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2* AwesomeDearBoy: Creator/MarkRuffalo won the role of Chuck Aule after sending Creator/MartinScorsese a fan letter saying how much he wanted to work with him.
3* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The Island of the Cursed in Greece.
4* FakeAmerican: British actress Creator/EmilyMortimer as American Rachel Solando.
5* ReleaseDateChange: It was going to be released in late 2009, presumably submitting it for Oscar consideration. But Paramount were already campaigning for ''Film/UpInTheAir'' and ''Literature/TheLovelyBones'' instead - and so it was pushed back to February 2010.
6* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
7** ''Film/TheWolfOfWallStreet'' was going to be made before this. When financing fell through, Scorsese opted to make this instead.
8** Creator/JoshBrolin and Creator/RobertDowneyJr were considered for the role of Chuck before Creator/MarkRuffalo was cast.
9** This was originally commissioned as a directing vehicle for Creator/WolfgangPetersen. However, there were considerable modifications made to Dennis Lehane's novel in order to create a more action-driven blockbuster. Creator/DavidFincher was also considered to direct, at which stage the film would have starred Creator/BradPitt and Creator/MarkWahlberg.
10* WordOfDante: The film's psychiatric advisor claims that [[spoiler:Teddy chose to be lobotomised as Andrew Laeddis, deciding it to be an adequate punishment for his crimes]].
11* WorkingTitle: ''Ashecliff''.

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