Hilda and the Lost Ring/Trivia

The trivia for the 2022 film Hilda and the Lost Ring.

Trivia

 * This is the first animated Hilda media, outside of the graphic novels and novelization, to not be released exclusively on Netflix. Luke Pearson said that the only reason they released the film theatrically and not on Netflix is because of some people not being able to afford Netflix.
 * He also said that it was because films had a better theatrical response.
 * Despite not having a supporting role in the film, Trevor appears in a cameo. He was originally going to have a minor role, but was cut due to Reece Pockney, the voice actor of Trevor, being busy at the time.
 * Even though he was too busy, Pockney still managed to give additional voices for the film.
 * Around midway through the film, Hilda breaks the fourth wall by mentioning that she remembered turning into a troll at one point, but also thinks it was just the writers messing with her head. This is a reference to the season 2 finale of Hilda, "The Stone Forest", where Hilda turned into a troll at the end of the episode, as well as showing the film's non-canonical nature in the franchise.
 * This film marks John Hasler's first major theatrical film role, not counting the Thomas & Friends and Fireman Sam films.
 * In addition, he also uses his Thomas voice for Alex.
 * The Keeper of the Bell was originally set to appear in the beginning of the film, but he was cut for unknown reasons.
 * Even though he did not appear in the beginning, he still appears as a cameo appearance in the end.
 * Since the film was released in 2022, it was released on Netflix 6 months after its theatrical release, as part of the Sony Pictures-Netflix deal the two companies signed in April 2021.

Deleted/Alternate scenes

 * A deleted scene shows Alex giving an interview in a news broadcast, and warns everyone about an apocalypse before the broadcast was cut off shortly afterwards. This scene was cut due to possibly promoting fake news.
 * Despite not making it onto the film, it was added onto the extended cut of the film, which are exclusively on Blu-Ray and 4K UHD formats.
 * Another deleted scene shows Hilda taking over Alex's position as cashier, handling customers. This time, the scene was cut for time restraints, but also appears in the extended cut.
 * In an interview, Luke Pearson said that Tokyo, Japan was also supposed to be the group's destination, and was the final place they had to go to. This was cut because it would be too much to tell.
 * Unlike the rest of the deleted scenes, this did not make it to the extended cut.
 * Concept art showed that in the climax of the film where the spirit takes over Hilda's mind and soul and causes destruction around the world, the Golden Gate Bridge's north and south towers were also gonna collapse into the San Francisco Bay. This was scrapped and a simplified version of only the deck collapsed was used.
 * The same goes for Big Ben, where shadows were supposed to break into the tower's clock.
 * An alternate opening was originally used for the film. This opening showed a game of stingball hosted by Alex, who was introduced more earlier than when he was introduced. This was scrapped because the team felt that it may not work out as an opening, and that introducing Alex in this was way too early.