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♠Ewan McGregor auditioned for the part of Mercutio. Director Baz Luhrmann later worked with Ewan in the film Moulin Rouge! (2001).
♠Gossip say that Claire and Leo didn't get along very well on the set.If you have seen behind the scenes, you can tell that...:)
♠Reese Witherspoon was considered for the role of Juliet.
♠Kate Winslet auditioned for the role of Juliet and was seriously considered.
♠A billboard at Verona Beach bears the sign "L'amour" (it's in red and white, and looks a bit like the Coca Cola logo). The same sign can be seen outside Christian's window in Moulin Rouge! (2001), another Baz Luhrmann film. The sign had also appeared (this time in the form of a Coca Cola logo) in Luhrmann's film Strictly Ballroom (1992), and in his stage production of "La Boheme".
♠Claire Danes wears a wig throughout the movie and also had a special aquatic wig for her underwater scenes.
♠The film runs for exactly two hours, in line with the prologue which states: "Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage".
♠Natalie Portman was considered for the role of Juliet and got as far as flying to director Baz Luhrmann's hometown, Sydney, to film scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio (who plays Romeo), when 20th Century Fox couldn't quite visualize the director's off-the-wall concept. Luhrmann says, "Although she's a fantastic young actor, she's a tiny little girl and Leonardo's six feet tall. He's 21, but can look 18. She made him look all of 21, and it just became obscene." Portman's version is this: "They said it looked like Leonardo was molesting me when we kissed. It was really disappointing, but I wouldn't have wanted to be in the movie and have it look wrong. If I was in the film, I would have wanted it to be perfect."
♠Leonardo DiCaprio's version of Romeo's speech at Juliet's bier was so good it moved Claire Danes to tears, nearly ruining the scene. The moment the director yelled "cut!," Danes smacked DiCaprio on the arm and said, "Don't make me cry. I'm supposed to be comatose, here!"
