With the recent tragic passing of beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner, a lot of eyes have been on what many consider his magnum opus and one of the best fantasy films ever made, The Princess Bride. Based on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neeson was auditioning to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who stands 6-foot-4, says director Rob Reiner had a "look of disgust" on ...

Liam Neeson revealed that filmmaker Rob Reiner was unhappy to discover the actor was not tall enough to play the giant Fezzik in the 1987 movie The Princess Bride "[Reiner] turns to the casting ...

Nobody fit the role better than André the Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride. Known for being one of the premiere superstars in professional wrestling, André was recruited to play the oversized ...

It was a tall order to find an actor to play Fezzik the giant in 'The Princess Bride' — not even 6-foot-4 Liam Neeson was big enough. He shares his embarrassing audition story and why he 'felt bad' ...