20 Incredible Facts You Didn't Know About 2020's Biggest Movies
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2020 may have been a more modest year for films than expected - particularly where splashy tentpole fare is concerned - but film buffs were hardly left clawing for quality cinema at home, thanks to the glut of movies released direct to streaming services.
The production of even the most modest Hollywood film is fraught with eccentricities and things that just don't go according to plan, ensuring that actors, directors, and crew members are all too eager to spill fascinating details about the movies they've worked on.
And so, we offer up the most surprising and unexpected stories and tidbits from some of the year's biggest and most popular movies, whether they were lucky enough to get a theatrical release or alternately rolled out on a streaming service.
From films that endured crushing delays to the genesis of one of the year's most infamous movie scenes, some tantalising original casting choices, and a certain surprise director cameo you definitely missed the first time, these are are most incredible 2020 movie facts you absolutely must know about...
20. It Was Released 1145 DAYS After Shooting Started - The New Mutants
It isn't news to anyone that The New Mutants was delayed a frankly ridiculous number of times before Disney gave it a contractually-obliged theatrical run this past summer, without any of Fox's initially planned re-shoots ever taking place.
Incredibly, as the superhero film hit U.S. cinemas at the end of August, it had been a stunning 1145 days - that's three years and almost two months - since the movie started shooting.
And so, by the time The New Mutants was finally released, several of the cast members had aged noticeably in reality - especially Maisie Williams - and in the case of Anya Taylor-Joy, she'd become a far more prominent actor.
Rather aptly, the film was shot under the working title "Growing Pains."