In August 2015, Fox Searchlight purchased the rights for the film.[4] Development on the film was first announced in March 2017, with Gideon Raff directing and writing the screenplay, and Chris Evans and Haley Bennett cast.[5][6] In April, Michael K. Williams joined the project.[7] In May, Greg Kinnear, Alessandro Nivola, and Ben Kingsley were added to the cast, with a filming start date of June 22, 2017, established.