Which actor received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor posthumously for playing the Joker in 'The Dark Knight' (2008)?

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Which actor improvised the now-famous staircase dance scene in 'Joker' (2019) rather than performing a scripted routine?

Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix improvised the staircase dance scene; it wasn't in the script, and Todd Phillips kept it despite studio hesitation.

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To develop his Oscar-winning performance as the Joker, Heath Ledger reportedly secluded himself for weeks in what kind of location?

Heath Ledger isolated himself in a hotel room for weeks to develop the Joker's laugh, creating a performance that posthumously won an Oscar.

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Before committing murder, what profession did the real Mexican killer who inspired Hannibal Lecter practice?

Hannibal Lecter's character was inspired by a real Mexican serial killer and cannibal, not a fictional creation, discovered during Thomas Harris's research.

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Why did Alfred Hitchcock choose to film 'Psycho' (1960) in black and white rather than color?

Psycho's shower scene used chocolate syrup for blood because real blood looked too bright on black-and-white film.

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How many full-size mechanical shark props, all nicknamed 'Bruce', were built for the filming of Jaws (1975)?

The mechanical shark from Jaws was so unreliable that director Steven Spielberg nicknamed it 'Bruce' and deliberately kept it off-screen, accidentally creating suspense.

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Which actor's refusal to break character on the set of 'There Will Be Blood' (2007) forced the director to communicate via written notes between takes?

Daniel Day-Lewis refused to break character during There Will Be Blood, so Paul Thomas Anderson had to direct him via written notes between takes.