History Trivia / ReignOfFire

* DyeingForYourArt: Christian Bale starved himself in an attempt to look as underfed as his character. However after seeing Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, he started trying to build his body too.
* FakeAmerican: Polish Izabella Scorupco as American helicopter pilot Alex.

* CreatorKiller: Creator/DreamQuestImages (renamed The Secret Lab) was set ablaze by the failure of this film and closed down the next year.

* PlayingAgainstType: At that point in his career, Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was mostly known for romantic comedies, playing charming leads with a mop of [[UnkemptBeauty stylishly messy]] hair on top of his boyishly handsome face. Here, he's an antihero with a beard and BaldOfAwesome.

* PlayingAgainstType: At that point in his career, Creator/MatthewMcConaughey was mostly known for romantic comedies, playing charming leads with a mop of [[UnkemptBeauty stylishly messy]] hair on top of his boyishly handsome face. Here, he's an antihero with a BadassBeard and BaldOfAwesome.

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Everyone involved was very aware that they were working on what was essentially a B-Film with a ridiculous premise and plot but decided that they'd give it their best shot anyway, hence the impressive special effects and performances.

* DyeingForYourArt: Christian Bale starved himself in an attempt to look as underfed as his character. However after seeing {{Matthew McConaughey}}, he started trying to build his body too.

* BillingDisplacement: MatthewMcConaughey is billed first but Creator/ChristianBale is the main character.

* PlayingAgainstType: At that point in his career, MatthewMcConaughey was mostly known for romantic comedies, playing charming leads with a mop of [[UnkemptBeauty stylishly messy]] hair on top of his boyishly handsome face. Here, he's an antihero with a BadassBeard and BaldOfAwesome.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** According to Alexander Siddig, his more famous co-actors where rather miffed that the Irish children on the set recognised him as Julian Bashir from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and not them.
** Speaking of Irish kids, one of them is an uncredited Jack Gleeson.
** [[TheDarkKnightSaga Bruce Wayne]] is leading a band of survivors.
** Of course Creedy could say [[Film/ThreeHundred THIS. IS. ENGLAND!!!!]]

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Everyone was aware that they were making what is essentially a B-Movie but decided to do the best job possible.

** DyingForYourArt: Christian Bale starved himself in an attempt to look as underfed as his character. However after seeing {{Matthew McConaughey}}, he started trying to build his body too.

* Christian Bale starved himself in an attempt to look as underfed as his character. However after seeing {{Matthew McConaughey}}, he started trying to build his body too.

* DoingItForTheArt: Everyone involved knew they were essentially making a schlocky B-Movie but decided to do the best job they could.

* PlayingAgainstType: MatthewMcConaughey is mostly known for romantic comedies, where he plays a charming lead with a mop of [[UnkemptBeauty stylishly messy]] hair on top of his boyishly handsome face. Here, he's an antihero with a BadassBeard and BaldOfAwesome.

* A game was released shortly after the release of the film (notable for the PS2 and Xbox versions to get an M rating while the Gamecube version received a T). In the GBA version, the dragons were able to talk (!?!)

* HeyItsThatGuy: According to Alexander Siddig, his more famous co-actors where rather miffed that the Irish children on the set recognised him as Julian Bashir from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and not them.

* BillingDisplacement: MatthewMcConaughey is billed first but ChristianBale is the main character.

* PlayingAgainstType: MatthewMcConaughey is mostly known for romantic comedies, where he plays a charming lead with a mop of [[UnkemptBeauty stylishly messy]] hair on top of his boyishly handsome face. Here, he's a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV anti-hero]] with a BadassBeard and BaldOfAwesome.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Dude! Is [[TheDarkKnightSaga Batman]] fighting dragons in this movie?
** Also [[ThreeHundred Leonidas]] as the comic relief.
** And [[StarTrekDS9 Doctor Bashir]] as a member of the underground bunker group.
** Hey! Don't forget that [[{{Sahara}} Dirk Pitt]] is the one leading a BadassCrew of dragon killing mercenaries!