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The tenth computer-animated film to be produced at 2.35:1 after A Bug's Life (1998), The Polar Express (2004), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Monster House (2006), Happy Feet (2006), TMNT (2007), Battle for Terra (2007), and Ratatouille (2007).
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When Neil Gaiman co-wrote this movie, people thought he said Baywatch (1989) instead.
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In some areas, release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake titles "Epic" or "Sally".
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According to Visual Effects Supervisor Jerome Chen, close to three hundred cameras were used, compared with sixty-four to seventy-two for The Polar Express (2004).
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Producer and Director Robert Zemeckis and Robin Wright Penn worked together on Forrest Gump (1994).
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Model Rachel Bernstein (uncredited) was the body double for Angelina Jolie (Grendel's Mother) in the nude scenes.
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Crispin Glover's (Grendel's) first project with Producer and Director Robert Zemeckis since Back to the Future (1985).
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The name "Beowulf" is a kenning of the Anglo-Saxon words for "Bear". A kenning is a phrase that is substituted for the usual name of a person or thing. It is typically comprised of two terms, with the first word added to the second in a way that conveys a meaning neither word has alone. Therefore, "Beowulf" comes from "Bee-Wolf", meaning "Bear".
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When Beowulf first arrives in Denmark, news of Christianity has only just reached the nation, described as "the new Roman god", yet by the time of Beowulf's old age, Christian clergymen walk the halls and towers of his castle. In addition to the frequent Christian iconography, such as Beowulf's burning ship mast standing as a fiery cross, throughout, Beowulf's rise to power, his godly powers, his temptation, and his sacrifice all echo the life of Christ.
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Screenwriters Roger Avary and Neil Gaiman's original plan was for Avary to direct on a modest budget. He had storyboarded several scenes, and had a few European shooting locations scouted. His intended style would have been heavily influenced by Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971) and Terry Gilliam's Jabberwocky (1977). However, studios were unable to see the potential with his intended vision, so he ended up selling the project to Robert Zemeckis.
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Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary began writing the script in May 1997.
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According to Ray Winstone (Beowulf), he and his fellow cast spent several days filming in blue skintight suit, "showing up all your lumps and bumps in all the wrong places. Which can be hard when you're standing in front of Angelina Jolie (Grendel's Mother), who looks stunning in hers."
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Most of the time when Grendel (Crispin Glover) is talking in the movie, he is speaking Old English, the language in which the original poem was written, which in sound resembles modern Swedish. Interestingly, he never speaks in the original poem. He only sings a song of sorrow (which most people take to be a wail) when Beowulf (Ray Winstone) rips off his arm.
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Crispin Glover portrays Grendel in a similar motion-capture method as Andy Serkis did for Gollum in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Glover and Serkis were both born of the same day; April 20, 1964.
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Co-Screenwriter Roger Avary had originally intended to direct. Robert Zemeckis' friend and partner Steve Bing, who produced The Polar Express (2004), purchased the script for two million dollars, so Zemeckis could direct.
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Robin Wright Penn and Alison Lohman appeared in White Oleander (2002).
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Based on the oldest known written story in a language purporting to be English.
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Crispin Glover and Producer and Director Robert Zemeckis had previously been on bad terms stemming from the decision to use Glover's likeness in Back to the Future Part II (1989) without his permission, which led to a major lawsuit. The two ultimately reconciled and Glover agreed to play Grendel.
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(At around one hour and two minutes) Sir Anthony Hopkins (King Hrothgar) says, "Odin be praised." Hopkins played the Norse god Odin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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