So Interesting!See 7 Movie Facts About ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ Every Die-Hard Fan Should Know

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Aug 24, 2016 12:04 pm·

By Samantha Faragalli

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of our favorite Ben Stiller films!

Click through the gallery below to see seven interesting facts about the hit 2013 movie — then buy the blockbuster on DVD here!

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Ben stiller the secret life of walter mitty

Ben Stiller both starred in and directed the 2013 film

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The movie is based on a 1939 book of the same name written by James Thurber

Ben made this modern adaptation entirely different from the original 1947 film by focusing more on the book in the script.

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The movie was filmed all over the world

The Greenland scenes were actually shot in Iceland, while the "real life" scenes were filmed right in NYC.

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A town bakery in Iceland was converted into a Papa John's restaurant for the movie since this chain doesn't exist in the country

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Will Ferrell was considered for the role of Walter Mitty

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While traveling abroad, Walter's drunken pilot jokes there are only 8 people in Iceland

While visiting the country, Walter sees exactly 8 people!

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The movie spent more than two decades in development before Ben picked it up

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Buy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty on DVD here!

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