Trivia: The first MCU movie to feature the word "fuck", when Quill tells Nebula to "open the fucking door", a line that was improvised on-set and kept in because it was so funny. James Gunn anticipated being told to cut it out, but Kevin Feige left it up to Gunn's discretion. Feige said the Russo brothers had a "fuck" in an early cut of Avengers: Endgame, but they "didn't want that to be their legacy, so if you want that to be your legacy, then sure." James Gunn said that just made him even more keen to keep the line in, at which Feige "laughed his ass off."
Trivia: After a delay caused by positive covid tests, Tom Cruise personally paid half a million pounds for a cruise ship for the cast and crew to isolate themselves on during filming.
Trivia: SPOILER: Nicolas Cage has a cameo in this film as an alternate version of Superman fighting a giant spider. This is a nod to the cancelled film "Superman Lives", which would have starred Cage and been directed by Tim Burton. The giant spider was part of the script at the insistence of producer Jon Peters, who finally got to make use of the idea in Wild Wild West.
Trivia: When Flickerman cancels his dinner reservation, he tells the restaurant, "Two, and a high chair," a reference to his son, Caesar, the future host of the Hunger Games.
Trivia: 14-year-old Preston Mutanga animated the Lego segment. The directors had seen a video he posted on Twitter recreating the trailer for this movie from Lego, and wanted to showcase his talent. The universe seen (Earth 13122) is meant to be the same one as in the Lego Marvel Super Heroes games.
Trivia: Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the 1989 animated movie "The Little Mermaid", appears in the live-action film as a marketplace vendor who offers Ariel a plate of food and a fork. In a reference to the original film, Ariel uses the fork to comb her hair.
Trivia: This film was originally supposed to be released before the Disney+ companion series Secret Invasion. This explains why Nick Fury is more upbeat in this film when contrasted to his character journey from the aforementioned series.
Trivia: The tiny pizza being embiggened by Hank is a deliberate nod by Peyton Reed to Back to the Future Part II, where a similar thing happens. Reed directed some behind the scenes footage for that film very early in his career.
Trivia: One of the first weapons the suit creates is an almost exact replica of the Zorg ZF-1 Pod Weapon System from the movie "The Fifth Element." The only major difference being that it's blue instead of the original tan camouflage color.
Trivia: This is the first Willy Wonka movie not to receive any Academy Award nominations.
Trivia: During the course of the highly publicized Depp v. Heard trial, Amber Heard claimed her role in this film was drastically reduced because of her allegations of domestic abuse against her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. The producers of the film have disputed her claim.
Trivia: This is the second consecutive Ninja Turtles film in which Rocksteady is portrayed by a professional wrestler. He was played by Sheamus in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, and voiced in this film by John Cena.
Trivia: Sylvester Stallone originally exited this film in 2017 over creative differences with producer Avi Lerner. Arnold Schwarzenegger exited as well in solidarity with Stallone. The film ended up being shelved for several years until Stallone returned, albeit in a much smaller and final role. Schwarzenegger, as well as other key actors from the franchise, ultimately did not return.