'Money Monster' trivia and fun facts

The script was in the blacklist of 2014 of the "most like" unmade scripts of the year.

For scheduling reasons, Julia Roberts and George Clooney didn't work together a lot in the movie. Furthermore, Roberts shot all of her scenes with green screen on the monitors her character is constantly watching.

Julia Roberts' character was originally called Nancy.

This is the fourth collaboration between Julia Roberts and George Clooney--they previously co-starred in Oceans Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

Director Jodie Foster was considered for Julia Roberts' roles in Pretty Woman (1990) and Conspiración (1997).