Benedict Cumberbatch was kidnapped while in South Africa. He convinced the kidnappers to let him go by pretending to be brain-damaged.
Brad Pitt has a condition that prevents him from recognising faces.
Michael Fassbender's character in Prometheus is based on David Bowie.
Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas Mapother IV.
Tom Hardy comes up with characters by watching reality tv shows.
Morgan Freeman is a private pilot.
During interviews with Robert De Niro, journalists are forbidden to talk to about wine.
Until Jack Nicholson was 37, he thought his mother was his sister and his grandmother was his mother.
Alan Rickman was 42 when he starred in his first movie.
Robin Williams was voted the Least Likely to Succeed while he was in high school.