Jeremy Irvine was offered the lead role of 'Peeta Mellark' in The Hunger Games (2012), but he turned down the role to do this film instead.
The character of Tessa has brown hair in the source novel. Olivia Williams, who plays Tessa's mother, wore a blonde wig so that Dakota Fanning could stay blonde for the role.
The motorbike scene on the beach was actually filmed in the early morning when it was daylight, they edited the scene to make it look like night time.