Trivia / Cosmopolis

• Toronto Doubling: For New York City. Then again, Cronenberg shoots all his movies in Toronto anyway...
  • Cronenberg stated he wanted a city that could look like any city (i.g. New York, Chicago, Toronto, London), given the book's vague setting.
• Fake American: With the exception of Paul Giamatti, all of the actors are either Canadian or (in Robert Pattinson and Samantha Morton's cases) British.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Colin Farrell was initially cast as Eric Parker, but he left due to scheduling difficulties with Total Recall (2012).
  • Marion Cotillard was originally cast as Elise Packer, but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

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