13 Major Movies With Left-Field Inspirations

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13 Major Movies With Left-Field Inspirations

Not all types of inspiration are linear and predictable. For example --

The Godfather Part II

Colin Farrell's version of the Penguin was inspired by The Godfather Part II. mentioned Fredo to me, because Fredo's crippled by the insignificance that he lives within, in a family that is full of very strong, very bright, very capable, very violent men, said Farrell. CRACKED COM

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Daredevil

The Sopranos kind of inspired Season 3 of Daredevil, it turns out. Showrunner Erik Oleson said I wanted to tell a thriller that is somewhere tonally between Season 1 of this show and The Sopranos. It is much darker, more character driven. CRACKED COM

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Hannibal

One major scene in Hannibal S2 was inspired by James Cameron's Avatar. I actually thought about Avatar quite a bit when Hannibal and Will would say to each other that they see each other and they have shown each other things about themselves that no one else can see, said Bryan Fuller when talking about the S2 finale. CRACKED.COM

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The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

The bassist from The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has a real-life inspiration. That inspiration is Carol Kaye, AKA First Lady of Bass, who played bass on songs for The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, and others. CRACKED COM

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Too Hot to Handle

The reality show Too Hot to Handle was inspired by a specific Seinfeld episode. The episode is The Contest, where the characters try to go as long as they can without masturbating. They all had to not masturbate for money, and they all cave. I said, there's gotta be a show in there, said show developer Laura Gibson. CRACKED.COM

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The Batman

The Riddler in Matt Reeves' The Batman was kinda inspired by Mindhunter. I read Mindhunter. It made me think of the Zodiac killer, and how he actually wore this primitive costume that really is a primitive superhero costume... a rogue's galley costume, said Reeves. CRACKED COM

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