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While many of us got to enjoy the end production and the magic that the Face/Off cast provided us, there were some fascinating facts about the movie.

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Face/Off Was Nearly a Science Fiction Film

The writer’s original version of the film was set in the future to justify the existence of state-of-the-art technology that could swap people’s faces and change their voices.

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Face/Off Was Nearly a Science Fiction Film

This notion, however, put John Woo (the Director) off the project. He said, “I want more character, more humanity. If there is too much science fiction, we lose the drama.”

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Two film school graduates wrote the screenplay in 1990 and sold it to Warner Bros. Production. The movie makers then shelved the idea, Paramount finally produced it in 1997.

The Movie Production Was Put Off for 7 Years

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Paramount had heard about the storyline and applied to purchase the idea. The writers sold the script for a second time as Warner Bros’ rights to the film expired.

Face/Off Sold Twice!

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The original idea for the film was scripted for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.

Face/Off Nearly Didn’t Make It onto the Nick Cage and John Travolta Movie Portfolio

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First Film on Blu-Ray DVD for Paramount

High-definition home movies became the fad in the late 2000s. DVDs were transitioning, and Blu-Ray popped its head up in the market.

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First Film on Blu-Ray DVD for Paramount

Paramount opted to fare the way of Blu-Ray over its HD-DVD competition and released three initial films in the new format. This included Face/Off.

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Cage Initially Turned the Role Down

Nicolas Cage originally turned the role of Castor Troy down, as he did not want to play the villain in the film. 

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Cage Initially Turned the Role Down

He changed his mind when he later found out that he would play the role of the good guy for most of the movie.

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Yes, CGI was a thing in 1997. In fact, it was being used regularly in movies.

CGI Was Shelved

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Woo opted to keep the action more realistic though, which meant that most of the stunts in the film were conducted by actual stuntmen.

CGI Was Shelved

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