It is believed that this film will reunite actors Steven Seagal, Craig Sheffer and Helena Mattsson. They worked together a few years prior on Code of Honor, and enjoyed very much. Seagal liked Sheffer for his body of work (he is a fan of Nightbreed) and also respected Mattsson due to her being trained in Judo for most of her life and her interest in Jiu-Jitsu. Seagal is also linked to a dramatic, supporting role in a script written by Mattsson, called "Juji Gatame", which is said to be a drama in the same style of a female version of Rocky, about a deaf and mute girl who gets to be a member of Canada's Judo team to fight in the 1988's Olimpics (Seagal is said to be playing the father).