1. The title of the film has been changed several times from the establishment of the project to the release. At first, the movie is called "the world's wettest village" (), later changed to the "promised land" (), later to become "Wetlands Legend" (). In the end, it became the current "Lawless" ().
2. The role of Tom Hardy is much thinner in the setting of the script than he appeared in the movie. But in order to play the role of Bain in "The Dark Knight Rises", Hardy gained a lot of weight.
3. In order to play his role well, Shia LaBeouf studied a lot of historical materials, especially the history of smuggling alcohol.
4. The combination of actors who were originally going to perform with Shia LaBeouf in the film were Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson and Michael Shannon.
5. In February 2010, the film was stopped for a period of time due to cost and funding issues. The suspension of filming allowed Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams to leave the crew. After these two actresses, Jessica Chastain got the role.
