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*AbilityOVerAppearance: Most of the actors bear little resemblance to the characters they portray. Most notably, Thomas Henry Huxley not only looked nothing like Creator/TobyJones, but was certainly a good deal taller.
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* CastingGag: Paul Bettany's role in this film is likely a reference to his previous role as Dr. Stephen Maturin in ''Film/MasterAndCommander''. In that film, he plays a ship's doctor in the 19th century who [[http://media.aintitcool.com/media/uploads/2013/bettany.jpg bears a rather striking resemblance to Charles Darwin]], and even spends an extended sequence researching animal specimens in the Galapagos Islands. In this film, he actually ''is'' Charles Darwin.
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* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.
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* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.giving.
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* RealLifeRelative: Charles Darwin's wife Emma is played by Paul Bettany's actual wife Jennifer Connolly.
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* NoStuntDouble: Jennifer Connelly is not a pianist, but that's actually her playing an extraordinarily difficult piece (Chopin's Etude Opus 25 No. 11, "Winder Wind") during the water tower scene.
* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.
* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.
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* CastingGag: Paul Bettany's role in this film is likely a reference to his previous role as Dr. Stephen Maturin in ''Film/MasterAndCommander''. In that film, he plays a ship's doctor in the 19th century who [[http://media.aintitcool.com/media/uploads/2013/bettany.jpg bears a rather striking resemblance to Charles Darwin]], and even spends an extended sequence researching animal specimens in the Galapagos Islands. In this film, he actually ''is'' Charles Darwin.
* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.
* ThrowItIn: Jenny the orangutan was originally meant to be trained to perform certain actions in her scene with Charles, but the director decided simply to put Paul Bettany and her in the enclosure together, start the cameras, and let the scene play out. No one predicted the enchanting performance she ended up giving.
