The part of "Carla" was written specifically for Amanda Raeson-Sanchez after she gave a strong audition in the "Carl" role. Director Nicholas Zebrun considered changing the characters gender to accommodate Raeson-Sanchez, but in the end wrote the new part for her - that of a strong, silent type - so she could be part of the cast.
Principal photography was completed over a single weekend, starting on a Friday night, shooting all day Saturday, and most of Sunday. Pickups and re-shoots were completed piecemeal over the course of the following four weeks, including various shots of Dick Palmer, green screen footage of producer Travis W. Wood playing the news anchor, and some new lines of dialogue featuring actor Joel Lane Hudgins.
Actress Katharine Franco, a frequent collaborator of director Nicholas Zebrun, was a strong contender to play the role of Diana. Courtney Gwosdz also auditioned for the lead role and gave a strong performance. As compensation, she was given the "Femme Fatale" role.
Before principal photography began, Nicholas Zebrun created a sizzle reel consisting of original footage to show people what he was envisioning for the look and tone of the film. In this reel, Andrew Manning still played Dick Palmer, but the role of Diana was assumed by Jordyn Mahar. Although she didn't end up in the final film, she is given a special thanks credit for her work on the sizzle reel.
At one point Glenn Simpson (played by Joel Lane Hudgins) says "Let's get down to brass tacks." This line is a deliberate call back to the film Leah (2011), also written by Nicholas Zebrun, which featured another character played by Mr. Hudgins saying the exact same line. At the first read-through of the script, Mr. Hudgins turned to Mr. Zebrun and said, "Well this sounds familiar."
Nicholas Zebrun: [flashes of red] when Dick Palmer shoots some henchmen at the train yard, the screen flashes to red, signifying death.