'Dogman' trivia and fun facts
Retailer last name
Douglas's last name is Munrow, who sounds like Monroe, dresses like Marilyn, and also sings her songs.
Shooting
Shooting took place between May and July 2022, mostly in France, with the scenes on location shot in June 2022 in Newark, New Jersey.
Delayed premiere
The movie was originally supposed to be released in mid-April 2023, but positive feedback from buyers at the European Film Market pushed the distributors to aim for a fall release, in the hopes of securing a premiere at one of the fall film festivals.
Birth of the idea
Director Luc Besson said he first thought of the movie after reading a news story about a five-year old boy whose family put him in a cage. It made Besson think of the trauma the boy must have endured and how he must have overcome it.
Golden Lion
It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.
Trained dogs
In total, 15 dog trainers were needed to get all the dogs necessary for the movie. Already-trained dogs were preferred to avoid wasting time on training new dogs. Before shooting the dog scenes, Caleb Landry Jones spent three days with the trainers and their dogs to get comfortable with the canines.
Composer
Long-time collaborator Éric Serra composed the music for the movie, and found the movie very emotional, as even though he's a seasoned veteran, he admitted that it's not often that he finishes a day's work with tears in his eyes.