The Laytons (film)/Trivia


 * This is the last DreamWorks Animation film to feature the 2004-2009 logo.
 * The seventh DreamWorks Animation film to be released in May, after Shrek, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Madagascar, Over the Hedge and Shrek the Third.
 * The last DreamWorks Animation film to have the "DreamWorks Animation presents" credit, until Kung Fu Panda 3.
 * The last DreamWorks Animation film of the 2000s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
 * The last DreamWorks Animation film to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio until Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012).
 * The last DreamWorks Animation film of the 2000s to be rated PG by the MPAA.
 * The last Paramount animated film of the 2000s to be produced in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
 * The last Paramount animated film of the 2000s to be rated PG by the MPAA.
 * Zooey Deschanel and Martin Freeman both co-starred in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), another book-to-film adaptation.
 * Originally, Rupert Gregson-Williams was to compose the score, but he turned it down.
 * Bill Murray, James Woods, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Billy Crystal, Will Ferrell, and Kurt Russell were all considered for the role of Marvin Layton before John C. Reilly was cast.
 * Kristen Bell, Avril Lavigne, Amanda Bynes, Mandy Moore, Anne Hathaway, and Sarah Silverman were all considered for the role of Lucy Layton before Zooey Deschanel was cast.
 * Amy Adams, Leslie Mann, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks, Julia Roberts, and Jodie Foster were all considered for the role of Abigail Layton before Tina Fey was cast.