Both Will Smith and Nicolas Cage turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix

"Castaway" inspiration

"Cheating"

In the Stephen King novella for The Shawshank Redemption, Morgan Freeman’s character Red is described as a white Irishman. Red sarcastically jokes, "Maybe it’s cause I’m Irish" as a nod to the change

O.J. Simpson was considered for the role of the Terminator, but producers felt O.J. was too nice to depict a cold blooded killer

The actor who played Jesus in the Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning during filming