12 Behind-the-Scenes Photos That Ruin Iconic Scenes (And Actually Improve The Bad Ones)
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Ah, the world of filmmaking. A world of magic and wonder, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams become reality. But, as with any profession, there’s always a little bit of behind-the-scenes work that goes into making these dreams come true. From blue balls of doom to mutilated succulents, the stories behind these iconic films are often just as interesting as the films themselves.
It’s hard to imagine that the epic battles of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End were actually filmed with blue balls of doom. Or that Benedict Cumberbatch had to crawl around on all fours and growl like a maniac for The Desolation of Smaug. Or that the magic behind BB-8 in The Force Awakens was actually a guy in a green suit pushing him around. Or that the real Drogon from Game of Thrones looked like a spiny plant that got mutilated. Or that the dinner scene in The Phantom Menace featured an actor wearing a Jar Jar head (not a Jar Jar mask).
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at some of the most unexpected behind-the-scenes secrets from some of our favorite films.
Cumberbatch: unleashed.
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Not too mystical after all.
![CRACKED the - D-1 MARVEL STUDIOS SPIDER-MAN - No Way HomE Remember when Spider-Man stole Doctor Strange's mystical cube? In reality, that cube was just a green box that looked like it was swiped from the nearest kindergarten.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/4/2/889742.jpg)
Serkis: unleashed.
![LORD THE THE OF RINGS This is Andy Serkis doing motion capture for Gollum. Probably not the kind of thing you expect to be doing when you become an actor. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/8/889588.jpg)
Terrifying, just in a different way.
![PIRATES the CARIBBEAN DEADMAN'S CHEST POV: You've been captured by a deranged circus troupe... No, wait, that's just this movie's bad guys in their то-сар suits. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/4/3/889743.jpg)
Unbelievable absurdity.
![STARWARS EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE Yes, that's an actor wearing a Jar Jar head (not a Jar Jar mask) in the dinner scene. Imagine trying to act in that with a straight face. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/7/889587.jpg)
Unexpected petting duties.
![MARVEL GUARDIANS THE OF GALAXY This is what Drax petting Rocket Raccoon looks like in real life. Do they teach this stuff at Juilliard? CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/5/889595.jpg)
Mutilated succulent?
![GAME OF The real Drogon looked like a THRONES spiny plant that got mutilated. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/3/889593.jpg)
Blue balls of doom... or not.
![PIRATES of the CARIBBEAN AT WORLD'S END Somehow, all these blue balls don't exactly convey a sense of impending doom. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/6/889596.jpg)
Toytown Tragedy.
![GAME OF THRONES The rope bridge where Balon Greyjoy gets assassinated looked like an action figure playset plopped down against some green cloth. GRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/0/889590.jpg)
Gigantic toy time.
![CRACKED AVENUEIS INNINITY MARVEL STUDIOS WAR If you take an action figure torso, stick a plastic ах in it, then somehow enlarge it to like 20 times its original size, you get Josh Brolin's Thanos suit.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/4/889594.jpg)
Cheap tricks.
![otter Harry AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Somehow, they didn't have the budget for real magical books. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/1/889591.jpg)
"Magic" revealed: human labor.
![STAR THE FORCE AWAKENS WARS The magic behind BB-8 was... actually a guy in a green suit pushing him around. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/2/889592.jpg)