Jean-Claude Van Johnson began development in 2013 when Jean-Claude Van Damme approached Scott Free Productions with an idea of creating an hour-long action drama. Dave Callaham later refined the idea into a half-hour action comedy to create something new and fresh.
When the movie is being shot in "Bulgaria" there are artist trailers with Bulgarian writing in the same font used by Star Waggons, the largest artist trailer provider in Hollywood.
Peter Atencio is an Emmy Award- and Peabody Award-winning director and producer known for helming every episode of Comedy Central's sketch series Key & Peele.
Director Peter Atencio had originally contemplated turning the project down because he was in post on his film Keanu.
The car jcvd races in the trailer is a Toyota Starlet Kp61 with TRD N2 style arches.