Markowitz's script was bought by New Line Cinema in 2005 and the film spent six years in various states of pre-production, with a variety of actors attached to different roles.
新線電影在2005年購買了馬科維茨的劇本，電影在不同的預製狀態下擱置了6年的時間，各種演員紛紛以不同角色加盟。