In 1811, in a French occupied Germany, the crooks Brothers Grimm pretend to fight against evil witches and monsters to make money. However, they are arrested by Cavaldi and General Delatombe, but they have a chance to redeem themselves in the village of Marbaden, where ten young girls have vanished. Will and Jacob are guided by the local Angelika through an enchanted forest where they face the evil Mirror Queen that depends on the sacrifice of twelve girls in the eclipse to stay beautiful and young.

× Filming Locations:
• Ledec nad Sázavou, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic

• The rabbit which Angelika skins was made by latex and it was full of condoms filled with blood.

• In the dancing scene in the pub, the band playing contains a tuba. The tuba was not invented until the mid-1830s.

• When Angelika is cutting the ropes from Will and Jacob's feet in the burning forest, you can see that the ax does not even strike the ropes when they are cut.

• Cavaldi refers to the brothers "selling the oil of the snake." Snake oil is a reference to fake remedies from the 1800s in the American west.

• "Jack and the Beanstalk" was not written down by the Brothers Grimm, it is an old English tale which isn't very well-known in Germany.

• The tagline, a poster and some DVD covers for the movie says "Eliminating Evil Since 1812", supposedly the brother's slogan when working as con-artists. But the movie takes place in 1811, both according to the plot summary ("In 1811, in a French occupied Germany") and the continuity of the movie ("15 years later" after 1796).

• When Lena was younger, she fell from a horse and was dragged through a forest. When she starred in this film she had to overcome this fear when she was required to ride a horse.

• Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins were cast originally, but both had to bow out due to scheduling conflicts.

• Both Terry Gilliam and Matt Damon wanted to hire Samantha Morton for the female lead, but the Weinstein Brothers vetoed this. And Lena Headey starrted together with Samantha Morton in the TV Series Band of Gold (1996-1997) and has sad that Samantha Morton is one of her favorite actresses.

• Robin Williams was originally cast in the film, but pulled out of the project.

• Johnny Depp was originally set to star as Will Grimm.

• Matt Damon and Heath Ledger were originally cast in opposite roles. They petitioned and switched their roles.

• The Mirror Queen using the blood of young girls to restore her youth is based on the legend surrounding Countess Elizabeth Bathory, one of the first serial killers from the turn of the 17th century.

• The most expensive scene in the movie was cut because it occurred quite early on in the story and nothing would have been able to top it. This scene, available on DVD would have occurred on the brothers' first trip in the forest with Angelika. The party is attacked by a tree which grabs Angelika with a branch and swings her up in the air. The scene's special effects were almost completed before it was cut from the final version.

× Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination (view) • On her character
"I personally think she is gay. It is more like a family thing with the Brothers Grimm. She just thinks they are quiet foolish, but she enjoys them, you know what I mean."

• "Yeah. I think so. She a little character so I couldn't really not. If I had to scream for help, I don't think I would have done it."

• "Yeah. That's what attracted me to it was the part where you read - female women and historian and they are usually pretty predicable and that's what I loved about Angelika; the fact that she is headstrong and knows who she is and is quite happy it and self-reliant. But I think people who weren't portrayed centuries ago and this. I'm sure there are women that were like 'Fuck that'."

• "I had a theory that Angelika was gay, seriously. I loved the costume and I thought it was beautiful, and again, it was another genius, Gabriella, who made all the costumes and she just found the smallest thread to make it fit. It was really magical, the whole production of it."

• On the director, Terry Gilliam
"I wasn't really that familiar with his name, I'm not a collector of names, but all my male friends were like 'Terry Gilliam!' And then I had seen what he did and I said ok. Then when I met him, you get the full force of him and I didn't know what to expect and it's just a crazy ride cause he's a visionary and a unique filmmaker. His drive, passion, and commitment is so huge; he paints this amazing picture for every scene and every detail is in his mind. And you can see his drawings, but you're not sure what's fit into his picture. You learn a lot; I learned so much about filmmaking. He wants to make something great and he's not commercial in his approach; he wants something that's going to stand the test of time."

• "He's pretty unique. He goes through his vision and commitment and passion with perfection and it sometimes frustrating when you have someone knows exactly what they see and it's way difficult to communicate that sometimes. There were moments weä yelling is a big part of what goes on. Some days you never know what you are going to walk into, which is good and bad. Otherwise it's dull. You don't want someone who says, 'Things are great'."

• "The director didn't want me in the role and let's just say he wasn't too subtle about showing his dislike for me. Once the film came out and didn't do so well, he blamed me for absolutely everything. It was pretty appalling, and it made me want to not work for a while."

• On the director, Terry and his way of working
"He does. But you have to hang on him. He is like some crazy runner. You have to grab and run with him. You get information as he is moving, you know what I mean? It is not like we sit down and discuss everything through. You rarely get a private moment with him. But that is exciting about it, you just have to trust and improvise a lot."

• "I've been working a long time, and mostly European films. When I got this script, I knew Gilliam was unique and the script was really great. And the female character – I just loved her. That was really it for me."

• About being on the set
"Most of the sets were incredible; they built the entire forest, you would walk in the door and there it was. You could ride horses in it; it was huge. The tower, it was up to a point, but it was huge. The wolf wasn't there, the Gingerbread Man obviously wasn't there."

• "In The Cave (2005) there was a guy running across in tights with a monster head on and that was so they could CG him. In The Brothers Grimm (2005) with the Gingerbread Man, I was all alone so I had to get that done so I could work with it. Also, it was minus degrees and we had been shooting for days, early morning and there was so much to get. There was so much to get because you're looking into nothing and trying to keep your eye line without looking crazy or drunk is really hard."

• On kissing and working with her famous costars
"It was a joy. Everyone keeps asking that. Most women ask, 'So how was it to kiss them?' They're just a pair of lips. I was getting paid. I was kind of like a hooker, a very lucky one. But they're lovely and easygoing and highly professional. And they didn't scream as much as Terry."

"They are incredibly different, but both ugly though. That is why I kissed the toad. It was like Matt, Heath or the toad (laughs). And the girl had to kiss something! No they are lovely, and brilliant actors I think. And they kind of fell in love with each other. Real people." • Angelika: You think I care about the village?

• Angelika: The animals don't drink from the spring.

• Angelika: No, Will. I'm going to find my sisters.

• Angelika: Who's your friend?