Some of Seagal's scenes had their screen aspect ratios changed to make him appear thinner.
Keoni Waxman and Binh Dang initially conceived the story as a direct sequel to their previous film, Force of Execution (2013). Steven Seagal suggested some key changes to his character to make him unique from the one he played in the aforementioned movie.
The painting 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' can be seen on the wall of Mr. Chen's safe-house in the final scene. 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' was stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in 1990 and remains missing to this day.
Former Disney star Mitchel Musso was supposed to play as the film's main antagonist. After 3 days on set, he was rushed to the hospital after a firearm incident Steven Seagal was responsible for.