There have been reports in newspapers about corruption at the Los Angeles Police Department. The chief creative officer said half-jokingly that the attack might be the police. So I thought of making the corrupt police the villain in the film.
Ethan Hawke was the first actor to sign, and he said this is the best action movie script he has ever seen.
Jean-François Richet wants to know the real reaction of the police and SWAT to this attack, what the inside story of the drug detective looks like, and what it would look like when a bullet hits the bulletproof vest or shoots through the arm. He hoped to be as true as possible, so he consulted a police detective.
Laurence Fishburne thinks Bishop is a good role to play, and watched Jean-François Richet's early movies, which impressed him deeply. So the two met to discuss the film and the scene.
