Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 David Rice: You live in a cave.
Griffin: It`s called a lair. David Rice: [jumps into Griffin`s lair] I just came through your jump scar.
Griffin: What do you think you`re doing here? Huh? If I were you, I`d jump back. You`re not supposed to see all this stuff. Get out! So if you`d like to kindly fuck off, as in now. Maybe your girlfriend`s still alive.
Roland: Only God should have this power.
Millie: If you don`t want to tell me everything, that`s fine. Just don`t lie to me.
Griffin: Paladins kill Jumpers, I kill Paladins, class dismissed.
David Rice: Take a deep breath.
Roland: [to David] You think it could go on like this forever? Living like this with no consequences?
[David tries to Jump and Cox stops him]
Roland: There are always consequences!
Roland: [to David] What I`d like to know is how you rob a bank without opening any doors.
Griffin: You can`t just keep following me.
David Rice: Actually, I`m the only one who *can* keep following you.
Roland: You always go bad.
David Rice: Maybe I`m different.
Roland: You`re not different.
Griffin: I`m different, boo!
David Rice: So you`re a Paladin and I`m a Jumper. What happens now?
Mary Rice: I`m giving you a head start, son. Because I love you.
Griffin: Actually, I knew this Jumper once--crazy bastard --tried to hop a whole building. Won`t be trying that again.
David Rice: Why`s that?
Griffin: That`s `cause he`s dead. Killed him. Still managed to shake it a little though.
David Rice: [bowing to Coliseum statues] Thank you very much! Next showing will be at six o`clock. Don`t forget to tip your usher.
David Rice: Why are you walking?
Griffin: I like to walk for a change. Makes me feel normal.
David Rice: Where`d the Paladin go?
Griffin: Swimming.
David Rice: Pacific?
Griffin: No, Actually, Atlantic. Nice little shark pit round Cuba.
Griffin: [after Mille is taken by the Paladins] Crap, I uh, I didn`t expect that. I didn`t know.
David Rice: [referring to bomb] What`s that?
Griffin: What?
David Rice: What are you doing?
Griffin: Nothing, I was uh, you know thinking about going bowling
David Rice: What?
Griffin: Roland`s in there with his whole army. I`m going to go back there and end this, what do you think? Yeah I`m gonna blow him to Timbuktu.
David Rice: Millie`s in there!
Griffin: Oh yeah, there is that as well.
[first lines]
David Rice: Let me tell you about my day so far. Coffee in Paris, surfed the Maldives, took a little nap on Kilimanjaro. Oh, yeah, I got digits from this Polish chick in Rio. And then I jumped back for the final quarter of the N.B.A. finals--courtside of course. And all that was before lunch. I could go on, but all I`m saying is, I`m standing on top of the world.
[last lines]
David Rice: Where do you want to go?
Millie: Surprise me.
David Rice: You speak Italian?
Millie: No.
David Rice: [translate sign] Well, uh, l`ingresso means "come on in."
Millie: Oh! I thought it meant "bullshit."
Roland: [about David`s mother, who he realizes is a Paladin] When`s the last time you saw her?
William Rice: She split when the kid turned five.
Roland: Five. Oh.
William Rice: [opens door] Haven`t heard a word since. If I hear anything, I`ll be sure to give you a holler.
Roland: [closes door] No, you won`t.
William Rice: No, I won`t.
David Rice: [to Roland] I told you I`m different. I could have dropped you with the sharks.
Griffin: [about David] Rookie, no idea.
David Rice: [sees Griffin taking a pee] Whoa!
Griffin: Eh, little privacy over here, yeah?
David Rice: yeah, ok
Griffin: Big coliseum, guy peeing... it`s not a fashion show, can you give me some space?
David Rice: Sure, place is all yours.
Trivia
Evan Rachel Wood turned down the role of "Millie". The part eventually went to Rachel Bilson.
Originally, Tom Sturridge was cast as Davey, and Teresa Palmer was cast as Millie. After 2 months of filming and rising production costs, Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson were recast as the leads.
Eminem reportedly turned down an offer to star in the lead role. But an MTV report quoted director Doug Liman saying that his plan to have Eminem in the movie was dropped right after he met Hayden Christensen.
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* The crew was allowed to film inside the Colosseum for three days, under 3 conditions: no equipment could be placed on the ground, they could only shoot from 6:30 to 8:30 am and 3:30 to 5:30 pm to avoid disturbing tourists, and the only lighting allowed was natural sunlight.
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# The movie takes place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The high school depicted is Huron High School, which writer David S. Goyer attended. Area teens were cast as extras for scenes in and around the school.
In the original novel, Roland Cox`s first name was Brian. It was most likely changed to avoid confusion with actor Brian Cox. The character`s name was changed from Brian to Roland to reflect the stories of ancient France. The paladins, led by Roland, served Charlemagne similar to the stories of England`s Arthur and the knights of the round table. Since the paladins were not in the novel on which the movie was based, and were added to the screenplay, the name Roland is more appropriate.
David mentions King Kong while on the Empire State Building. Jamie Bell who plays Griffin in this movie, played Jimmy in the movie King Kong (2005).
David Ritchie, a set-dresser on the Toronto shoot, was killed while dismantling part of the set.
Actress AnnaSophia Robb had to paint her hair and use dark brown contact lenses.
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Hayden Christensen
(as David Rice)
with Rachel Bilson
(as Millie)
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