Here Are 39 Rare Behind-The-Scenes Pictures From Movie And TV Sets Vs. The Scenes That Made The Final Cut

You'll never watch Nope (2022) or Squid Game (2021) the same way again.

Here's what Sadie Sink looked like behind-the-scenes of Stranger Things Season 4 (2022), escaping from Vecna while "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush played in the background:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Stranger Things Season 4 (2022):

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Here's what Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving looked like behind-the-scenes of The Matrix (1999), practicing the famous air fight scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Matrix (1999):

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Here's what Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill looked like behind-the-scenes of Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983), laughing with Jabba the Hutt:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983):

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Here's what Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett looked like behind-the-scenes of Thor: Ragnarok (2017), preparing for Thor and Hela's fight scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Thor: Ragnarok (2017):

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Here's what Jennifer Lopez looked like behind-the-scenes of Marry Me (2022), talking with director Kat Coiro about her big wedding number:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Marry Me (2022):

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Here's what Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey looked like behind-the-scenes of Bridgerton Season 2 (2022), dancing like silly fools in the church:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Bridgerton Season 2 (2022):

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Here's what Daniel Kaluuya looked like behind-the-scenes of Nope (2022), reviewing a scene with director Jordan Peele:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Nope (2022):

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Here's what Will Smith looked like behind-the-scenes of Men in Black (1997), holding a fake squid surrounded by cameramen:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Men in Black (1997):

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Here's what Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, and Garry Marshall looked like behind-the-scenes of The Princess Diaries (2001), proudly holding up some corndogs:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Princess Diaries (2001):

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Here's what Michael Jordan looked like behind-the-scenes of Space Jam (1996), running lines with "Bugs Bunny":

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Space Jam (1996):

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Here's what Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles looked like behind-the-scenes of 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), striking a badass pose at "the prom":

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999):

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Here's what Lana Condor and Noah Centineo looked like behind-the-scenes of To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), in-between takes of filming the steamy hot tub scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018):

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Here's what John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John looked like behind-the-scenes of Grease (1978), Travolta kissing Newton-John in between takes at "the school dance":

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Grease (1978):

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Here's what Ariana DeBose and various backup dancers looked like behind-the-scenes of West Side Story (2021), filming the legendary "America" number:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in West Side Story (2021):

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Here's what Halle Berry looked like behind-the-scenes of Catwoman (2004), wearing her Catwoman mask and a black zip-up fleece:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Catwoman (2004):

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Here's what Anupam Tripathi and Lee Jung-jae looked like behind-the-scenes of Squid Game (2021), filming the intense "Red Light, Green Light" running scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Squid Game (2021):

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Here's what Sarah Paulson looked like behind-the-scenes of American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), rocking a fake head on her shoulder playing conjoined twins:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014):

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Here's what Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, and Michael Gambon looked like behind-the-scenes of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), smiling happily in the Ministry of Magic:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007):

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Here's what Lupita Nyong'o looked like behind-the-scenes of Us (2019), talking with director Jordan Peele about the infamous Adelaide vs. Red fight scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Us (2019):

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Here's what Angus Cloud and Jacob Elordi looked like behind-the-scenes of Euphoria Season 2 (2022), rocking fake blood for Fez and Nate's fight scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Euphoria Season 2 (2022):

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Here's what Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet looked like behind-the-scenes of Titanic (1997), floating in the water while rehearsing Jack's death:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Titanic (1997):

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Here's what Danai Gurira looked like behind-the-scenes of Black Panther (2018), getting ready for battle:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Black Panther (2018):

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Here's what Zendaya looked like behind-the-scenes of Malcolm & Marie (2021), taking a selfie while rocking the most beautiful gown:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Malcolm & Marie (2021):

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Here's what Angela Bassett looked like behind-the-scenes of What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), getting vocal lessons from the one and only Tina Turner:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993):

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Here's what Lee Pace looked like behind-the-scenes of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), talking with director Peter Jackson:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014):

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Here's what Zoë Kravitz and Robert Pattinson looked like behind-the-scenes of The Batman (2022), saying goodbye with a fake Gotham City behind them:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Batman (2022):

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Here's what Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie looked like behind-the-scenes of Girl, Interrupted (1999), drinking coffee in between takes:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Girl, Interrupted (1999):

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Here's what Stephanie Beatriz and Andre Braugher looked like behind-the-scenes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021), Beatriz expressing herself in the most non-Rosa way:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021):

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Here's what Diana Ross looked like behind-the-scenes of The Wiz (1978), posing in front of the yellow-brick road:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Wiz (1978):

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Here's what Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz looked like behind-the-scenes of I Love Lucy (1951–1957), Arnaz licking chocolate off of Ball's face:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in I Love Lucy (1951–1957):

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Here's what Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington looked like behind-the-scenes of The Preacher's Wife (1996), talking with director Penny Marshall in the freezing cold:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in The Preacher's Wife (1996):

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Here's what Lauryn Hill and Whoopi Goldberg looked like behind-the-scenes of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), Hill playing the church's piano:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993):

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Here's what Barbra Streisand looked like behind-the-scenes of Funny Girl (1968), trying on different costumes:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Funny Girl (1968):

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Here's what Sidney Poitier and Esther Anderson looked like behind-the-scenes of A Warm December (1973), right before shooting their dancing scene:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in A Warm December (1973):

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Here's what Danny DeVito looked like behind-the-scenes of Batman Returns (1992), having a chat with director Tim Burton in his penguin costume:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Batman Returns (1992):

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Here's what an animatronic dinosaur looked like behind-the-scenes of Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), casually hanging out with director Colin Trevorrow:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022):

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Here's what Naomi Watts looked like behind-the-scenes of King Kong (2005), being held by a very believable gorilla:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in King Kong (2005):

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Here's what Judy Garland looked like behind-the-scenes of Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), with director (and future husband) Vincente Minnelli:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944):

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Finally: Here's what Rita Moreno looked like behind the scenes of West Side Story (1961), taking a cigarette break like the true icon she is:

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And here's the actual scene that made the final cut in West Side Story (1961):

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