Where to watch Minority Report (2002)

Trivia & production notes

• The film was originally developed as a sequel to Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the concept was abandoned when the production company Carolco Pictures went bankrupt in 1995 before securing funding or Schwarzenegger's commitment.
• Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg had wanted to work together for a decade before Minority Report, after meeting and becoming friends on the set of Risky Business in 1983.
• Spielberg and Cruise agreed to each take 15% of the gross instead of upfront salaries to keep the budget under $100 million, with Spielberg citing Tom Hanks' profit participation deal on Saving Private Ryan as precedent.
• Matt Damon turned down the role of Witwer due to scheduling conflicts with Ocean's Eleven, and Meryl Streep declined the role of Iris Hineman.
• Javier Bardem was offered the role of Witwer but refused it.
• Scott Frank's final screenplay, completed in May 2001, removed the character of Senator Malcolm and introduced Burgess as the antagonist, reversing Witwer from a villain to a good guy character.
• Spielberg delayed production to complete A.I. following the death of his friend Stanley Kubrick.
• Minority Report was the first film to use entirely digital production design, employing a system called previz that allowed the crew to use Photoshop and 3D animation programs like Maya and XSI to create simulated sets.
• The Spyder robots were designed by PDI/DreamWorks supervisor Henry LaBounta, who drew inspiration from deep sea jellyfish bioluminescence for their appearance.
• Production designer Alex McDowell was hired based on his work in Fight Club and storyboards he created for an unmade Fahrenheit 451 film that would have starred Mel Gibson.

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