Reign of Fire - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Reign of Fire"
Reign of Fire (2002)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
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Actors and characters
Scott Moutter
Character Jared Wilke
Rory Keenan
Character Devon
Randall Carlton
Character Burke (Tito)
Ben Thornton
Character Young Quinn
Malcolm Douglas
Character Stuart
Berts Folan
Character Construction Worker #1
Brian McGuinness
Character Construction Worker #2
Barry Barnes
Character Construction Worker #3
Gerry O'Brien
Character Jerry
Maree Duffy
Character Rachel
David Garrick
Character Jefferson
Anne Maria McAuley
Character Rose
Dessie Gallagher
Character Jess
Chris Kelly
Character Mead
What's left behind the scenes
- The method by which the dragons breathe fire was borrowed from two animals: the spitting cobra and the bombardier beetle.
- The film's showing, scheduled for July 7, 2005, on British television channel ABC, was canceled due to the terrorist attacks that occurred in London on that day. Channel management believed that the sight of London being ravaged by dragons would remind viewers of the tragedy that had taken place, and replaced 'Reign of Fire' in the broadcast schedule with the family comedy 'Big Fat Liar' (2002).
- Filming period: February 19 – July 2001.
- A significant portion of the film was shot in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, near Dublin. Since this area is part of a national park and is popular with tourists, the filmmakers were allowed to work under strict conditions, ensuring that everything would be cleaned up and returned to its original state without any damage to the natural landscape after filming.
- The screening of the film, scheduled for July 7, 2005, on British television channel ABC, was canceled due to the terrorist attacks that occurred in London on that day. Channel management believed that the spectacle of a dragon-ravaged London would remind viewers of the tragedy that had taken place, and replaced "Reign of Fire" in the broadcast schedule with the family comedy "Big Fat Liar" (2002).
- Initially, Christian Bale intended to lose weight for the role of Quinn, believing that thinness and exhaustion would be logical and natural for a post-apocalyptic world where sustenance was scarce. However, on set, he noticed Matthew McConaughey's (who played Van Zan) strong physique, changed his mind about losing weight, and instead began actively working out at the gym. Considering the upcoming filming of a fight scene with McConaughey, the actor decided that the fight would look more realistic if the physiques of the participants were more or less the same.
- The first outbreak in almost 40 years of enteroviral vesicular stomatitis (an acute infectious disease) in Ireland in 2001 meant that filmmakers needed to obtain special permission to shoot in some counties. During that period, local residents were only allowed to go outside for a short time and only in cases of extreme necessity. It was recommended to refrain from traveling even within the country.
- Some of the blows that Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey delivered to each other in the fight scene were genuine (such as the headbutt that McConaughey delivered to Bale).
- The film’s broadcast, scheduled for July 7, 2005, on British television channel ABC, was canceled due to the terrorist attacks that took place in London on that day. Channel management believed that the spectacle of London ravaged by dragons would remind viewers of the tragedy that had occurred, and replaced "Reign of Fire" in the schedule with the family comedy "Big Fat Liar" (2002).
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