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-The film was shot in 17 days.
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-The CEO's name, John Tuld, rhymes with the name of the ex-CEO of the now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers, Richard S. Fuld. Lehman Brothers, like the firm in this film, found themselves catastrophically over-leveraged in mortgage-backed-securities in the financial crisis of 2008. They eventually declared bankruptcy, and Richard Fuld was heavily criticized for his involvement in these events.
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-Jeremy Irons's part of John Tuld was originally offered to Ben Kingsley, but due to other projects he couldn't play the role. Billy Crudup and Tim Robbins were also interested in taking parts, but had to refuse due to other obligations.
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-J.C. Chandor said that he wrote the script for the story he had been carrying around in his head for about a 'year-and-a-half' in just four days, filling time between job interviews in Boulder, Colorado.
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-Grace Gummer, Meryl Streep's third child and an actress herself, was set to appear in a scene in which she played Zachary Quinto's ex girlfriend. Due to what the director and producer called "poor directorial work" during the shoot, the scene was cut off the film. It can be seen, however, in the "Deleted Scenes" section of the DVD.
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-Carla Gugino was attached for over a year to play 'Sarah Robertson' but had to withdraw last minute due to another project. Fortunately Demi Moore was able to join the project.
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-This was writer/director J.C. Chandor's very first feature-length film.(Bravo !)