The Stephenie Meyer book:
- Development Hell: Meyer stated that she intended to The Host to be the first in a trilogy, with the sequels being titled The Seeker and The Soul, but there's been no word since 2013 on if or when they're coming out.
- Hypothetical Casting: Stephenie Meyer pictured Hilary Swank as Melanie, Matt Damon as Jared, Robert Redford as Jed, Casey Affleck as Ian, and Ben Affleck as Kyle.
The 2013 film based on the Stephenie Meyer book:
- Box Office Bomb: Budget - $40 million. Box office - $64.4 million.
- Separated-at-Birth Casting: Jake Abel and Boyd Holbrook as Ian and Kyle O'Shea.
- What Could Have Been:
- Wilson Bethel, Jai Courtney, Kit Harington and Liam Hemsworth auditioned for Jared Howe.
- Dane DeHaan and Ian Somerhalder auditioned for Ian.
- Hayley Atwell, Claire Danes and Eva Green turned down the role of the Seeker.
- Dianna Agron auditioned for the role of Melanie Stryder.
