Tequila was to have a bigger role in the story, but due to Channing Tatum's scheduling conflicts working on Logan Lucky (2017), his role was reduced, and some of the scenes went to Whiskey (Pedro Pascal). Notably, Whiskey got the lasso instead of Tequila.
Sir Elton John's second appearance in a significant film role. The first was as the Pinball Wizard in Tommy (1975).
The tagline, "Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated", is a line first said famously by American author Mark Twain.