James Wan wanted Atlanteans to wear capes, but costume designer Kym Barrett pointed out that capes drag underwater. They settled on capes being worn only by members of Atlantean royalty.
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Keller, the name of Hugh Jackman's character, is a German name that means basement or cellar. A couple of basements are seen in the film, including Keller's, which is full of survival supplies. Keller himself ends up trapped in a cellar.
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Jackman's character (Dover) owns a home that was handed down through his deceased father, it's location is on "Campello Street." The films screenwriter (Aaron Guzikowski) was born in Brockton, MA, which has a prominent neighborhood known as "Campello."
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Detective Loki is clearly visible in many scenes wearing a Freemasons ring on his left hand.
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When detective Loki is looking through the notebook he finds at Bob Taylor's, the last page you see has a character drawn on it that looks a lot like the rabbit from Jake Gyllenhaal's movie Donnie Darko (2001).
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Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to the project for a long time, but he dropped out.
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To play Holly Jones, Melissa Leo wore a grey wig and a foam rubber posterior prepared by Costume Designer Renée April in order to "ground" her character. Leo also requested the props assistants to avoid cleaning her glasses after each day's shooting.
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After filming had been completed, the costume and prop departments donated all of the clothing and props to Fodac Thrift Store in Tucker, Georgia.
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Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) has Zodiacal sign symbols tattooed on his right hand fingers (Leo, Scorpio, Aries, Virgo). Jake Gyllenhaal starred in Zodiac (2007) directed by David Fincher.
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Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were set to star, with Bryan Singer directing, but the two actors opted to make The Fighter (2010) instead.
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The name of Alex Jones' aunt is Holly Jones. Holly Jones is also the name of a ten-year old girl who was kidnapped and murdered in Toronto in 2003.
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For the hammer scene, Hugh Jackman was asked by Denis Villeneuve to be completely ferocious for the next take. That take was used in the final film.
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Prisoners - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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