- Actor-Inspired Element: Detective Loki's tattoos, Freemason ring and facial tics were all Jake Gyllenhaal's ideas.
- All-Star Cast: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano.
- California Doubling: Although set in Pennsylvania, the movie was filmed entirely in the state of Georgia.
- Fake American: Australian Hugh Jackman plays a Pennsylvanian.
- Throw It In!: The moment where Holly orders Keller, at gunpoint, to drink a little more of the drugged beverage was improvised by Melissa Leo, who thought Hugh Jackman didn't make the situation believable enough from the amount he drank at first.
- What Might Have Been:
- When Lee Daniels was interested in directing, he wanted Oprah Winfrey to play Holly Jones.
- Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were set to star, with Bryan Singer directing, but the two actors opted to make The Fighter instead.
- At one stage, Antoine Fuqua was attached to direct.
- Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to the project for a long time, but he dropped out.
- Ryan Gosling auditioned for Detective Loki.
- Jessica Chastain was rumored for a role.
- Timothée Chalamet auditioned for a role.
- Word of God: According to screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski, Detective Loki grew up in a boys home and didn't really have a family. He's a prisoner of his own past with his own demons.
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