'Crimson Peak' trivia and fun facts

Emma Stone was originally cast as one of the leads but she was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. She was replaced by Mia Wasikowska.

Charlie Hunnam and Tom Hiddleston had both auditioned for the role of Thor prior to working together in this film. Hiddleston had ended up playing Loki in the Marvel movies.

Universal wants to release the film around Halloween, and since he wouldn't finish the film until December 2014 or January 2015, the release date had to be set for October 2015.

Second film for Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska to work on together. The first being Sólo los amantes sobreviven (2013).

Jessica Chastain had said in an interview that Tom Hiddleston had found the script incredibly frightening when he first read it.

Though the house was built in its entirety, it had to be torn down at the end of the shoot in order to make space in the studio.

Guillermo del Toro wrote 11 or 12 versions of the film before settling on the final draft. He was coming up with new scenes during production.

Tom Hiddleston signed on within 72 hours of Benedict Cumberbatch dropping out of the film.

Benedict Cumberbatch was originally cast as the male lead but left the project due to undisclosed reasons. He was replaced by Tom Hiddleston.

Guillermo del Toro says this is the best set he's ever worked on.