Trivia / The Lobster

• Distributor Hop: A24 acquired the film from former distributor Alchemy due to the latter company's bankruptcy.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Colin Farrell gained 40 pounds and grew out a mustache in order to play David.
• Playing Against Type: Colin Farrell usually plays tough, sexy leading men, while here he plays an overweight, weak and fairly pathetic man.
• Sleeper Hit: No one thought a bleakly funny, absurdist art movie like this acquired from a defunct distributor that initially planned a VOD release would make as much money as it did.
• What Could Have Been: Jason Clarke was set to play David, but later had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

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