V for Vendetta/Trivia


 * Worth noting is that the graphic novel was written at a time in which the openly fascist and borderline Neo-Nazi National Front were a highly visible, if minor, force in British politics. Then again, there's the BNP now, so it's not like that much has changed.


 * Actor Allusion:
 * Stephen Fry plays an erudite gay man in the entertainment industry, which he is.
 * John Hurt in a movie about a totalitarian London?
 * Notably, Hurt's presence is a sort of inversion. In the 1984 version of...well, 1984, John was portraying the protagonist, Winston Smith, and thus was a victim of the totalitarian government. In the film version of V For Vendetta, meanwhile, he portrays High Chancellor Adam Sutler, and thus became the leader of such a government.
 * Awesome, Dear Boy: Stephen Fry on being in it, specifically the idea of being beaten up on camera.
 * Defictionalization: Anonymous has adopted the Guy Fawkes motif for its protests, which apparently tickles Moore enough that he doesn't mind that this is inspired by the movie, rather than the book.
 * In some ways, the whole movie. It was obviously a commentary on current events when it came out, but watching it in 2011 is a bit...surreal, to say the least.
 * Disowned Adaptation: Moore specifically requested that his name be removed from the film's production after Joel Silver (the producer) lied about Moore's enthusiasm for the shooting script.
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Peter Mannion has a nightly slot on BTN! D.I. Lestrade is a policeman! The other Inspector Lestrade is the head of the Ear! Pius Thicknesse is the head of the Eye! Queen Amidala is an anarchist!
 * Stephen Fry is......well, Stephen Fry.
 * Meaningful Release Date: It was originally scheduled to open on November 4, 2005 (the day before Guy Fawkes Night/the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot) but was delayed four months due to Warner Bros. being unsure about its box office prospects.