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| Trivia that mentions this person: | | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country [1991] | | Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer's character "General Chang" was originally to have had hair, but as his makeup was being applied for the first time, Plummer liked the bald look and had the makeup technician omit the hair. | | Spock tells the crew, "An ancestor of mine maintained that if you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." The "ancestor" Spock quotes is Sherlock Holmes, another fictional character well-versed in logic. Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy and co-star Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer have both played Holmes on stage and screen. Also, director Nicholas MeyerNicholas Meyer is the author of several Sherlock Holmes novels, including The Seven Per-cent Solution, considered by many to be the best Sherlock Holmes story not written by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle. | | The Sound of Music [1965] | | Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer admits on the DVD commentary that he was drunk during the shooting of the music festival sequence. | | Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer intensely disliked working on the film. He's been known to refer to it as "The Sound of Mucus" or "S&M" and likened working with Julie AndrewsJulie Andrews to "being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card, every day." Nontheless, he and Andrews have remained close friends ever since. | | Charmian CarrCharmian Carr who played Liesel and was 21 at the time, wrote in her autobiography that she was attracted to the 35 year old Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, who played her father. Plummer admitted that the feeling was mutual, but insists that it didn't get beyond mere flirtation. | | Although Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer's own vocals were in fact recorded, it was subsequently decided that he should be dubbed. | | Into the Woods [2014] | | In earlier drafts, the essential Narrator character from the original stage musical was still part of the story. Before the role was written out of the script, many actors were either considered, in talks, or asked to play the role including Jeremy IronsJeremy Irons, Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, Geoffrey RushGeoffrey Rush, James Earl JonesJames Earl Jones, John CleeseJohn Cleese, Michael CaineMichael Caine, Michael GambonMichael Gambon, and Alan RickmanAlan Rickman. There were even rumors about giving this role to a female such as Julie AndrewsJulie Andrews or Angela LansburyAngela Lansbury who are both Disney favorites as well as experts on Stephen SondheimStephen Sondheim's material. | | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [2017] | | Gary OldmanGary Oldman, Viggo MortensenViggo Mortensen, Christoph WaltzChristoph Waltz, Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, Max von SydowMax von Sydow, Alec BaldwinAlec Baldwin, Ron PerlmanRon Perlman, Stephen LangStephen Lang, Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce WillisBruce Willis, Robert De NiroRobert De Niro, Michael BiehnMichael Biehn, Mel GibsonMel Gibson, and Liam NeesonLiam Neeson were considered for the role of Ego. Matthew McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey was considered to play Ego, but passed on the role in favor of The Dark Tower. | | Deadpool 2 [2018] | | When we first see Russell, one of the headlines in the news ticker below reads "Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer turned down a role in Deadpool 2" | | Hercules [1997] | | James CoburnJames Coburn, Kelsey GrammerKelsey Grammer, Steve BuscemiSteve Buscemi, Jason LeeJason Lee, Phil HartmanPhil Hartman, Michael KeatonMichael Keaton, Michael IronsideMichael Ironside, Benjamin BrattBenjamin Bratt, Martin LandauMartin Landau, Ned BeattyNed Beatty, Terrence MannTerrence Mann, Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, Ron SilverRon Silver, Kevin SpaceyKevin Spacey, Bill HunterBill Hunter, and Rod SteigerRod Steiger auditioned for Hades. Ten of these actors that auditioned would later get parts in Pixar Films. | | Knives Out [2019] | | The Man Who Would Be King (1975) is one of Rian JohnsonRian Johnson's favorite movies, so between takes he would try to get Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer to talk about working with the legendary John HustonJohn Huston. | | They had to digitally paint out some of the blood they used on set for that first appearance of Harlan Thrombey's (Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer) dead body, in order to secure a PG-13 rating. | | Despite playing his mother in the film, K CallanK Callan is six years younger than Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer. | | Jesus of Nazareth [1977] | | The cast includes seven Oscar winners: Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer, Sir Laurence OlivierLaurence Olivier, Sir Peter UstinovPeter Ustinov, Anne BancroftAnne Bancroft, Anthony QuinnAnthony Quinn, Rod SteigerRod Steiger, and Ernest BorgnineErnest Borgnine; and six Oscar nominees: James MasonJames Mason, Sir Ian HolmIan Holm, Ian BannenIan Bannen, James Earl JonesJames Earl Jones, Valentina CorteseValentina Cortese, and Sir Ralph RichardsonRalph Richardson. |
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