On February 13, 2014, it was announced that Robert Schwentke was offered the director position for the film and that Akiva Goldsman had been hired to re-write Duffield's script.
13 Şubat 2014'te Robert Schwentke'ye filmin yönetmenliği için teklif götürüldü ve Akiva Goldsman'ın Duffield'in senaryosunu yeniden yazacağı duyuruldu.