In the Loop/Trivia


 * Fake American: Linton's aide Bob Adriano is played by British actor Enzo Cilenti.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!:
 * Before the film's release Peter Capaldi was best-known to US audiences as Danny from Local Hero. Some reviewers remarked that fans of the earlier film would probably be in for a shock.
 * ...and if you thought that was a shock, there's Lord Cutler Beckett from Pirates of the Caribbean as our protagonist.
 * Life Imitates Art: The MPs expenses scandal revealed two beautiful examples:
 * Simon Foster avoids watching a hotel's porn channel for fear that it will "show up in the register of interests". Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's husband wasn't quite so careful.
 * Lord Mandelson's claims for gardening expenses revealed he had been through a "diplomatic crisis" with a neighbor over neglect of his garden. His predicament was eerily similar to Simon Foster's as he struggled with Paul Michaelson (Steve Coogan) and his collapsing garden wall.
 * Playing Against Type: James Gandolfini as Pentagon Dove General Miller.