The main cast went through Live Action Role Playing sessions before filming and Peter Dinklage was declared the most successful out of everyone.
Disowned by director Joe Lynch after the film was delayed and re-edited by IndieVest, which inspired the fan campaign to release Lynch's original cut through the hashtag #ReleaseTheLynchCut, which is also used for a David Lynch-approved cut of Dune (1984)
"The Battle of Evermore" is also the name of a popular Led Zepplin song.
One of the LARP'ers refers to himself as "King Diamond", a reference to singer Kim B. Petersen (better known as King Diamond, lead vocalist of 'Mercyful Fate'). Another refers to himself as "King Kerry", a reference to Slayer guitarist, Kerry King.