Director Niels Arden Oplev has disowned the American advertising campaign, which he felt misrepresented the film. He also spoke of budget problems during production, which forced him to speed up the shoot, and of not being able to edit the film the way he would have preferred.
Stu Bennett ("Kilroy") performs as a professional wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the name Wade Barrett. WWE Films is one of the producers of this film.
Dominic Cooper and Terrence Howard have both appeared in Marvel Universe films pertaining to Iron Man. In Iron Man (2008) Howard plays Colonel Rhodes, Tony Stark's best friend and sidekick. In Captain America: the First Avenger (2011) Cooper plays Howard Stark, Tony's father.
Reunites Colin Farrell and Terrence Howard after Hart's War (2002)
The film cast includes one Oscar winner: F. Murray Abraham; and two Oscar nominees: Isabelle Huppert and Terrence Howard.