Noomi Rapace got her motorcycle license as a preparation for the movie.
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Steed drives a 4.5 litre, 6 cylinder 1928 Bentley (reg. RT 4700). Emma owns an E-type Jaguar, reg. 439 OJX (after producers scrapped the idea of a Lotus Elan as in the original series); de Wynter runs a Rolls-Royce, and Bailey has a black Mini Cooper with a chessboard roof.
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The 1997 song "Avenging Angels" by Space is believed to have been written for - but ultimately dropped from - the film. It was subsequently released as the first single from the band's second album, "Tin Planet".
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In the original script, the part of Sir August was much smaller, but when Sir Sean Connery joined the project, he asked for the part to be expanded.
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Eileen Atkins was originally offered the role of Father, but felt the machine gun-toting Alice would be more fun to play. Consequently, the part was enlarged for her.
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Nicholas Meyer was initially considered as director.
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At one point, David Fincher was interested in writing and directing this movie with Charles Dance starring as John Steed.
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Sir Sean Connery, the original James Bond on film, appeared in this movie with Uma Thurman, the second Emma Peel. Dame Diana Rigg, the original Emma Peel, appeared with George Lazenby, the second James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
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Despite being the capital of England, whenever the main stars are seen driving through the streets of London, there are no other vehicles anywhere in the city.
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This was Patrick Macnee's final movie before his death on June 25, 2015 at the age of ninety-three.
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The World Council of Ministers meet on St. Swithin's Day, July 15th. He is the patron saint of weather.
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One of the teddy bear costumes (the green one) was re-used for the opening scene in Inspector Gadget (1999), which also went on to receive negative reviews and becomes regarded as one of the worst movies to be adapted from a television series.
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Warner Brothers didn't preview this movie for critics. The movie was dramatically re-edited prior to release, so sections of it failed to make sense.
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Mel Gibson was considered for the role of John Steed.
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Near the end of the film, after Steed defeats De Wynter and before Peel shuts down the weather-control machine, a tornado is seen destroying the Blackfriars Bridge in London. This is the second film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik to feature a tornado, after Tall Tale (1995), in which the legendary cowboy Pecos Bill rides a tornado at the end of the film.
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Drew Barrymore, Elizabeth Hurley, and Madeleine Stowe were considered for the role of Emma Peel.
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Ralph Fiennes was signed while he was in the midst of filming The English Patient (1996), and before he became a breakthrough star.
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Dame Emma Thompson was once rumored to play Emma Peel, because of the resemblance between her and Dame Diana Rigg.
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Elizabeth Hurley met with director Jeremiah S. Chechik to discuss playing Emma Peel. Chechik ultimately decided that she wasn't what he was looking for.
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Dame Diana Rigg was sent the script with a view to her playing Alice. She passed.
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Avengers - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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