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The filming took 94 days.
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The crew initially hoped to film scenes of human and elephant fighting in India, but the elephants in India lacked good training, so they had to switch to Thailand.
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Colin Farrell broke his arm and injured his ankle during filming.
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Val Kilmer gained 50 pounds for the film, and it took 1 hour to put on makeup every day.
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Brad Pitt was the original candidate to play, but he refused because of concerns about the role.
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The first person to play Philip was Sean Connery.
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Heath Ledger was also considered to play Alexander the Great.
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The accent of the Macedonian soldiers in the film does not match that of the Greeks, because historically these Macedonians came from remote hill tribes, so they have a Celtic accent in the film, which is of course similar to that of Aristotle and other fine Greeks. People's British accents are very different, but many people don't understand that this is a deliberate design.
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In the Battle of Gaugamela, the Persian army wore black uniforms, but in fact it should be yellow and light purple.
Alexander behind the scenes gags
2022-01-26 08:17
Extended Reading
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Blaze 2022-03-23 09:01:44
Stone is getting old too
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Bartholome 2022-03-23 09:01:44
It's actually pretty cool. .
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Alexander: Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you will conquer death.
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Hephaistion: You know better than any great deeds are donned by men who took, and never regretted. You're Alexander! Pity and grief will only destroy you.
Alexander: Have I become so arrogant that I am blind?
Hephaistion: Sometimes to expect the best from everyone is arrogance.
Alexander: Then it's true. I have become a tyrant!
Hephaistion: No! But perhaps a stranger. We've come too far. They don't understand you anymore.
Alexander: They speak of Phillip now as if I were a passing cloud, soon to be forgotten. I've failed. Utterly.
Hephaistion: You're mortal. And they know it. And they forgive you because you make them proud of themselves.