Umqondisi ka-El UTony Scott ilungiselela imuvi entsha engaba mnandi ngempela. Ngemuva komsebenzi odidiyelwe ngamafilimu anjenge Spy Game, Deja vu o Ukugebenga Kwesitimela sasePelham123, uphikelela ekuletheni iva eselibethelwe isikhathi eside esikrinini esikhulu: "Potsdamer Platz".
Kule phrojekthi ufuna ukuba nabalingisi abathathu okwamanje: uJavier Bardem, uJason Statham noMickey Rourke, umngane oseduze womqondisi. Yini enye Scott ufuna ukubala esisindweni esinzima sangempela ngazo zonke izindleko, UGene Hackman, kodwa lona usethathe umhlalaphansi iminyaka embalwa futhi kubonakala sengathi akakakulungeli ukuphinde avele phambi kwamakhamera.
Le filimu isitshela ngedrama yobugebengu egxile kakhulu emalungwini amabili omndeni wama-mafia aseNew Jersey afuna ukukhula futhi andise emhlabeni jikelele.
Ngokwezitatimende zikaTony Scott, uhlose ukuqala ukushutha ekupheleni konyaka njengoba umbhalo usuphothulwe ngokugcwele futhi usegunyazwe nguye. Okwamanje sekukhona ukuxhumana nabamele abadlali, kodwa akwaziwa ukuthi bazokwamukela noma cha; ukungabaza kuyakhonzwa.