10 Things I Hate About You as the female leads in the original play. Their surname is Stratford, a nod to Shakespeare's birthplace. Patrick's surname Verona references the home of his relative character Petruchio. The characters attend Padua High School, named after where the play is set. Cameron (Lucentio, who disguises himself as a tutor named Cambio) tutors Bianca in French and slips in a line from play while obsessing over her: ""I burn, I pine, I perish"". Patrick's character reflects the outlandish behavior of Petruchio, and Michael coerces Patrick into the marching band incident with the words from Sonnet 56: ""Sweet love, renew thy force"".
10 Things I Hate About Life taking a Christmas break. On January 14, 2013, THR reported shooting as still being underway in LA. However, in late February 2013, it was announced, at the same time that the film's produce, Gary Smith, was stepping down from his position as CEO of Intandem Films, that filming for "10 Things I Hate About Life" was to be put on hold, although the company said this was not because of Smith's departure, but rather due to Evan Rachel Wood's pregnancy, and that filming would resume that September, or some time in the second half of the year. After several months