'Civil War' trivia and fun facts
AT THE LAST MOMENT
Jesse Plemons joined the cast just days before his scene was supposed to be shot due to the original actor dropping out. Kirsten Dunst, Jesse's wife, recommended Plemons to director Alex Garland.
THE MOST EXPENSIVE
Costing $50 million, this is the most expensive A24 film, surpassing 'Beau Is Afraid', at $35 million
RECOMMENDATION
Kirsten Dunst recommended Cailee Spaeny as the lead in 'Priscilla' to Sofia Coppola after meeting her on the set of Garland's film.
SUCCESS
It grossed $26 million domestically in its opening weekend, more than any other A24 film, beating 'Hereditary' with $14 million. It was also the first A24 film to open at #1 at the box office.
REGULAR PERFORMER
Sonoya Mizuno has appeared in all previous Garland-directed audiovisual projects: 'Ex Machina', 'Annihilation', 'Devs' and 'Men'.
RENOWNED SCRIPTWRITER
Garland has written the screenplays for '28 Days Later', 'Sunshine', 'Never Let Me Go' and 'Dredd'.
REENCOUNTER
Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Jin Ha, Sonoya Mizuno, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Karl Glusman all appeared in 'Devs', Garland's FX series.