You Never Knew How Much CGI These Shows and Movies Really Used

Cats

It's no secret that Tom Hooper's Cats was a total mess. After the horrified response from both audiences and critics to the "digital fur technology" in the Cats trailer, the visual effects team was forced to alter the CGI. Hooper was working on the film right up until the day before its world premiere.

The More You Know

While filming Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren punched Sylvester Stallone's chest so hard, his heart slammed against his breastbone, causing it to swell and his systolic blood pressure shot to over 200. Filming was halted as Stallone was flown to a nearby hospital and spent eight days in intensive care.
Pixar’s, UP was the first ever animated film and 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival.
The iconic body and hand in the poster for American Beauty belong to actress/model Chloe Hunter, not Mena Suvari.
After a slew of drug related offences, Robert Downey Jr. was a semi-blacklisted celebrity until Kiss Kiss Bang Bang reignited his career.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.