Kirsten Dunst was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard after dropping out to star in Elizabethtown (2005).
The inspiration of the story comes from two unlikely sources: "Wuthering Heights" for the period drama, and King Kong (1933) for the community living in fear of predatory creatures.
The director cast Bryce Dallas Howard without an audition after seeing her perform on stage.
Alice Hunt tells her son Lucius, played by Joaquin Phoenix, that he reminds her of a colt. In real life, Phoenix was named "The Colt" by Vanity Fair Magazine in 2001.
The role of Lucius Hunt was written for Joaquin Phoenix.
According to Steve Boeddeker, the MPAA gave the film an "R" rating due to a single sound effect, which was later removed. Boeddeker refuses to disclose just what the sound was, but has stated that the scene worked even better without it.
M. Night Shyamalan put the entire cast through a 19th century "boot camp" in order for them to get a good feel for the time period.
The movie was filmed in two months and had a 60 million dollar budget.
Sigourney Weaver suffered nightmares for two weeks after reading the script.
The teaser trailer features music by David Julyan from the film Memento (2000).
The film was originally to be called "The Woods" but another film from MGM was already using that name, so the title had to be changed to "The Village".
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