Primarily filmed in New Zealand.
The screenplay was featured on the 2017 Blacklist and was finally brought to the screen by Damien Chazelle and Olivia Hamilton's production company, Wild Chickens Productions.
Second collaboration between director David Ayer and actor J.K. Simmons, following Harsh Times (2005). It is also the second collaboration between Ayer and actor Brad Pitt, following Fury (2014).
