-Such was the physicality of Saoirse Ronan's role, her combat tactics called for 4-hour days of intense training under Dan Inosanto (a Bruce Lee protégé) over a two month period at his L.A. gym.
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-A former CIA agent was brought in to consult the character of Cate Blanchett.
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-Erik's arrival in Germany and fight in a passage underground below the ZOB bus station was done in a long take. It took less than ten attempts to get it right.
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-Joe Wright bleached Saoirse Ronan's eyebrows to try and mimic the physicality similar to a white wolf.
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-The song that Isaacs (Tom Hollander) whistles is "The Devil Is in the Details" by The Chemical Brothers.
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-Danny Boyle was developing Hanna with screenwriter Seth Lochhead in early 2009, but eventually left the project.
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-Alfonso Cuarón was rumored to be circling the project just weeks before Joe Wright signed on to direct.
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-The script was listed on both the 2006 and 2009 Black List, an annual list of the best unproduced screenplays of the year.
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-Seth Lochhead wrote the original story and script on spec in 2006. He returned for production work in 2010.
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-According to Joe Wright, Saoirse Ronan specifically requested that the studio bring him on-board to direct the film.
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-There is a nod to graffiti artist Banksy when Erik exits the ZOB bus station in Germany, the words 'One Nation Under CCTV' are sprayed prominently on the wall.
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-The large oval shaped tunnel through which Hanna escapes (with large vertical louvers) is a wind tunnel for testing full sized aircraft. It's actually only 40-50 feet long,

-When Hanna cleans out the reindeer, the carcass was real but the entrails were fake.