Production Shoot 'Em Up (film)

1 production

1.1 development
1.2 pre-production
1.3 filming , post-production

production
development

having been fan of action films, writer , director michael davis began idea shoot em after coming across climactic scene john woo s 1992 hong kong action film hard boiled, wherein chow yun-fat s character rescuing newborn babies gangsters. davis has stated, putting hard-boiled guy innocent thing in world delivers dramatic tension , great image. thought great opening movie. films directed french writer , director luc besson cited influences well, particularly nikita (1990) , léon: professional (1994).

pre-production

by 2000, davis began writing script. davis modeled film s lead protagonist smith has contrasting qualities james bond (i.e., bond jetsetter , has gadgets, whereas smith lives in derelict house , uses carrot – favorite food – weapon in circumstances). accordingly, davis has referred smith anti-bond . smith s hardboiled personality stemmed davis s personal experience when script wrote in 1989 alfred kinsey had failed materialize feature film. however, owing davis s extensive research famous sexologist , human sexuality in general, basis main character whom named donna quintana (short dq), lactating prostitute , smith s love interest.

—co-producer don murphy on green-lighting project.

davis put fifteen-minute reel of animated footage, consisting of 17,000 sketches drew filled action sequences had planned film. submitted dvd copy of animation, , susan montford, don murphy , rick benattar served producers. davis s animation passed on film studios give studio heads idea of how action scenes play out. got attention of new line cinema s ceo bob shaye approved of project , accepted davis direct. davis s first choice play smith had been clive owen beginning. owen himself enthusiastic project , accepted role.

filming , post-production

principal photography film took fifty-five days in toronto, ontario, canada between february 13, 2006 , may 8, 2006. owen performed own stunts in film. both owen , paul giamatti underwent firearm training in preparation role.

multilingual co-star monica bellucci dubbed own voice french , italian releases of film.