'The Goldfinch' trivia and fun facts
Rejected roles
Julianne Moore turned down the part of Theodore's mother, while Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson turned down the part of Hobie.
Amazon and Warner
This is first collaboration between Amazon and Warner Bros. Amazon is providing more than a third of the film's budget and has exclusive streaming rights and distribution through their entertainment platform. Warner Bros. has control over theatrical and global distribution.
Brooklyn
This is John Crowley's first films since the Oscar nominated 'Brooklyn', starring Saoirse Ronan.
Paulson and the metropolitan
This is the second film in which Sarah Paulson stars that has the Metropolitan Art Museum in the plot, the first movie was Ocean's 8.
Harry Styles was almost cast
The singer and now actor as well Harry Styles was considerred for the role of Boris but Aneurin Bernard was cast instead.
The painting
The painting that appears in the novell, 'The goldfinch', is a piece made by the artist Carel Fabritius from the year 1654 that can be found in the Netherlands.
Pulitzer Prize
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Goldfinch'.