Where to watch Troy (2004)

Trivia & production notes

• The city of Troy was constructed on Malta at Fort Ricasoli over a three-month period in 2003, after producers relocated from Morocco due to the Iraq War beginning.
• Brad Pitt injured his Achilles tendon during filming, forcing production to halt for several weeks.
• Terry Gilliam declined to direct the film because he believed it was impossible to adapt Homer's Iliad without including the Greek gods.
• Christopher Nolan was offered the director position for Troy, but when Wolfgang Petersen's Batman vs. Superman project was canceled and Petersen returned to Troy, Nolan received Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead.
• Aishwarya Rai turned down the role of Briseis because she was uncomfortable with the sex scenes required for the part.
• Diane Kruger, who was cast as Helen, described her screen test as making her feel like "meat" due to the uncomfortable nature of the audition.
• Composer Gabriel Yared was replaced after test screenings with his incomplete score received negative reactions, and James Horner rewrote the entire soundtrack in approximately four weeks.
• Brad Pitt later expressed regret about the film, stating that the commercial approach to cinematography frustrated him and that he only accepted the role because he had to fulfill a studio obligation.
• Peter O'Toole, who played Priam, walked out of a screening just fifteen minutes in and publicly criticized director Wolfgang Petersen, calling him a clown.
• After Christopher Nolan's 2026 film The Odyssey was released, Troy saw a resurgence in popularity on streaming platforms in Europe and Latin America, eventually ranking seventh on IMDb's Top 250 list.

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