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American films with live action and animation

  • The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)Ralph Bakshi used footage of actors in Orc costumes walking to lunch in his 1978 Lord of the Rings film.
  • Mary Poppins (film)At the 1964 Mary Poppins premiere, the author demanded a cut and Walt Disney said the ship had sailed.
  • Goosebumps 2: Haunted HalloweenGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween lost its first director to Detective Pikachu. Ari Sandel took over the sequel.
  • Annie HallAnnie Hall began as a murder mystery, not a romantic comedy. Woody Allen's 1977 film dropped the murder plot.
  • Jurassic ParkJurassic Park, the 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg, came with an unusual house rule. On set, Spielberg banned the words "monster" and "creature" and told the crew to call the dinosaurs "animals" instead. The story takes place on…
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the 2023 animated film about the teenage hero Miles Morales, runs 140 minutes. That makes it the longest animated film ever produced by an American studio, edging past Consuming Spirits from 2012. Its…
  • Everything Everywhere All at OnceEverything Everywhere All at Once began as a script for a male lead, written with Jackie Chan in mind.
  • A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie arrived in theaters in 2025, and at one screening at Provo Towne Centre in Provo, Utah, audience members hoisted a live chicken into the air. They were promptly ejected from the theater, and videos of the moment spread…
  • Alita: Battle AngelAlita: Battle Angel began as a website address registered around June 2000. The film did not arrive until 2019.
  • Star Wars Holiday SpecialBoba Fett first appeared in the Star Wars Holiday Special, in a cartoon segment. He was Darth Vader's agent.

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