Trivia: Originally, Alejandro was meant to have much more dialogue, and his tragic origin would have been revealed earlier in the film. Actor Benicio Del Toro and director Denis Villeneuve ended up agreeing that the character worked better as a silent, mysterious type and that the revelation of his origin should occur late in the film. It is estimated that as much as 90% of his dialogue was deleted during rewrites.
Trivia: At a red carpet event to promote the film, Dwayne Johnson set a world record of 105 selfies in three minutes, averaging out to one picture every 1.7 seconds.
Trivia: Although they play mother and daughter in this film, Cecily Strong is only eleven years older than Hayley Lu Richardson.
Trivia: Regarding the pursuit of Fitzgerald, the history says that Glass learned that Fitzgerald had joined the army and was stationed at Fort Atkinson, in present-day Nebraska. He traveled there as well, where Fitzgerald returned his stolen rifle. Glass reportedly spared Fitzgerald's life because of the heavy penalty for killing a soldier of the United States Army. So, there was no bloody fight as depicted in the film. No "revenge."
Trivia: Adjusted for inflation, Ex Machina was at the time the lowest-budgeted winner of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in history. In 2019, its came comes to around $16 million, with the closest equivalent being the $41 million of Cocoon (1985). Since this was made, Godzilla Minus One (2023) won the Visual Effects Oscar and had a budget in the $10-15 million range.
Trivia: Both Emma Stone and Benedict Cumberbach were originally cast for the lead roles, but both left the production.
Trivia: Rachael Carpani plays Cathy, the mother of Bart (James Maslow). In real life, Carpani is only ten years older than Maslow.
Trivia: Apart from the two leads, Tom Noonan voices every character (male or female) in the film.
