Trivia
The Goldfinch
Directed by John Crowley · starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman and Jeffrey Wright
- 7 facts
- 2019
The Goldfinch: trivia
All 7 facts
- 1
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.
- 2
Pulitzer Prize
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'The Goldfinch'.
- 3
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.
- 4
Rejected roles
Julianne Moore turned down the part of Theodore's mother, while Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson turned down the part of Hobie.
- 5
Brooklyn
This is John Crowley's first films since the Oscar nominated 'Brooklyn', starring Saoirse Ronan.
- 6
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.
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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.