Did You Know These Classic Films Were All Remakes?

12 Monkeys

What was originally titled La Jetée, a short film became this science fiction adventure. With Bruce Willis as the leading time-traveling man, this movie is a far cry from its debut. Not only was it super confusing, but it was also his first big role after his success from Die Hard. Talk about a career change...

The Thing

If you know anything, you better know The Thing. A team of reckless Norwegians starts off the film by shooting from a helicopter, and things only get crazier from that scene. It was originally known as 1951's "A Thing From Another World" but apparently, that title gave too much away! 

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The More You Know

  • Viggo Mortensen had no intention of working on The Lord of the Rings until his son begged him to do it.
  • The Hulk made his debut in 1962.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • The Hulk was originally gray, not green.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.