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9th Aug 2023

Barbie (2023)

Trivia: "I'm Just Ken" was mostly put together as a joke by Mark Ronson, but Greta Gerwig liked the song so much she wanted it included. When Ryan Gosling heard it he pushed for it to be a full blown song and dance routine. Mark Ronson's said how much Ryan Gosling's performance added to the original idea.

9th Aug 2023

Barbie (2023)

5th Aug 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Question: Were the scientists involved really concerned about igniting the atmosphere?

Answer: The short version is "no, not really". Much like in the film, the possibility was considered, a lot of calculations were done, and it was agreed by everyone privy to them that the chance was basically zero. Also like in the film: "what do you want from theory alone?" - it couldn't be guaranteed to be absolutely zero, but then the chance of almost anything happening is never absolutely zero. A 1946 report by three of the scientists stated: "whatever the temperature to which a section of the atmosphere may be heated, no self-propagating chain of nuclear reactions is likely to be started. The energy losses to radiation always overcompensate the gains due to the reactions."

Trivia: At one point Ganke is seen playing a Spider-Man game on the PS5. That game's variant of Spider-Man is also seen in the movie.

Trivia: 14-year-old Preston Mutanga animated the Lego segment. The directors had seen a video he posted on Twitter recreating the trailer for this movie from Lego, and wanted to showcase his talent. The universe seen (Earth 13122) is meant to be the same one as in the Lego Marvel Super Heroes games.

31st Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Factual error: When Oppenheimer delivers his lecture in "Dutch" he's actually speaking German. Although in the German dubbed version, the language heard is Dutch.

31st Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Continuity mistake: The strong wind blowing when Oppenheimer is approaching/climbing the tower completely stops when he's at the top.

Continuity mistake: Jack and Neytiri successfully save their children and eliminate four soldiers from a group of six. However, during the extraction scene, all six soldiers reappear.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: Josh Hartnett was one of the final 3 actors in the running to play Batman in Batman Begins, but withdrew. He later said he regretted his decision and wanted to work with Christopher Nolan, finally getting his chance here.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: The IMAX prints of the film are 11 miles long, weighing 600lb.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: Christopher Nolan has stated there are no shots in the movie that were entirely created using visual effects. Visual effects studio DNEG worked exclusively on the movie, and it marked the eighth collaboration between Christopher Nolan and DNEG.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: Robert Downey Jr. declared this was "the best film I've ever been in" at the UK premiere.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: During a break from acting, promised to his wife, Matt Damon had one condition: he'd return if Christopher Nolan called. Lucky for him, Nolan offered the role of Leslie Groves, pausing Damon's hiatus.

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

30th Jul 2023

Oppenheimer (2023)

Trivia: This film was produced remarkably quickly for one of this scale, with only 3 months for preparation and 57 days of filming.

Factual error: Gabriel kills the engineer and sets the train to full speed, then locks the control room. Without the engine being resupplied with coal it would lose power and stop before too long, never getting as far as the bridge.

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Suggested correction: It is known for firemen to fill the loco up to allow it to run for 15-20 minutes without new coal. However, it could not run that long at that speed without the boiler being refilled with water, so the boiler would have exploded well before the fire reduced.

Trivia: The French language version features Pom Klementieff dubbing herself.

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