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TIL in the 90s Arnold Schwarzenegger pitched a medieval epic but when the studio wanted budget guarantees the director responded, “guarantees don’t happen and if anyone promises guarantees they’re lying!” So, the studio opted for a "cheaper" action movie...which became expensive and bankrupted them.

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