1. Inspired by the 2012 London Paralympics, director Matthew Vaughn conceived an image of a villain equipped with a prosthetic limb, so he found the South African athlete Oscar, who was known as the "Blade Warrior" at the time. Pistorius asked him if he would play the role of a ruthless killer, and the latter declined the invitation. Ironically, in February 2013, Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In the film, Gazelle shot and killed someone through the door, and in reality Pistorius shot his girlfriend in the same way.
2. 80% of the action scenes were done by Collin Firth himself
3. The director asked Merlin (Mark Strong) to speak with a Welsh accent, but Strong thought it was too difficult, so he persuaded the director to let him use a Scottish accent.
4. Collin Firth exercised for 6 months in order to achieve his best fighting condition.
5. The director hopes that this film can make the feeling of Spielberg's "Indiana Jones", which is his favorite. He hopes that his film can also be "modern, fresh and easy to accept."
6. Mark Strong said that this film is a spoof Bond film, just like "King of the Sea" is a spoof superhero movie.
7. In the original comics, the character Gazelle is a man.
8. At the press conference in San Diego Comic-Con, a cell phone placed on the table and used by the reporter for recording suddenly rang. Samuel L. Jackson picked up the cell phone and chatted with the other party. His actions ordered The reporters were very happy.
9. The candidates who have been considered for the role of Samuel.L.Jackson include Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, and Idris Elba.
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