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* AcclaimedFlop: The movie was praised by critics and ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fans, but just barely made back its budget.
* ActingForTwo: Creator/MorenaBaccarin also does the voice for the security terminal in the records room.
* ActingInTheDark: It didn't actually happen in filming, but in the DVDCommentary, Creator/JossWhedon jokes about doing this to Creator/AlanTudyk.
-->'''Joss:''' ''("[[spoiler:Wash]]" voice)'' "Hey, Joss, my script doesn't go past page 120..." ''(normal voice)'' "No, that's it, they...[[spoiler: [[BringNewsBack land safely]],]] it's a happy ending."
* ActorInspiredElement:
** While filming the hovercraft chase scene, Creator/JossWhedon told Creator/NathanFillion to "say something Mal would say." The result was the perfectly in-character line, "Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!"
** Summer Glau had been pitching the idea that [[spoiler: River would become a pilot]] while filming the TV show. She does so at the end of the movie.
* CastTheExpert: A behind the scenes example. The camera man for River's second fight was a trained dancer, and was able to move around the scene to get the more dynamic shots.
* DawsonCasting: Creator/SummerGlau, 24 years old at the time, plays 17-year-old River.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Quite a few of Creator/NathanFillion's stunts involved a self-inflicted version. In his final fight scene against the Operative, he ended up slamming his face into the floor a few times; Joss was simultaneously impressed and horrified, and it took the makeup crew a moment to work out that he'd not only swollen his face, but also that he was somewhat dazed and struggling to read stuff in the background.
* FandomNod: Creator/AdamBaldwin claims that Jayne's mini-gun was named 'Lux' after [=LuxLucre=] - the username of a fan called Kerry Pearson, who created fan art of ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. She died of diabetes.
* FanNickname: ''Serenity'' is known as "the BigDamnMovie" by the general Firefly fandom.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SarahPaulson, who has a small role as the reader of the ApocalypticLog, was best known for her comedy at the time. Creator/JossWhedon cast her against type because he believes comedy is the harder of the two.
* RealitySubtext: In the flashback to Simon rescuing River, he says "she always did love to dance" - which is a nod to her actress Creator/SummerGlau being a trained ballerina.
* StillbornFranchise: sort of. The film did not recoup enough profits for a sequel, despite hopes that it would give new life to the ''Firefly'' franchise on film. That said, the books and comics followed.
* ThrowItIn:
** Mal's angry rant after the opening heist and booting Simon and River off his ship was written at the last minute on the set by Creator/JossWhedon when he realized that he needed to give a bit of additional context to the film and why Mal was so on edge. Creator/NathanFillion memorized the speech as the shot was being set up and the whole thing was completed in less than an hour after it had been written.
** The scorpion kicks in River's fight scenes weren't a part of the original choreography. But when the fight coordinator saw how flexible Creator/SummerGlau was, he informed Creator/JossWhedon who told him to add the kicks in wherever he could.
** Inara's dress on Miranda was just a piece of fabric Whedon wrapped around Creator/MorenaBaccarin and secured with a belt.
** [[spoiler: The Alliance soldiers lowering their weapons]] at the climax was actually the actors reacting to Whedon calling "cut". In post-production he kept the footage in.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been stated on various sites (including Website/TheOtherWiki) that the reason [[spoiler: Book and Wash get killed off]] is because [[spoiler: Creator/AlanTudyk and Creator/RonGlass]] were not interested in taking part in any sequels. [[spoiler: Tudyk]] specifically stated at one con though, "I don't know about [[spoiler: Ron]], but that's not true for me! The reason I was killed off, is because Creator/JossWhedon ''wanted'' me killed off!"
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** In the original script, Wash [[spoiler:didn't die. None of the crew members did and in fact the film ended with Wash and Zoe promising to have children together.]]
** Early storyboard sketches (some can be found in the ''Serenity'' companion book that has the shooting script) seem to show that River was going to be [[PrefersGoingBarefoot barefoot]] the entire movie. For example, she's seen barefoot in the storyboard for [[spoiler: River's fight with the Reavers.]]. The novelization also seems to go along with this idea that River is barefoot throughout, as the narration mentions her being barefoot in the scene where they discover [[spoiler: the dying Shepherd Book]], even though she actually has boots on in that scene in the film.
** The original blueprints to rebuild Serenity were lost at some point in pre-production. Creator/NathanFillion however had been so excited to be involved in the film he had taken pictures of every pre-production material he had seen - including the blueprints. This allowed the ship to be rebuilt as intended.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: the vocalist teaches history and geography outside of his music carreer, so he knows the subject.
!!!General trivia
* The pink symbol worn by Kaylee during the funeral was "double happiness"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Happiness_(calligraphy)]], which is a traditional Chinese wedding symbol.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The movie was praised by critics and ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' fans, but just barely made back its budget.
