"Saltburn" Is So Shocking, And So Are These 13 Facts About The Breakout Movie

If there's one film it seems like everybody just can't stop talking about, it's . The movie was directed by , whose previous film was the Oscar winner in 2020. follows Oliver ( ) as he enters into his classmate Felix ( )'s ostentatious and ultra wealthy aristocratic home life during one mid aughts summer at Felix's family's English countryside estate.

which was released in theaters in November, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and more people than ever are witness to the film's shocking scenes and impressive performances. So whether you've just seen the film or can't stop thinking about it months later, here are 13 fascinating facts about that might just surprise you more than the movie itself: 1.

produced 2. Carey Mulligan asked to play Poor Dear Pamela 3. Emerald Fennell attended University of Oxford in real life 4. While filming, Rosamund Pike lived in the English estate where they shot the movie 5. Several scenes weren't in the original script, including Farleigh (Archie Madekwe) and Olivier's bedroom scene and their Midsummer Night's Dream party conversation 6.

"Mr. Brightside" by the Killers was the most expensive song to license for the film 7. Barry Keoghan created five different versions of Oliver while filming and had a different notebook for each 8. Jacob Elordi prepared to play Elvis Presley in during his down time while shooting 9. The film intentionally doesn't show Elsbeth's immediate reaction to seeing Felix dead 10.

Barry Keoghan improvised nude gravesite scene 11. Rosamund Pike shot those bed ridden scenes herself 12. The nude dancing scene at the end begins in the King's bedroom, which was the final room Felix showed Oliver on his initial tour of the estate 13. And, finally, that same nude dancing sequence took 11 takes to perfect.