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13 Surprising Real-Life Inspirations Behind The Movie Characters We Love

By:: Andrea Meno

January 30, 2022

13 Surprising Real-Life Inspirations Behind The Movie Characters We Love

Some of our favorite movie icons were actually based on a real-life person ... who you'd least expect. Here are 13 examples of that happening:

13 Ron Burgundy

Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy was inspired by a real-life anchorman. Ferrell saw him in a documentary. In his words: At one point, they were talking to this anchor, Mort Crim, who was basically saying, 'I was an to her.' What made me laugh was watching him. Не still spoke like this... Не still used his on-camera voice.OM — Source

12 Spider-Man 2

A bad guy from Spider-Man 2 was inspired by a real-life doctor. It was the German doctor who tortures Electro, Dr. Kafka - and, in the Spider-Man comics, Dr. Kafka is a female counselor. She was based on Frayda Kafka, the real-life counselor of Marvel writer J.M. DeMatteis. CRACKED.COM — Source

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11 Succession

Adrien Brody's character in Succession S3 was based on a bunch of real people. Brody was cagey with the details, though, saying I'm not one to name names, but it was an amalgamation of a number of people I've encountered. CRACKED.COM — Source

10 Into the Spider-Verse

Nic Cage took inspiration from Humphrey Bogart in Into the Spider-Verse. ВК DE Не said, My character's Spider-Man Noir. He's really Peter Parker from the '30s. I tried to channel those noir films with Bogart, and have those kinds of sounds that he might make with Cagney, or Edward G. Robinson, that kind of way of talking.OM — Source

9 Moon Knight

Cult leader David Koresh inspired a character in a Marvel series. The series is Moon Knight, and Ethan Hawke explained that he based his performance in the show on Koresh, calling Koresh the basis of great character inspiration in a Seth Meyers interview. CRACKED.COM — Source

8 Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso was partly based on Robin Williams himself, says Jason Sudeikis. SPORTS Lasso kind of channels Williams in his mentor-type roles - - (The character) is rooted in these teachers here, and mentors, these Obi-Wan Kenobi types that see more in you than you can see in yourself, and that optimism, says Sudeikis. CRACKED.COM — Source

7 Don't Look Up

The president and chief of staff in Don't Look Up were inspired by the Trumps: Jonah Hill said: At the time, there was a political figure who I won't name who perhaps had an inappropriate sexualization of their daughter. Right? So I was like Meryl, I have this idea, let's try it out and see what the bond is. CRACKED.COM — Source

6 Loki

Loki's Mr Alternity is actually based on a real-life person who worked for Marvel. And Mr. Mobius is based on Mark Gruenwald, an artist, writer, and editor who was beloved by fans. CRACKED.COM — Source

5 Archer

The Archer characters' appearances are based on specific real people. Archer himself is based on Stuart Fierman, an Atlanta restaurateur who's a friend of the show's exec producer Matt Thompson. And Lana is based on a Hooters waitress that Thompson met. CRACKED.COM — Source

4 Star Wars

Maz Kanata from Star Wars was based on JJ Abrams' English teacher. As he explained it, Yes, the character of Maz was originally based on the great Rose Gilbert... I mentioned Rose in an early story meeting as a sort of timeless, wise figure that I'd actually known in my life. CRACKED.COM — Source

3 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Brad Pitt's character in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is based on real life. Tarantino was inspired on stuntman Hal Needham, who was pretty badass - he did the kind of stunts you'd see in The Fast and The Furious, way back in the 1950s and 1960s. CRACKED.COM — Source

2 The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

A character in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel is partly based on Johnny Mathis. That'd be Shy Baldwin - Rachel Brosnahan said he's kind of an amalgamation of a lot of different figures who were that successful, but Johnny Mathis comes to mind. CRACKED.COM — Source

1 Batman

R-Patz' Batman was inspired by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. When I write, I listen to music, and as I was writing the first act, I put on Nirvana's 'Something In The Way.' That's when it came to me that, rather than make Bruce Wayne the playboy version we've seen before, there's another version who had OM — Source

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