UNicolas Cage y UNicole Kidman ngabalinganiswa abaphambili bethamsanqa «Ityala«, Apho ipowusta yayisaziwa nje. Kwifilimu, bobabini badlala isibini esitshatileyo esithinjwe zizaphuli-mthetho ezine zifuna imali. Izinto ziba nzima xa ukungcatsha nenkohliso kuvela phantsi kwezi meko zoxinzelelo.
Ifilimu ikhokelwa ngu UJoel Schumacher (Batman noRobin) kwaye baya kukhutshwa ngokulinganiselweyo nge-14 ka-Okthobha, nangona eNetherlands izakubonwa nge-1 kaSeptemba.
Imveliso yaqala kunyaka ophelileyo kodwa yamiswa ngo-Agasti xa kwaxelwa ukuba uCage wayishiya iprojekthi njengoko waye wanyanzelisa ukutshintsha indima yomyeni kaKidman kumqweqwedisi. Nangona kunjalo, ngosuku olulandelayo ikheji yaqala kwakhona indima yayo njengendoda.
Masikhumbule ukuba uNicolas Cage wayevalelwe iinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kubundlobongela basekhaya kunye nokuziphatha gwenxa. Yonke le nto yenzekile xa uCage kunye nenkosikazi yakhe behlayo eteksini baqala ukuphikisana kakhulu. Umqhubi weteksi wabiza amapolisa kwaye ipolisa lacebisa esi sibini ukuba siyeke ukuxabana sigoduke, kodwa ekugqibeleni saphela sibamba umdlali.