The Brothers Grimm
No curse they can't reverse. No demon they can't exterminate. No spell they can't break.
Country
Production
Budget
$88 000 000
Box office
$105 316 267
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Charles Roven, Daniel Bobker, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Jonathan Gordon, John D. Schofield, Andrew Rona, Chris McGurk
Camera operator
Newton Thomas Sigel
Composer
Artist
Guy Hendrix Dyas, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Dominique Arcadio
Audition
Irene Lamb
Editing
Lesley Walker
Whole Team (172)
Whole Team (172)
Short description
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
What's left behind the scenes
- Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins were originally supposed to appear in the film, but both actors had to leave the project due to scheduling conflicts.
- Director Terry Gilliam and actor Matt Damon were very keen to work with Samantha Morton (she was considered the primary candidate for the lead female role), but the project's producers rejected this proposal.
- Robin Williams and Johnny Depp could have starred in the film (as Wilhelm Grimm).
- Matt Damon took tango lessons as preparation for his work on the project.
- In June 2004, serious problems arose on the set, and Terry Gilliam decided to postpone the film's release by 6 months. During the forced break, Terry completed filming "The Tide" (2005) and returned to "The Brothers Grimm" in January 2005.
- The most expensive and spectacular scene (the heroes' fight with the animated tree) was removed from the theatrical release as it created the impression of an early climax in the middle of the film, which completely contradicted the director's vision. This episode is available on the DVD release of "The Brothers Grimm" in the "Deleted Scenes" section.
- Matt Damon and Heath Ledger were supposed to play opposite roles, but after reading the script, they decided to switch characters.
- The character of the princess who uses the blood of young girls to maintain her youth is based on the real Transylvanian Countess Elizabeth Báthory, one of the first serial killers who lived in the 17th century.
- Heath Ledger and Matt Damon began preparing for the film two months before shooting started. They did preparatory work: gathering information about the period and conducting joint rehearsals.
- To give the trees a more menacing look, the set decorators used tree roots. And the stones on the set were made of plastic, but were no less durable than real ones.
- Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein picked up this project in 2004 when MGM suddenly decided to cease funding it.
- Initially, Gilliam chose composer Goran Bregović. Then he decided that the film should feature more traditional music, and Bregović was replaced by Dario Marianelli.
- Bob Weinstein personally fired cinematographer Nicola Pecorini.
- Terry Gilliam and his longtime collaborator Tony Grisoni effectively rewrote Ehren Kruger's screenplay, but due to restrictions for members of the Writers Guild of America, they were not credited as screenwriters. Instead, they listed themselves in the credits as “patternmakers” and joked that the film was shot not so much “from a script” as “from patterns.”
- Terry Gilliam wanted to add a prosthetic nose to Matt Damon's makeup. However, producer Harvey Weinstein remained firm and did not allow the director to do so.
- The film was shot at the famous Czech Barrandov Studios. Filming also took place in old Czech castles, particularly Kršivoklát Castle.
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