* ActingForTwo: Creator/MorenaBaccarin also does the voice for the security terminal in the records room.
* ActingInTheDark: It didn't actually happen in filming, but in the DVDCommentary, Creator/JossWhedon jokes about doing this to Creator/AlanTudyk.
-->'''Joss:''' ''("[[spoiler:Wash]]" voice)'' "Hey, Joss, my script doesn't go past page 120..." ''(normal voice)'' "No, that's it, they...[[spoiler: [[BringNewsBack land safely]],]] it's a happy ending."
* ActorInspiredElement:
** While filming the hovercraft chase scene, Creator/JossWhedon told Creator/NathanFillion to "say something Mal would say." The result was the perfectly in-character line, "Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!"
** Summer Glau had been pitching the idea that [[spoiler: River would become a pilot]] while filming the TV show. She does so at the end of the movie.
* CastTheExpert: A behind the scenes example. The camera man for River's second fight was a trained dancer, and was able to move around the scene to get the more dynamic shots.
* DawsonCasting: Creator/SummerGlau, 24 years old at the time, plays 17-year-old River.
* EnforcedMethodActing: Quite a few of Creator/NathanFillion's stunts involved a self-inflicted version. In his final fight scene against the Operative, he ended up slamming his face into the floor a few times; Joss was simultaneously impressed and horrified, and it took the makeup crew a moment to work out that he'd not only swollen his face, but also that he was somewhat dazed and struggling to read stuff in the background.
* FandomNod: Creator/AdamBaldwin claims that Jayne's mini-gun was named 'Lux' after [=LuxLucre=] - the username of a fan called Kerry Pearson, who created fan art of ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. She died of diabetes.
* FanNickname: ''Serenity'' is known as "the BigDamnMovie" by the general Firefly fandom.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/SarahPaulson, who has a small role as the reader of the ApocalypticLog, was best known for her comedy at the time. Creator/JossWhedon cast her against type because he believes comedy is the harder of the two.
* RealitySubtext: In the flashback to Simon rescuing River, he says "she always did love to dance" - which is a nod to her actress Creator/SummerGlau being a trained ballerina.
* StillbornFranchise: sort of. The film did not recoup enough profits for a sequel, despite hopes that it would give new life to the ''Firefly'' franchise on film. That said, the books and comics followed.
* ThrowItIn:
** Mal's angry rant after the opening heist and booting Simon and River off his ship was written at the last minute on the set by Creator/JossWhedon when he realized that he needed to give a bit of additional context to the film and why Mal was so on edge. Creator/NathanFillion memorized the speech as the shot was being set up and the whole thing was completed in less than an hour after it had been written.
** The scorpion kicks in River's fight scenes weren't a part of the original choreography. But when the fight coordinator saw how flexible Creator/SummerGlau was, he informed Creator/JossWhedon who told him to add the kicks in wherever he could.
** Inara's dress on Miranda was just a piece of fabric Whedon wrapped around Creator/MorenaBaccarin and secured with a belt.
** [[spoiler: The Alliance soldiers lowering their weapons]] at the climax was actually the actors reacting to Whedon calling "cut". In post-production he kept the footage in.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It's been stated on various sites (including Website/TheOtherWiki) that the reason [[spoiler: Book and Wash get killed off]] is because [[spoiler: Creator/AlanTudyk and Creator/RonGlass]] were not interested in taking part in any sequels. [[spoiler: Tudyk]] specifically stated at one con though, "I don't know about [[spoiler: Ron]], but that's not true for me! The reason I was killed off, is because Creator/JossWhedon ''wanted'' me killed off!"
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** In the original script, Wash [[spoiler:didn't die. None of the crew members did and in fact the film ended with Wash and Zoe promising to have children together.]]
** Early storyboard sketches (some can be found in the ''Serenity'' companion book that has the shooting script) seem to show that River was going to be [[PrefersGoingBarefoot barefoot]] the entire movie. For example, she's seen barefoot in the storyboard for [[spoiler: River's fight with the Reavers.]]. The novelization also seems to go along with this idea that River is barefoot throughout, as the narration mentions her being barefoot in the scene where they discover [[spoiler: the dying Shepherd Book]], even though she actually has boots on in that scene in the film.
** The original blueprints to rebuild Serenity were lost at some point in pre-production. Creator/NathanFillion however had been so excited to be involved in the film he had taken pictures of every pre-production material he had seen - including the blueprints. This allowed the ship to be rebuilt as intended.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: the vocalist teaches history and geography outside of his music carreer, so he knows the subject.
!!!General trivia
* The pink symbol worn by Kaylee during the funeral was "double happiness"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Happiness_(calligraphy)]], which is a traditional Chinese wedding symbol.
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