Hail, Caesar!
Lights. Camera. Abduction.
Country
Production
Budget
$22 000 000
Revenue
$63 647 656
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Robert Graf
Operator
Composer
Artist
Jess Gonchor, Bradley Rubin, Scott Lukowski
Audition
Ellen Chenoweth
Editing
Short description
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
What's left behind the scenes
- Josh Brolin and Christopher Lambert starred together in the film 'Roadside Flower' (1993). After filming ended, Lambert divorced Diane Lane, who married Brolin in 2004. Lane and Brolin divorced before filming began for 'Hail, Caesar!'
- In 'Superbad' (2007), Jonah Hill's character mentioned that he wouldn't mind if his favorite directors, the Coens, filmed the kind of porn he prefers. Now, Jonah Hill himself has starred in a Coen brothers film for the first time.
- Bob Hoskins played the role of Eddie Mannix in "Superman Returns" (2006). Mannix's wife, Toni, was played by Diane Lane. Lane was married to Josh Brolin and Christopher Lambert, actors who appeared in "Hail, Caesar!"
- This is already the fourth collaboration between George Clooney and Joel and Ethan Coen. Prior to the film 'Hail, Caesar!', they worked together on 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'Intolerable Cruelty' (2003), and 'Burn After Reading' (2008).
- This is the first film since 'True Grit' (2010) that cinematographer Roger Deakins shot for directors Joel and Ethan Coen on 35mm film. After that movie, Deakins switched to digital, filming his next five projects on the Arri Alexa camera. For 'Hail, Caesar!', he returned to film because the Coens dislike the digital look. Additionally, they felt that filming a movie about 1950s Hollywood would be more appropriate on film.
- This is the third film in which George Clooney and Tilda Swinton have appeared together. The first two were 'Michael Clayton' (2007) and 'Burn After Reading' (2008).
- The fictional film studio 'Capitol Pictures' previously appeared in 'Barton Fink' (1991), another film by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen set in Los Angeles.
- Bob Hoskins played the role of Eddie Mannix in the film 'Superman Returns' (2006). Mannix's wife, Toni, was played by Diane Lane. Lane was married to Josh Brolin and Christopher Lambert, actors who appeared in the film 'Hail, Caesar!'
- This is the third film to feature George Clooney and Tilda Swinton together. The first two were "Michael Clayton" (2007) and "Burn After Reading" (2008).
- Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, and Fisher Stevens starred in the film 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' (2014).
- The film's cast includes four Oscar winners (George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Fisher Stevens) and three nominees (Josh Brolin, Jonah Hill, and Ralph Fiennes).
- Jonah Hill's character in 'Superbad' (2007) stated he wouldn't mind if his favorite directors, the Coens, made pornography, which he prefers. Now, Jonah Hill has for the first time appeared in a film by the Coen brothers.
- This is the second collaboration between actors Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown. Their first film together was 'Highlander' (1986).
- This is the third joint work of actors Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes. They have previously starred together in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) and "A Bigger Splash" (2015).
- This is the third film by Joel and Ethan Coen to feature Josh Brolin. The first two were "No Country for Old Men" (2007) and "True Grit" (2010).
- This is the fourth joint project between George Clooney and Joel and Ethan Coen. Prior to 'Hail, Caesar!' there were 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' (2000), 'The Ladykillers' (2003), and 'Burn After Reading' (2008).
- This is the first film since “True Grit” (2010) that cinematographer Roger Deakins shot for directors Joel and Ethan Coen on 35mm film. After that film, Deakins switched to digital and shot the following five films with the “Arri Alexa” camera. For “Hail, Caesar!”, he returned to working with film because the Coens dislike the digital image. Additionally, they felt it would be more appropriate to shoot a film about 1950s Hollywood on film.
- The film's cast includes four Academy Award winners (George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Fisher Stevens) and three nominees (Josh Brolin, Jonah Hill, and Ralph Fiennes).
- This is the eighth collaboration between actress Frances McDormand and Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances is married to Joel Coen.
- This is the third film by Joel and Ethan Coen to star Josh Brolin. The first two were 'No Country for Old Men' (2007) and 'True Grit' (2010).
- Josh Brolin and Christopher Lambert appeared together in "The Road to Wellville" (1993). After completing the film, Lambert divorced Diane Lane, who married Brolin in 2004. Lane and Brolin divorced before filming began on "Hail, Caesar!"
- This is the third collaboration between actors Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes. They previously appeared together in the films 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' (2014) and 'A Bigger Splash' (2015).
- This is the second collaboration between actors Christopher Lambert and Clancy Brown. Their first joint film was "Highlander" (1986).
- Scarlett Johansson plays an actress who becomes pregnant just before filming begins. The same thing happened to Johansson in real life; she found out she was pregnant a couple of weeks before filming started for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015).
- Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Fisher Stevens starred in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014).
- This is actress Frances McDormand's eighth collaboration with Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances is the wife of Joel Coen.
- Scarlett Johansson plays an actress who becomes pregnant right before the start of filming. The same thing happened to Johansson in real life. She found out she was pregnant a couple of weeks before the start of filming 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' (2015).
- The cast and crew of James Franco's project 'L.A. Fiasco' constantly had to interrupt and vacate 'Lot Studios' in Hollywood for the filming of 'Hail, Caesar!'
- The crew and cast of James Franco's project 'The L.A. Series' had to constantly pause and vacate 'Lot Studios' in Hollywood to make room for the filming of 'Hail, Caesar!'
- The fictional film studio 'Capitol Pictures' previously appeared in 'Barton Fink' (1991), another film by Joel and Ethan Coen, set in Los Angeles.
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