Trivia

Brad Pitt and Eric Bana did not use stunt doubles for their epic duel. They made a gentlemen's agreement to pay for every accidental hit; $50 for each light blow and $100 for each hard blow. Pitt ended up paying Bana $750, and Bana didn't owe Pitt anything.

The Trojan horse prop made was given to the Turkish government as a gift. It is now on the boardwalk of Canakkale, a seaside city about an hour away from the site of the Troy ruins, where most Troy tourists stay.

Brad Pitt tore his left Achilles tendon during production.

Brad Pitt trained for six months to get a body that looked like that of Greek statues.

Sean Bean was in awe of Peter O'Toole. "The first time I met him on the set, he was in a robe with a cigarette holder and he said, 'Sean, how are you, dear boy?' He was just how I imagined him to be."