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Fan of Troy or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Troy
Troy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Wolfgang Petersen dropped various Greek Gods from the storyline, saying they were silly and unnecessary to the plot.
Troy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Director Wolfgang Petersen left the proposed Batman Vs. Superman project to direct. Brad Pitt left The Fountain (2006), and was replaced by Hugh Jackman.
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Speaking about Apollo, Hector asks Priam, 'how many battalions does the Sun god command?' this echos Stalin's famous question regarding the head of the Catholic Church, 'how many divisions does the Pope command?'.
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Model Charlotte Kemp Muhl was considered for the role of Helen.
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In Homer's time, archers were looked down upon because they did not fight their opponent on equal terms. Paris, the weakest and least brave, is an experienced archer, and kills Achilles with his arrows. Achilles, the best fighter of all, was never beaten in an open duel.
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James Horner composed the score for the movie in less than 6 weeks. Gabriel Yared spent over a year on his version. In the 2007 Director's Cut Edition, Wolfgang Petersen used parts of Yared's score and music from other films, especially from Planet of the Apes (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and Starship Troopers (1997) in the fight scene between Achilles and Hector.
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Brian Cox and Rose Byrne both appear in X-Men movies, although not together.
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During filming in Mexico, two biologists were employed to protect turtle eggs on the beach.
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In the Italian dubbed version, Brad Pitt's voice was changed from his usual one (Sandro Acerbo) to the voice of Loris Loddi, who usually dubs Val Kilmer. Wolfgang Petersen personally chose Loddi.
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Many German viewers were annoyed when they realized that, in the German dubbed version, the dubbing voice of Brad Pitt was changed from his usual one (Tobias Meister) to the voice of Martin Kessler, who normally dubs Nicolas Cage. This was done on personal request from director Wolfgang Petersen.
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CAST CORRECTION * - You have LOCKED the cast for "Troy (2004)" and it is in the incorrect order. As so often happens, it is in the order of appearance listed at the END of the film instead of the 'star' order in the opening credits. Since I can't enter anything in the LOCKED cast category, I'm putting this here in the hope that you recognize and correct the error.
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One hurricane tore through the set at night, and wiped out Brad Pitt's house. Pitt woke up at around 4 AM, but he was so tired from the night before that he slept through the hurricane.
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In the Director's Cut, the scene where Achillies battles Hector replaced James Horner's score with Danny Elfman's theme to Planet of the Apes
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During the fight when Patroclus dresses up as Achilles, Brad Pitt himself is in the scene. When Hector removes Patroclus' helmet after cutting his throat, Garrett Hedlund is in the costume.
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Achilles shouts Hector's name nine times while waiting at the gates of Troy.
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The Trojan horse prop made for the movie was given to the Turkish government as a gift. It is now exhibited on the boardwalk of Canakkale, a main seaside city where most visitors to the Troy ruins stay. Canakkale is about an hour's ride to the Troy site. (There is another cruder "Trojan horse" also at the Troy site...but it is not the movie prop.)
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After the film was announced, the Turkish government and Ministry of Culture and Tourism contacted the producers and suggested the film be shot in Canakkale, Turkey, site of the real Troy. The Turkish government offered sponsorship if the film premiered in Canakkale. It premiered in Berlin, where most historical Trojan artifacts were displayed after being taken from Anatolia.
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The trailers list Gabriel Yared as composer, not James Horner' who composed the score when Yared's was rejected.
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Brad Pitt claimed the filming was torturous for him because he had to quit smoking.
Troy - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts