20 Things You Didn't Know About Your Favourite Action Movies

20. Face/Off Was Originally Written For Arnold Schwarzenegger And Sylvester Stallone

In John Woo€™s Face/Off, dicey surgery allows a goodie-two-shoes cop (John Travolta) to swap faces with a crime boss (Nicolas Cage). Hilarity ensues, but Woo orchestrates some great scenes: sweeping pans, slow-motion gun battles-oh, and doves. Lots of doves. However, years before The Expendables franchise ever materialized, Face/Off almost bought together two of the biggest action stars in their (sort-of) prime. Indeed, originally Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone were in mind to play the lead roles, but once Woo was brought in to direct, he decided that Travolta and Cage would be more suited. It really is a missed opportunity. Imagine how epic (and fairly creepy) it would have been to hear Schwarzenegger or Stallone proclaim that they could "eat a peach for hours?"