Trivia: Emma Mackey was partly cast as she and Margot Robbie are often confused for each other. Greta Gerwig wanted to make a joke about that fact in the film, but once they were both dressed up as their respective characters they didn't look like each other much, so the idea was scrapped.
Trivia: The character Jovie originally didn't sing in the script. Her singing was added after director Jon Favreau found out that actress Zooey Deschanel was a talented singer/songwriter.
Trivia: Ryan Gosling showed up to the premiere of this film dressed as Beavis from Beavis and Butt-Head. He had previously dressed up as the character a few weeks prior for an episode of Saturday Night Live, alongside SNL cast member Mikey Day, who was dressed as Butt-Head.
Trivia: This film features appearances from WWE alumni John Cena and Dwayne Johnson. There used to be real-life acrimony between the two, as Cena was critical of Johnson for leaving the WWE to pursue a film career, alleging he abandoned his fans and the business he claimed to love. Cena would later apologize for this disposition after pursuing a film career of his own, acknowledging that he didn't make the effort to view things from Johnson's perspective.
Trivia: This is the first film in the Ghostbusters franchise made without the involvement of Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two films and produced subsequent films until his death in 2022.
Trivia: The way Donna attempts to get the bus stopped is a direct nod to the 1994 movie Speed. The bus driver is even named Sam, the same as the driver in that film.
Trivia: When Flikerman cancels his dinner reservation, he tells the restaurant "two, and a high chair," a reference to his son Caesar, the future host of the Hunger Games.
Trivia: Final budget was $291m, in large part due to the delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, making it one of the most expensive films of all time. Filming was scheduled to start in February 2020 with a planned release date of July 23, 2021. Filming eventually started on September 6, 2020 and wrapped in September 2021 - the film was released in July 2023.
Trivia: Robert Downey Jr. declared this was "the best film I've ever been in" at the UK premiere.
Trivia: This film had the dubious honor as being the highest-grossing film to be nominated for "Razzie" awards, until "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" was released in 2018. It also has the dubious honor as one of a few films to be nominated for both "Razzie" (for directing, screenplay, picture, and acting roles) and Academy Awards (only for technical achievements) at the same year. While it did not win any Oscars, it won only one "Razzie" for "Worst Supporting Actor" (Ahmed Best who provided the voice of Jar-Jar Binks).
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