World Trade Center - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[alyssa]

Test audiences believed that Dave Karnes (Michael Shannon), the former Marine, was a Hollywood invention. This is, in fact, a true story that occurred. Karnes later re-enlisted in the Marine Corps and served two tours of duty in Iraq. Also, as reported by the Associated Press on August 14, 2006, the Marine identified only as Sergeant Thomas (who disappeared shortly after 9/11) has been identified as Jason Thomas, a former Marine who grabbed his uniform and immediately drove to Ground Zero to help. Because his identity was unknown at the time of filming, Sgt. Thomas - who is black - was portrayed by William Mapother, a white man. The producers have since apologized to Sgt. Thomas for the miscasting. Thomas has laughed it off and told them not to be concerned, stating, "I don't want to shed any negativity on what they were trying to show."

[lena]

The first movie partnership of Maria Bello and Stephen Dorff. The second film they share is Carjacked (2011).

[kristen]

Approximately 240 tons of material was used to recreate a fully 3-dimensional Ground Zero in Los Angeles.

[melinda]

Michael Shannon was born on Aug 7, 1974, the day Philippe Petit tightrope walked between the World Trade Center towers.

[darrell]

The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Nicolas Cage and Viola Davis; and two Oscar nominees: Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon.

[tom]

After seeing his performance in the film Crash (2004), Maggie Gyllenhaal recommended Michael Peña for the role of Officer William Jimeno.

[tamara]

Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the wife of a World Trade Center victim. Her brother Jake Gyllenhaal was the audio-book narrator for "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers", a book based on high wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the towers in 1974.