page_title: End of Watch
section_title: Release
hierarchical_section_title: End of Watch / Release
caption_attribution_description: From left: Steven Weintraub (Collider editor-in-chief), Michael Peña, and David Ayer at the Open Roads Film Panel, 2012 Comic-Con
context_page_description: End of Watch is a 2012 American action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, two Los Angeles Police Department officers who work in South Los Angeles. The film focuses on their day-to-day police work, their dealings with a certain group of gang members, their friendship with each other, and their personal relationships.
  Ayer, who had written several police procedural films previously, wanted the film to focus more on the friendship between partners and honest police work rather than corruption. Gyllenhaal, Peña, and other cast members underwent an intensive training program to prepare for their roles as police officers. Filming took place in Los Angeles in August 2011 with a budget of $7 million.
  End of Watch premiered on September 8, 2012, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in American theaters on September 21, grossing over $57 million at the box office. The film received a number of accolades, including two Independent Spirit Award nominations.
context_section_description: The world premiere of End of Watch was held on September 8, 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was originally scheduled to be released theatrically on September 28, 2012, but the release was later moved to September 21.
caption: Michael Peña (left) and David Ayer promoting the film at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
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