2046

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• The print for Cannes arrived three hours before the delayed premier, escorted by police. It is the first film in Cannes' history to arrive so late that re-schedulings were necessary.
• Originally conceived as a story of a hit man in Bangkok (hence the casting of Thai actor Bird Thongchai McIntyre). The hit man was to be played by Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura, and the events to be played out in a hotel in room 2046.
• The title of the film is supposed to be said as, "Two Oh Four Six."
• First Wong Kar-Wai film to be photographed in widescreen (2.39:1 projected aspect ratio), and the first to be photographed using anamorphic lenses.