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TIL Before Benedict Cumberbatch joined the cast of "The Imitation Game", Warner Bros. bought the screenplay for a reported 7-figure sum because of Leonardo DiCaprio's interest in playing Turing. However, DiCaprio didn't come on board and the rights of the script reverted to the screenwriter.

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