- California Doubling: 19th century Vienna was shot in present day Czech Republic.
- Creator Cameo: Director Neil Burger is the man projected on the screen for the demonstration of how Eisenheim could have pulled off his trick.
- Dueling Works: With The Prestige, another period drama about 19th Century magicians. Both had Ricky Jay as a consultant too.
- Fake Nationality: Americans Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel and Britons Rufus Sewell and Eddie Marsan are all playing Austrian characters.
- The Other Marty: Liv Tyler was cast as Sophie originally, but dropped out right before filming began. She would later star with Edward Norton in The Incredible Hulk (2008).
- Playing Against Type: Heavily for Jessica Biel, who found herself typecast as a Ms. Fanservice or Action Girl. She drove to the audition in full costume and lobbied really hard for the role. Despite her performance being well-received, it didn't launch her onto anything major afterwards.
- What Could Have Been: This was originally going to be in 3-D.
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