James McAvoy was originally cast as Jeff, but dropped out due scheduling conflicts and Tobey Maguire replaced him.
Tobey Maguire and Elizabeth Banks previously starred in the El hombre araña (2002) series and Alma de héroe (2003) together.
The fruit girl asks Jeff to bring his friend, Mary Jane, along. Tobey Maguire previously played Peter Parker in Spider-Man, whose girl friend is Mary Jane.
Kerry Washington and Elizabeth Banks have starred together in Sexual Life (2005)