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* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie was originally much racier, including more scenes for Xania where she would've slept with Clouseau. Then Creator/{{Sony}} took over MGM and decided to make the film more family-friendly, resulting in many scenes beither either re-shot or cut entirely.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie was originally much racier, including more scenes for Xania where she would've slept with Clouseau. Then Creator/{{Sony}} took over MGM and decided to make the film more family-friendly, resulting in many scenes beither being either re-shot or cut entirely.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie was originally much racier, including more scenes for Xania where she would've slept with Clouseau. Then Creator/{{Sony}} took over MGM and decided to make the film more family-friendly, resulting in many scenes beither either re-shot or cut entirely.
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* Creator/BipashaBasu was first approached for the role of Sonia, but she refused it. The role was later taken by Creator/AishwaryaRai.
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* Creator/BipashaBasu was first approached for the role of Sonia, but she refused it. The role was later taken by Creator/AishwaryaRai.
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** The animated opening was originally CGI, until the team decided to scrap it and went for a traditionally animated one in the same vein as previous films instead. You can see the original planned opening [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=vfrNuSTmS6Y here.]]
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** Creator/JackieChan was considered for the part of Clouseau's Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didn't want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton.
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** Creator/JackieChan was considered for the part of Clouseau's Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didn't want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton. It is unknown why they did not simply re-imagine Cato as a French policeman of Chinese heritage.
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** Creator/IvanReitman was originally going to direct, but chose not to, staying on as producer.
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** Creator/GerardDepardieu was the second choice for the role of Ponton.
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** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey and Creator/RobinWilliams.
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** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey Creator/KevinSpacey, Creator/ChrisTucker and Creator/RobinWilliams.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: Creator/KevinKline was a candidate to play Inspector Clouseau. He wound up playing Inspector Dreyfus.
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** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey and Creator/RobinWilliams. Kline was instead cast as Inspector Dreyfus.
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** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey and Creator/RobinWilliams. Kline was instead cast as Inspector Dreyfus.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/CliveOwen plays 006. Clouseau asks him if he wasn't good enough to be 007. Clive Owen was at one point considered for the role of Film/JamesBond.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/KevinKline played Dreyfus in the first entry, but was replaced with Creator/JohnCleese in the second.
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* MissingTrailerScene: The teaser trailer features Inspector Clouseau using the glass breaking device he got from Agent 006. This scene is not in the final film.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/KevinKline played Dreyfus in the first entry, but was replaced with Creator/JohnCleese in thesecond.second.
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** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey and Creator/RobinWilliams. Kline was instead cast as Inspector Dreyfus.
** Creator/JackieChan was considered for the part of Clouseau's Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didn't want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton.
** In the early stages, Creator/PaulGiamatti was considered for the role of Dreyfus and there were even plans for a running gag that would have had the Pink Panther animated character worked into the actual story by having him appear as Dreyfus' madness-induced hallucinations.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Among those considered to take over as Clouseau were Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/KevinKline, Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/KevinSpacey and Creator/RobinWilliams. Kline was instead cast as Inspector Dreyfus.
** Creator/JackieChan was considered for the part of Clouseau's Chinese assistant, Cato Fong. But the filmmakers decided they didn't want to use a politically incorrect character, and replaced Cato with the Frenchman Ponton.
** In the early stages, Creator/PaulGiamatti was considered for the role of Dreyfus and there were even plans for a running gag that would have had the Pink Panther animated character worked into the actual story by having him appear as Dreyfus' madness-induced hallucinations.
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* ActorAllusion: Creator/CliveOwen plays 006. Clouseau asks him if he wasn't good enough to be 007. Clive Owen was at one point considered for the role of Film/JamesBond.
* DevelopmentHell: The reboot was in the works since the turn of the millennium.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/KevinKline played Dreyfus in the first entry, but was replaced with Creator/JohnCleese in the second.
* DevelopmentHell: The reboot was in the works since the turn of the millennium.
* TheOtherDarrin: Creator/KevinKline played Dreyfus in the first entry, but was replaced with Creator/JohnCleese in the second.
