For a while, it seemed like all of Hollywood was actively avoiding this movie...
Based on the 1975 TV series of the same name, and then inspiring the 2017 TV series of the same name, the original casting set-up for SWAT was practically a Fast and Furious re-union.
Michelle Rodriguez was set to be joined by Paul Walker as Jim Street and Vin Diesel as Deacon Kaye, with the movie to be directed by Rob Cohen, the director of the first Fast and Furious movie.However, clashing schedules forced most of these out, with Walker going off to make 2 Fast 2 Furious, Diesel bailing to focus on The Chronicles of Riddick, and Cohen re-aiming towards Stealth.
LL Cool J eventually signed on to the role of Deacon Kaye, and producers settled on Colin Farrell for Jim Street, but then came the problem of finding the right director. With the script in place by the guys behind Training Day and American History X, the SWAT producers seemingly went through every major action director working in Hollywood at the time, who all seemingly had other projects they chose instead.
Michael Bay made Bad Boys II, Antoine Fuqua made Tears of the Sun, Michael Mann made Collateral, Joel Schumacher made Vernonica Guerin, Tony Scott made Man On Fire, Zack Snyder made Dawn of the Dead, and John Woo made Paycheque, before they eventually gave the job to Clark Johnson, best known for his TV work on The West Wing and The Wire.
But it didn't really matter, because the final product solidified Colin Farrell's placement in Hollywood, even if he wouldn't really land in his most natural genre for another decade or so. And even if all the pieces only seem to fall into place entirely by accident, there are actually much worse ways to spend 117 minutes.
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