamic shooting orders. While also coming as a surprise to stars Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron, director Jonathan Levine was amazed at the level of commitment for a choice that "nobody asked him to make".

If we didn't know the lengths Serkis goes to really get into the meat of his characters, we do now, and his performances are all the more better for it.