History Trivia / Skyscraper

* NamesTheSame: As the 1996 DirectToVideo Anna Nicole Smith [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114467/ film of the same name.]]

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: Although the film was released in the UK around the same time as the rest of the world in summer 2018, there were very few advertisements, and had zero commercial coverage on British TV, and it took until releasing onto store shelves for any kind of commercial to run for the film. This was done due to the films' premise bearing similarities to the 2017 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenfell_Tower_fire Grenfell Tower fire]], where kids and families were trapped in a burning skyscraper, so it was a good move for the distributor to keep the film on the down-low in the UK, instead of causing tone-deaf upset.

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: Although the film was released in the UK around the same time as the rest of the world in summer 2018, there were no advertisements or commercials for the film in this country, given its similarities to the Grenfell Tower fire that had happened in London the year before (kids and families trapped in a burning skyscraper), so not wanting to force people to watch/see.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Brad Peyton (who had previously worked with Johnson earlier that year in ''Film/{{Rampage|2018}}'') and Creator/RolandEmmerich were both considered as director.

* TooSoon: Although the film was released in the UK around the same time as the rest of the world in summer 2018, there were no advertisements or commercials for the film in this country, given its similarities to the Grenfell Tower fire that had happened in London the year before (kids and families trapped in a burning skyscraper), so not wanting to force people to watch/see.

%%* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of the internet have been complaining that Will Sawyer (an amputee) was played by Wrestling/DwayneJohnson and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to Creator/ScarlettJohansson dropping out of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that the main character, a female-to-male trans crime boss, would be played by the actress iinstead of an FTM trans actor.

%%* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of the internet have been complaining that Will Sawyer (an amputee) was played by Wrestling/DwayneJohnson and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to Creator/ScarlettJohansson dropping out of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that the main character, a female-to-male trans crime boss, would be played by the actress instead of an FTM trans actor.

* DyeingForYourArt: Dwayne Johnson's salt-and-pepper beard.
%%* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of the internet have been complaining that Will Sawyer (an amputee) was played by [[Creator/DwayneJohnson Dwayne Johnson]] and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Scarlett Johansson]] dropping out of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that the main character, a female-to-male trans crime boss, would be played by the actress instead of an FTM trans actor.
* NamesTheSame: As the 1996 [[DirectToDVD direct-to-video]] Anna Nicole Smith [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114467/ film of the same name.]]

* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of the internet have been complaining that Will Sawyer (an amputee) was played by [[Creator/DwayneJohnson Dwayne Johnson]] and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Scarlett Johansson]] dropping out of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that the main character, a female-to-male trans crime boss, would be played by the actress instead of an FTM trans actor.

* NamesTheSame: As the 1996 DirectToDvd Anna Nicole Smith [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114467/ film of the same name.]]

* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of the internet have been complaining that Will Swayer (an amputee) was played by [[Creator/DwayneJohnson Dwayne Johnson]] and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Scarlett Johansson]] dropping out of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that the main character, a female-to-male trans crime boss, would be played by the actress instead of an FTM trans actor.

* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of those who seen the movie have been complaining that Will Swayer (an amputee) was played by [[Creator/DwayneJohnson Dwayne Johnson]] and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to the (possible) cancellation of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that a trans character would be played by [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson Scarlett Johansson]] instead of a trans actor.

* InternetBackdraft: A small but rather vocal minority of those who seen the movie have been complaining that Will Swayer (an amputee) was played by [[Creator/DwayneJohnson]] and not an amputee actor. This is similar to the backdraft that led to the (possible) cancellation of the movie Rub & Tug, after members of the internet community complained that a trans character would be played by [[Creator/ScarlettJohansson]] instead of a trans actor.

* TooSoon: Although the film was released in the UK around the same time as the rest of the world in summer 2018, there were no advertisements or commercials for the film in this country, given its similarities to the Grenfell Tower fire that had happened in London the year before.

* CreatorsOddball: This is Rawson Marshall Thurber's first non-comedy film that he directed.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Brad Peyton and Creator/RolandEmmerich were considered to direct the film.

* DyingForYourArt: Dwayne Johnson's salt-and-pepper beard.