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Cursed (2005) More at IMDbPro »

• Plagued by production problems and script issues, this film's release was delayed for over a year. Over half of the movie had to be re-shot with many cast members being replaced due to scheduling conflicts.
  
  
• Mandy Moore was originally cast as Jenny and even filmed her scenes, but was replaced by Mya when the production was halted so the script could be rewritten.
  
  
• When the production was stalled, many cast members were cut, including Illeana Douglas, Heather Langenkamp, Scott Foley, Omar Epps, Robert Forster and Corey Feldman. All of these actors even filmed their scenes which were cut when the movie was re-written and re-shot.
  
  
• Skeet Ulrich originally had a role as the third lead, Christina Ricci's love interest, however when the film was re-scripted and preparing to re-shoot, he was unsatisfied with his characters changes and chose to drop out of the film. His character was then written out altogether.
  
  
• Props of Freddy Krueger and the Elm Street house from Wes Craven's earlier film _Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)_ can be seen in the background at Tinseltown during the first scene.
  
  
• Some footage used in the previews was used only in brief flashes during a dream sequence. This footage is seemingly unrelated to the rest of the film.
  
  
• The original plot line had three strangers brought together by a car accident in the Hollywood Hills and the subsequent attack of a werewolf. The three characters were named Ellie Hudson (Christina Ricci), Vince Winston (Skeet Ulrich) and Jimmy Myers (Jesse Eisenberg). When the script was re-written, the plot changed and focused on two estranged siblings who had to fight a curse after a werewolf attack. Skeet Ulrich's character was totally re-written and renamed Jake. Since Ellie and Jimmy became brother and sister, Ellie's surname was deleted and became Myers.
  
  
• The original plot had a final sequence shot on a wax museum in Hollywood. When the screenplay was re-written, the final scenes took place on a movie-oriented club. Art Department supervisors had the ability to use the same props and sets for both the shootings.
  
  
• Most of the scenes involving Milo Ventimiglia and Kristina Anapau were kept from the original shooting, including the Hollywood Boulevard scene, the high school scenes and the dog-attack scene.
  
  
• In the original version, the film opened with the benefit party by PETA on the hotel roof. Parts of the scene were kept from the original shooting but in the final cut, that scene is at about 50 minutes from the beginning. Mya replaced Mandy Moore in this scene.
  
  
• The cane on display in the beginning of the movie is the same one used in Storm of the Century by Stephen King.
  
  
• In the beginning of the film, Jake shows Ellie a prop iron maiden. The prop is an exact replica of the iron maiden used in the 1960's "The Addams Family" (1964) TV show. Ironically, Christina Ricci was in The Addams Family (1991).
  
  
• Right before we first see Jimmy and Ellie driving on the road, we can see a mark of the beast made of lights of the town.
  
  
• After the first scene at Tinsel with Ellie (Christina Ricci) and Jake, there's a slow pan of the city. The lights clearly form a pentagram.
  
  

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