For choosing cities, Soderbergh felt that they couldn't "go anywhere where one of our characters hasn't been", since he wanted to portray an "epic", yet "intimate" scenario.
Untuk memilih kota-kota, Soderbergh merasa bahwa mereka tak dapat "pergi kemanapun dimana tidak ada salah satu karakter kami", karena ia ingin menampilkan sebuah "epik", sehingga "mengintimasi" skenario.