Jojo Rabbit trivia: 42 facts about the Academy Award nominated film

Jojo Rabbit is a film by filmmaker, Taika Waititi. The film is the favorite to win in the Best Adapted Screenplay category at the Oscars 2020.

So let’s dive into some unknown and facts about the film!

1. Jojo Rabbit is a 2019 American comedy-drama film
2. It is written and directed by Taika Waititi
3. The film is based on Christine Leunens’s book Caging Skies
4. Roman Griffin Davis portrays the title character, Johannes “Jojo” Betzler
5. He is a Hitler Youth member who finds out his mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic
6. He must then question his beliefs, while dealing with the intervention of his imaginary friend, a fanciful version of Adolf Hitler (Waititi)
7. The film also stars Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, and Sam Rockwell
8. The film had its world premiere at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2019
9. There it won the top prize, the Grolsch People’s Choice Award
10. Jojo Rabbit was released theatrically in the United States on October 18, 2019
11. And in New Zealand on October 24, 2019
12. It drew mostly praise
13. Especially for the performances, visual style, humor, heart, optimistic message, musical score, and production values
14. But also some criticism for its comedic portrayal of Nazis
15. Jojo Rabbit was chosen by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the ten best films of the year
16. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received six nominations
17. Including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress for Johansson, and Best Adapted Screenplay
18. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor – Musical or Comedy for Davis
19. In March 2018, it was revealed that Taika Waititi would not only direct but also co-star in the film as an imaginary Adolf Hitler
20. Later that month, Scarlett Johansson joined the cast to portray the lead child’s mother, who is secretly anti-Nazi
21. In April 2018, Sam Rockwell joined the cast to portray “a Nazi captain who runs a Hitler Youth camp”
22. In May 2018, Rebel Wilson joined the cast to portray “a brutish instructor in the Hitler Youth Camp the young man has just been recruited to attend”
23. Filming was also set to begin in Prague shortly thereafter
24. Later that month, newcomer Roman Griffin Davis joined the cast to star as Johansson’s son
25. And New Zealander Thomasin McKenzie was cast as Elsa Korr, the Jewish girl whom Johansson hides in her home
26. In June 2018, Alfie Allen was cast as Finkel, the second in command to Captain Klenzendorf
27. And Stephen Merchant was cast as Captain Deertz, a Gestapo agent
28. Principal production started on May 28, 2018
29. In February 2019, reshoots were completed
30. As of February 6, 2020, Jojo Rabbit has grossed $28.7 million in the United States and Canada
31. And $36.9 million in other territories
32. For a worldwide total of $65.6 million
33. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80%
34. Based on 363 reviews
35. With an average rating of 7.51/10
36. The website’s critics consensus reads: “Jojo Rabbit’s blend of irreverent humor and serious ideas definitely won’t be to everyone’s taste- but either way, this anti-hate satire is audacious to a fault”
37. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 58 out of 100
38. Based on 57 critics
39. Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
40. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
41. While those at PostTrak gave it an overall positive score of 96%
42. With 87% saying they would definitely recommend it