Random Movie Trivia - Braveheart

Here is the next edition in our weekly Random Movie Trivia post.  Enjoy:

Braveheart

• The film is often cited as the least accurate historical epic of all time.
• "Braveheart" was actually the nickname of Robert the Bruce, not William Wallace.
• Mel Gibson did not want to play William Wallace, as he felt he was too old for the part. However, he could only get financing for the film if he agreed with Paramount studios to play the lead role. Mel Gibson originally wanted Jason Patric to play William Wallace.
• There is an in-joke in the film that William Wallace's private time with Isabella led to the conception of Edward III. This could not have been the case, since Edward III was born almost ten years after Wallace died.
• Director/producer Mel Gibson was investigated by an animal welfare organization, who were convinced that the fake horses used were real. Only when one of his assistants provided some videotaped footage of the location shooting were they convinced otherwise.
• Several of the major battle scenes had to be re-shot, as extras were seen wearing sunglasses and wristwatches.
• Many Scots were offended by the film's portrayal of Robert the Bruce, who is considered a National Hero of Scotland (along with Wallace).
• Real life Wallaces are extras in the movie. Mel Gibson also stayed with them during the course of the film to learn history.
• Sean Connery turned down the role of King Edward I because he was filming Just Cause.
• Blue body paint (Woad) for battles had stopped being used around the end of the Roman era - roughly 800 years before the events of the film.
• Nearly all of the movie was filmed in Ireland, apart from a few scenes of the Scottish Highlands.