The shoes in the film are all handmade in Italy.
Director Shamaran chose Bryce Dallas Howard to play Ivy Walker after watching an off-Broadway Shakespeare show in New York. When the performance was over, Shamaran came backstage to introduce herself to Blythe. The two had lunch. Shamaran handed the film script to Bryth, saying that she was the only candidate, because only she could deduce Ivy’s enthusiasm. And innocence.
There are 3000 people competing for extras in the film, ranging in age from 3 to 63 years old. Many people waited for hours to participate in the audition. Although they don't know the specific story of "Mysterious Village", they all want to appear in M. In the movie of Knight Shamaran.
Bryce Dallas Howard, who plays Ivy, is the daughter of director Ron Howard.
Christen Dunst gave up the film and went to star in "Elizabethtown."
Lucius Hunter in the film was written exclusively for Jacques Phoenix.
The film was originally rated as R-rated by the Motion Picture Association of America due to simple sound effects, and later changed to PG-13. The sound engineer of the film once said that if the film has no sound, the effect will be better.
The construction department of the film consists of 300 people.
After reading the script, Sigourney Weaver had nightmares for two consecutive weeks.
Ashton Kutcher missed the film due to a contract conflict.
