History Trivia / RedSparrow

* AwesomeDearBoy: The reason why Creator/JenniferLawrence accepted the role, even if it was too sexual for her liking (which she eventually grew to like too, as said in Troubled Production below).

* AwesomeDearBoy The reason why Creator/JenniferLawrence accepted the role, even if it was too sexual for her liking (which she eventually grew to like too, as said in Troubled Production below).

* BoxOfficeBomb: The film had a $69 million budget and only made $46 million in the domestic box office, although it was successful enough overseas to barely recoup its production costs. This marked the fourth consecutive film for Jennifer Lawrence that failed to make back its budget in the US, after ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', ''{{Film/Passengers|2016}}'', and ''Film/Mother2017''.
* DyeingForYourArt: Jennifer Lawrence spent four months doing ballet training to prepare for the role.

** Jennifer Lawrence (American) as Dominika Egorova, accordingly approximating a Russian accent for the role.

* TalentDouble: Isabella Boylston, a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, acted as Jennifer Lawrence's dance double. Jennifer did however spend four months training in ballet.
* TroubledProduction: Mostly averted, though with a small and amusing note. Jennifer Lawrence, who had previously felt shy towards doing nude scenes in her work, got over her insecurity in this film thanks to the crew's efforts to make feel comfortable while shooting. The trouble is that she became [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl so casual spending her time on the set nude]] that she [[https://pagesix.com/2018/02/16/jennifer-lawrence-made-people-uncomfortable-with-on-set-nudity/ ended up making the cast and crew uncomfortable]] instead.
* WagTheDirector: Subverted. Jennifer Lawrence was shown an early cut of the movie, and told that if she was uncomfortable with any of the nudity then it would be deleted. She approved all the nude scenes that were filmed.

** At one point the story was going to be relocated to 1970s Budapest in order to give it a 'timeless' feel. When Francis Lawrence came back on board he re-set it in modern times.

* ProductionPosse: Francis Lawrence had directed Jennifer Lawrence in the last three of the four films in ''Film/TheHungerGames'' franchise.

* TheCameo: Dominika is seen sitting at a bar with another woman in the hotel. This woman is Jennifer Lawrence's real life best friend Laura Simpson Ternosky.

* TalentDouble: Isabella Boyton acted as Jennifer Lawrence's dance double. Jennifer did however spend four months training in ballet.

* AwesomeDearBoy The reason why Creator/JenniferLawrence accepted the role, even if it was too sexual for her liking.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Marks the fourth consecutive film for Jennifer Lawrence that failed to make back its production costs in the US.

** Creator/JenniferLawrence (American) as Dominika Egorova, accordingly approximating a Russian accent for the role.

* FollowTheLeader: The film was noted to have similarities to other female-led spy thrillers like ''{{Film/Salt}}'' and ''Film/AtomicBlonde''.

* RealitySubtext: Jennifer Lawrence noted that there were striking similarities between the sexual nature of the story, and having her private nude photos stolen in the infamous cloud hacks of 2014.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Matthias Schoenaerts resembles UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin -- [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed on whom his character is based]] -- a great deal. This was apparently accidental.

* TroubledProduction: Mostly averted, though with a small and amusing note. Jennifer Lawrence, who had previously felt shy towards doing nude scenes in her work, got over her insecurity at this film thanks to the crew's efforts to make feel comfortable while shooting those. The trouble is that she became [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl so casual spending her time on the set nude]] that she [[https://pagesix.com/2018/02/16/jennifer-lawrence-made-people-uncomfortable-with-on-set-nudity/ ended up making the cast and crew uncomfortable.]]

** Creator/MatthiasSchoenaerts (Belgian) as Vanya Egurov.

* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: A meta example: [[https://pagesix.com/2018/02/16/jennifer-lawrence-made-people-uncomfortable-with-on-set-nudity/ Jennifer Lawrence herself was one, spending most of her time on set nude and making the cast and crew uncomfortable.]]

* [[BoxOfficeBomb Box Office Flop]]: Marks the fourth consecutive film for Jennifer Lawrence that failed to make back its production costs in the US.

** Creator/JenniferLawrence as Dominika Egorova, accordingly approximating a Russian accent for the role.
** Creator/CharlotteRampling as the Headmistress of Sparrow School, who [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent still uses her distinctive British accent]].
** Creator/JeremyIrons as General Vladimir Korchnoi.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Matthias Schoenaerts resembles UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin -- of whom his character is an {{Expy}} -- a great deal. This was apparently accidental.

** At one point the story was going to be relocated to 1970s Budapest in order to give it a 'timeless' feel. When Francis Lawrence came back on board he re-set it in modern times.

* ProductionPosse: Francis Lawrence had directed Jennifer Lawrence in three of the four films in ''Film/TheHungerGames'' franchise.
* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Matthias Schoenaerts resembles Vladimir Putin a great deal - of whom his character is an {{Expy}}. This was apparently accidental.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: A meta example: [[https://pagesix.com/2018/02/16/jennifer-lawrence-made-people-uncomfortable-with-on-set-nudity/ Jennifer Lawrence herself was one, spending much of her time on set naked.]]

** At one point the story was going to be relocated to 1970s Budapest in order to give it a 'timeless' feel. When Francis Lawrence came back on board he set it in modern times once again.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DarrenAronofsky was going to direct the film at one point. Creator/DavidFincher (with Creator/RooneyMara as the lead) were also in consideration as well.

** Creator/CharlotteRampling as the Headmistress of Sparrow School, who still uses her distinctive British accent.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DarrenAronofsky was going to to the film at one point. Creator/DavidFincher (with Creator/RooneyMara as the lead) were also in consideration as well.

** Creator/JeremyIrons as General Vladimir Korchnoi.

** Charlotte Rampling as the Headmistress of Sparrow School, who still uses her distinctive British accent.

* FakeRussian: Creator/JenniferLawrence as Dominika Egorova in the movie adaptation, as well as Charlotte Rampling playing as an instructor in Sparrow School. Jennifer Lawrence tries on a Russian accent for her character, but Charlotte Rampling's distinctive British accent isn't changed a bit.

* FakeRussian: Creator/JenniferLawrence as Dominika Egorova in the movie adaptation, as well as Creator/CharlotteRampling playing as an instructor in Sparrow School. Jennifer Lawrence tries on a Russian accent for her character, but Charlotte Rampling's distinctive British accent isn't changed a bit.