Relative newcomer Renny Harlin was hired to direct and worked with seven rewriters.
Renny Harlin | John Harlin | Henry Renny-Tailyour | Renny Arozarena |
On August 3, 2012, it was reported that Renny Harlin would not directing the film in order to do 2014's The Legend of Hercules, and was replaced by Roel Reiné, from the director of The Marine 2 and Pistol Whipped.
Initially a musician living in Tampa Bay, Florida, his Hollywood career started with being cast by director Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger) and producer Joel Silver (The Matrix) in a supporting role in 1990's Andrew Dice Clay film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (20th Century-Fox).