- 40 suits were made for the Dark Elves.
- 30 hammers were made for Thor.
- Shooting took place at Stonehenge.
- The villainous Dark Elves talk in a whole new language.
- 140 weapons were made in 10 weeks.
- Interestingly, Thor 2: The Dark World was initially titled as ” Thor: Thursday Mourning” – even the entire movie was shot in England under this title – however, the title was later changed to “The Dark World”. The rationale was that, Thursday is derived from Norse Mythology, in which Thursday means Thor’s Day.
- Iceland was chosen as the prime setting for Svartalfheim’s dark world because of its black volcanic panoramas.
- The producers created an entirely new language for the Dark Elves.
- The character of Malekith – played by Christopher Eccleston – in comics books – had a scar on the right side of his face, in the movie however, it is on the left side of the face.
- Thor fights a creature made of stone – the creature is called Kronan and it was supposed to appear in the first Thor movie as it appears in Thor’s first comic.
Production (Development)
- In June 2011, Walt Disney Studios set a July 26, 2013 release date for the Thorsequel with Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as the title hero.
- It was also reported that Branagh would not be returning as director but would likely be involved in a producing capacity.
- In August 2011, Brain Krik entered early negotiations to direct the Thor sequel for Marvel Studios and Disney.
- The film would be Kirk's first time directing a big-budget motion picture, after having directed television series for HBO, Showtime and the BBC, including Game of Thrones.
Pre - Production
- In January 2012, Hiddleston stated that filming was expected to begin in London in the summer of 2012.
- In April 2012, Hemsworth confirmed that filming was scheduled to begin in August 2012, in London, England.
Filming
- Principal photography began on September 10, 2012 in Bourne Wood, Surrey.
- On October 12, 2012, production moved to Iceland with filming taking place in Dómadalur.
Post Production
- In July 2013, Dennings told reporters that the film was about to head into reshoots.
- The film's visual effects were completed by seven special effects studios, including Double Negative and Luma Pictures.
- Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond Film produced by Econ Productions.
- Daniel Craig performs his own stunts.
- Craig's light blue La Perla Grigio Perla swim trunks fetched $72,000 at a charity auction in London.
- He's signed on for two more Bond films after "Skyfall."
- Movie error - Later in the movie, Bond takes a radio from arch-enemy Silva, and puts it in his right pocket, but then a few shots later he takes it from his left pocket.
- James Bond's iconic car the Aston Martin DB5 has only made six appearances in the 007 franchise including the 23rd film Skyfall.
- M’s house in the film is the former home of the legendary Bond composer John Barry.
- When it came time to casting Silva’s mercenaries, Sam Mendes wanted actors rather than stuntmen. In order to find actors that could fit the physical bill, Gary Powell set up a stunt training camp. Starting with forty-two men, the group had to learn how.
- Daniel Craig drunkenly offered Sam Mendes the chance to direct — without the producers' permission.
- Adele's theme song brought Craig to tears.
- Skyfall marks the first film for ten-time Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins to shoot on a digital camera.
Production (Development)
- Production of Skyfall was suspended throughout 2010 because of MGM'S financial troubles.
- They resumed pre-production following MGM's exit from bankruptcy on 21 December 2010 and, in January 2011, the film was officially given a release date of 9 November 2012.
- The film's budget is estimated to be between US$150 million.
Pre-Production
- Ultimately,Skyfall was a stand-alone film.
- On 3 October 2011 fifteen domain names including 'jamesbond-skyfall.com' and 'skyfallthefilm.com' were reported to have been registered on behalf of MGM and Sony Pictures by Internet brand-protection service MarkMonitor.
- This led to supposition in the media that the film had been given the name "Skyfall".
- The title refers to the name of Bond's childhood home "Skyfall", and the setting for the film's finale.
Filming
- Principal photography was scheduled to take up 133 days, although the actual filming took 128.
- Filming began on 7 November 2011 in and around London.
- Production moved to Turkey in March 2012, with filming reported to be continuing until 6 May.
- Production was expected to take three months in the country.
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