The LA Times recently conducted a study to reveal the demographics of the Academy Award voters, the results will shock you!

The man we met in the very first episode of Entourage is not the guy we currently know and love as Ari Gold.

X-Men: First Class isn’t the first time McAvoy and Fassbender teamed up on screen together.

Did You Know Bridesmaids is the most successful Apatow film since Superbad

Did you know that star indie filmmaker Dito Montiel premiered a new film at Sundance 2011 starring Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, Juliette Binoche, and others?

Did you know that the guy who wrote the original SCREAM script also created DAWSON’S CREEK?

Did you know that both Ellen Page and Carey Mulligan, at one time or another, were attached to play Jane Eyre?

Did you know that Captivate Entertainment primarily produces film adaptations of Robert Ludlum’s novels for Universal Pictures?

Did you know that James Franco began his career on the TV series FREAKS AND GEEKS? Seth Rogen and Jason Segel also got their start on this series, loosely based on the high school experiences of Judd Apatow.

Did you know that established creative talents are hired to oversee the production of the televised Oscars ceremony? Last year, they hired writer/director Bill Condon, and this year, they hired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/comedian Dave Barry.

Did you know that Robert De Niro will play Vince Lombardi in “LOMBARDI”?

Did you know that the upcoming Superman film will star Henry Cavill as the title role? Cavill has the same agent as Josh Brolin… this guy can pick a winner.

The 2011 remake of THE MECHANIC basically uses the same screenplay as the original 1972 film.

Did you know that Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell both won Golden Globes for their performances as analogous roles in two different versions of THE OFFICE?

Did you know that the screenplay for NO STRINGS ATTACHED was originally titled F*CKBUDDIES?

Julie Taymor directed a stage version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in 1986 before directing the film adaptation in 2010.

Before Mark Heyman wrote the screenplay for BLACK SWAN, he was director Darren Aronofsky’s assistant.

Did you know that THE TOURIST scribe Christopher McQuarrie made his first splash in Hollywood by writing the screenplay for THE USUAL SUSPECTS in 1994?

Brolin may never have worked with the Coen Bros. if not for his tenacious agent.

David O. Russell and Christian Bale, known to be real-life fighters on film sets, were excellent choices for THE FIGHTER.

Quentin Tarantino originally offered the role of “The Bear Jew” in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS to Adam Sandler.

Emma Watson recently joined a long list of celebrity Brown students/alumni.

Did you know that when casting for the title role in the upcoming superhero film THOR, Paramount and Marvel narrowed it down to two final candidates, ultimately selecting Chris Hemsworth.

At the age of 26, Steven Spielberg became the youngest director ever signed to a long-term, multi-picture deal with Universal Studios after then-VP of Production, Sid Sheinberg, saw his debut short film, AMBLIN’.

Wondering what Chunk, from Goonies, is doing now?

Did you know that Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden’s new film, It’s Kind of a Funny Story (starring Zach Galifianakis), was originaly set up at Paramount? After producer Kevin Misher’s production deal at Paramount ended in mid-2009, Paramount decided to let the project go, selling it to Focus Features and Wayfare Entertainment, an indie financier. [...]

In honor of Jesse Eisenberg and his widely acclaimed film, The Social Network, this version of Did You Know will be connected to him. Remember that cute Pepsi campaign with the tiny little girl with the giant set of curls.  The girl who sang the Pepsi jingle in a variety of voices.  To refresh your [...]

Here’s something that has been brought to my attention recently, and I thought was pretty cool. So we all know the Inception theme song.  Click here to get a clip of it. Credit to Hans Zimmer, the genuis composer behind the score.  Zimmer also did the score for Gladiator.  Aside from John Williams, Zimmer might [...]

Dear Banterers, As part of  our mission to keep changing the landscape to which we banter about movies, we at themoviebanter.com will be adding a “Did You Know” column. The theme of these articles will focus on interesting facts discovered about our favorite movies.  Basically, if there is something to banter about on a movie, [...]