In an interview for the website The Playlist from June 2023, Terry Giliam criticized the show for its "shortage of dwarves" whereas he took pride that on Time Bandits (1981), short actors who usually were hidden inside costumes or relegated to small parts "were out. and they were now action heroes." Gilliam claims that he's "very disconnected" from the production after he lost control of the film's rights when the production company Handmade Films was sold to other companies.
Shot back to back in 2022 on location in New Zealand with Our Flag Means Death (2022), also produced by (and starring) Taika Waititi
Actress Charlyne Yi claimed to have been constantly assaulted by a male actor who, in the process, injured their back. The actor in question also attempted to gaslight producers and the Hollywood Reporter about the incident to protect his image.