* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted - all of the scenes, including the ones at the Roosevelt Hotel, were shot on location in New York City.
* FakeNationality: Suzie Morales, the TV reporter who's supposed to be Latino-American, is played by Creator/KyraSedgwick.
* HeyItsThatPlace: Or, rather, "Hey, it's that model" - the model David Englander is showing of the building he's planning to construct was also used in an episode of ''Series/WhiteCollar''.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Creator/SamWorthington is afraid of heights in real life, though it's subverted by the fact he took the role because of his fear.
* StarDerailingRole: This film and ''Film/WrathOfTheTitans'' tanking killed Sam Worthington's career in 2012, after he got a lot of hype starring in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' three years earlier. Worthington's situation worsened in 2014 when he was involved in legal trouble, following an altercation with paparazzi. He didn't have a lead role in a major Hollywood movie until 2022 when he reprised his role in the sequel ''Film/AvatarTheWayOfWater''. Time will tell if he'll rebound.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AmyAdams was considered for the part of Lydia Mercer.