History Trivia / Noah

* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/NickNolte and Creator/JenniferConnelly have collaborated for their third film after ''Film/MulhollandFalls'' and ''Film/{{Hulk}}''.

* PromotedFanboy: Emma Watson was a big fan of director Darren Aronofsky.

** Creator/LievSchriber, Creator/LiamNeeson, and Creator/ValKilmer were all in the running to play Tubal-Cain.

* BannedInChina: Aside from China, it is banned in several Islamic countries because it contradicts the Islamic teachings where Noah is considered as one of the important prophets and generally isn't depicted.
* TheCameo: To elaborate, the story came about from a 7th grade writing assignment that Darren Aronofsky titled 'The Dove' - and it won a UN-organized writing competition. His teacher Vera Fried is given a cameo as a woman greeting Noah, and given thanks in the closing credits.

* BannedInChina: Aside from China, it is banned in several Islamic countries because it contradicts the Islamic teachings where Noah is considered as one of the important prophets.

* ShownTheirWork: The Watchers' designs are partially based off the Seraphim angels - who had six wings.

* ActorAllusion:
** This isn't the first time Creator/RussellCrowe and Creator/JenniferConnelly play [[Film/ABeautifulMind a brilliant but insane husband with a devoted but worried wife]].
** This isn't the first time Creator/NickNolte portrayed [[spoiler:a being of stone]] as seen in ''Film/{{Hulk}}''.
** In the Japanese dub, it's not the first time Creator/TesshoGenda (Samyaza) voices a FallenAngel [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} before]].
** The close bond between Ila and Ham is a reference to Emma Watson and Logan Lerman playing love interests in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''.
** Nearly, but Creator/ChristianBale was the first choice for Noah. Had he done it, it would have been the second time he played Logan Lerman's father. The first being ''Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007''.
** Director allusion - the Tree of Life appears briefly in one of Noah's stories. Creator/DarrenAronofsky featured the Tree of Life in his film ''Film/TheFountain''.

* FakeBrit: As the English Emma Watson, Ray Winstone and Douglas Booth use their natural accents, the Americans Jennifer Connelly and Logan Lerman and the New Zealander Russell Crowe affect English-sounding accents to match. Madison Davenport, who plays Na'el, is from Texas but affects an English sounding accent too. Some critics noted the ambiguous setting of the film - where it could either be the past or the future (which was confirmed by Emma Watson) - and wondered if the actors had attempted to do a mixture of American and English to suggest how the accent had evolved in the future (''Film/LogansRun'' had used a similar idea).

* FakeBrit: As the English Emma Watson, Ray Winstone and Douglas Booth use their natural accents, the Americans Jennifer Connelly and Logan Lerman and the New Zealander Russell Crowe affect English-sounding accents to match. Madison Davenport, who plays Na'el, is from Texas but affects an English sounding accent too.

* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/NickNolte and Creator/JenniferConnelly have collaborated for their third film after ''Film/MuhollandFalls'' and ''Film/{{Hulk}}''.

*** The "raven vs. dove" story is also elaborated upon. At first, Noah orders Japheth to release the raven (the smartest bird, basically) to search for land, but it returns with nothing. Japheth then suggests to Ila that they send a dove, because the raven is TooSmartForHisOwnGood and despairs as it sees the infinite ocean and refuses to fly further, while the dove would dumbly fly until it found something.

** This isn't the first time Creator/NickNolte portrayed [[spoiler:a being of stone]] as seen in Film/{{Hulk}}.

** Nearly, but Creator/ChristianBale was the first choice for Noah. Had he done it, it would have been the second time he played Logan Lerman's father. The first being ''Film/ThreeTenToYuma''.

** This isn't the first time Crowe and Connelly play [[Film/ABeautifulMind a brilliant but insane husband with a devoted but worried wife]].

** Nearly, but Creator/ChristianBale was the first choice for Noah. Had he done it, it would have been the second time he played Logan Lerman's father. The first being ''ThreeTenToToYuma''.
** Director allusion - the Tree of Life appears briefly in one of Noah's stories. Darren Aronofsky featured the Tree of Life in his film ''Film/TheFountain''.

** Nearly, but Christian Bale was the first choice for Noah. Had he done it, it would have been the second time he played Logan Lerman's father. The first being ''3:10 To Yuma''.

** Liev Schriber, Creator/LiamNeeson, and Val Kilmer were all in the running to play Tubal-Cain.

* FakeBrit: As the English Emma Watson, Ray Winstone and Douglas Booth use their natural accents, the Americans Jennifer Connelly and Logan Lerman and the New Zealander Russell Crowe affect English-sounding accents to match.

* ActorAllusion: This isn't the first time Crowe and Connelly play [[Film/ABeautifulMind a brilliant but insane husband with a devoted but worried wife]].

* DoingItForTheArt: This was Aronofsky's passion project, something he's been trying to get off the ground since 2007. Even in post-production, he made ILM go through ''very'' extensive work just to get visual effects right.

** Creator/SaoirseRonan and Creator/DakotaFanning were both in the running to play Ila.