Producers:
Tim Bevan was born in Queenstown, New Zealand. He co-founded Working Title Films in London with Sarah Radclyffe and Graham Bradstreet in the 1980s. Among Bevan's more than 40 films as producer or executive producer are Moonlight and Valentino, Love Actually, Notting Hill, Elizabeth, Bridget Jones's Diary, which shows he is a very famous and talented producer and is classed as a british producer as he works from London. 

Eric Fellner livedl in Surrey, England from 1972-77. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He is a good friend of Hugh Grant, who is the star of some of Working Title's biggest box office hits.

He was awarded the C.B.E. in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the British film industry.

Among Fellner's more than 60 films as producer or executive producer are Moonlight and Valentino, Four Weddings and a Funeral,Dead Man Walking, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones's Diary and Senna.

Working Title Films signed a deal with Universal Studios in 1999 for a reported $600 (USD) million, which gave Bevan and Fellner the power to commission projects with a budget of up to $35 (USD) million without having to consult their paymasters. It is now Britain’s largest production company with offices in London and Los Angeles. This shows they are great partners with all their achievements and gives this film a good chance of great success. Also means that Working Title film are producing this film as they have the budget to do so and do not need help in the financial department due to the deal with Universal. 

The cast include big american names such as:

Mark Wahlberg-Wahlberg is well known for his roles in films such as Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Italian Job (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Four Brothers (2005), The Departed (2006), Invincible (2006), Shooter (2007), and The Fighter (2010). Many of these films are action films that have done extremely well so therefore he knows how to play the role well as he has had a lot of experience.
Kate Beckinsale-Beckinsale became known as an action star following an appearance in 2003's Underworld and has since starred in many action films, including Van Helsing (2004), Underworld: Evolution (2006), Whiteout (2009), Contraband (2012), and Underworld: Awakening (2012). She also makes occasional appearances in smaller dramatic projects such as Snow Angels (2007), Winged Creatures (2008), Nothing but the Truth (for which she earned a Critic's Choice Award nomination in 2008) and Everybody's Fine (2009). Her next onscreen appearance will be in the sci-fi action remake Total Recall, due for release in August 2012. She again has a lot of experience in action films and is alsoan english actress.

Ben Foster -After appearing in the films 11:14 and The Punisher, Foster appeared in Hostage with Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak and Michelle Horn. In 2006, Foster appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand as the comic-book hero Angel/Warren Worthington III. In the crime thriller Alpha Dog, he played the character Jake Mazursky and added glaucoma drops to his eyes to simulate the appearance of a drug addict in the film. another well known action actor. 

Giovanni Ribisi -His film credits include Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room, Saving Private Ryan, The Mod Squad, The Gift, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Lost in Translation and more recently, Public Enemies and Avatar.

This will help promote the film and not only attract a film audience but may also attract fans of certain actors and actresses as they are international actors and actresses so therefore are known by the British. 

It is directed by Baltasar Kormákur who is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven.