Gary oldman reveals in an interview that he did his role in The fifth Element as a favor
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The movie Gary Oldman did "as a favour"
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The legendary Oscar winning actor Gary Oldman says he once took a role purely as a favour for very famous director
The original title of the article doesn't say that, but it's an interesting story nonetheless.