It features the latter's return to acting for the first time since Phantom Thread in 2017, alongside Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, and Safia Oakley-Green.
In September 2024, it was announced that Daniel Day-Lewis would be making his acting return after retiring in 2017 following the release of Phantom Thread.
Ronan Day-Lewis had been hired to direct the film and co-write it with his father.
Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Samuel Bottomley, and Safia Oakley-Green also joined the cast, with Jane Petrie serving as the costume designer and Chris Oddy as the production designer.
A spokesperson for Cheshire West and Chester Council explained that, while a request for parking technical support vehicles in restricted areas had been granted, this did not include the prop cars, and a separate request for a full road closure application during filming had been rejected as it was assessed as "being too disruptive" for residents.