an axe into his chest before he can detonate a second bomb in the State Department. In the aftermath, Brewer carries Mauro in his arms as they leave the State Department. A newscast voiceover explains that Brewer will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for preventing one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history from taking place. Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Gordon "Gordy" Brewer, A Los Angeles firefighter who seeks Colombian terrorists responsible for the killing of his wife and son. Elias Koteas as Peter Brandt, the head of the CIA station of Colombia. Francesca Neri as Selena Perrini, the wife of Claudio. Cliff Curtis as Claudio "El Lobo" Perrini, a Colombian terrorist known as the Wolf. John Leguizamo as Felix Ramirez, the manager of cocaine distribution facility. John Turturro as Sean Armstrong, a Canadian mechanic. Lindsay Frost as Anne Brewer, Gordy's wife. Ethan Dampf as Matt Brewer, Gordy's son. Miguel Sandoval as FBI Special Agent Joe Phipps, the FBI agent in charge. Harry Lennix as FBI Agent Dray, Phipps's FBI partner Jane Lynch as Agent Russo Tyler Posey as Mauro, the adopted son of Selena and Claudio. Fernando Sarfati as Federale Jsu Garcia as Roman, Claudio's right-hand man. Michael Milhoan as Jack, Gordy's fellow fireman. Rick Worthy as Ronnie, Gordy's fellow fireman. Raymond Cruz as Junior, Gordy's fellow fireman. J. Kenneth Campbell as Ed Coonts, the former military advisor of Colombia who gives Brewer advice to survive Colombia. Rodrigo Obregón as Rodrigo Michael Cavanaugh as Chairman Paul Devereaux Nicholas Pryor as Senator Delich Production Filming The film was shot in Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. The scenes that represent Colombia were shot in the town of Coatepec in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Filming in Mexico lasted ten weeks. First were shot during first eight weeks and then returned to roll other two. Release Marketing The September 11, 2001 attacks affected the release and editing of the final film. The original trailer was scrapped because it showed a major bomb attack in the United States. The film was originally scheduled to be released on October 5, 2001, but it was postponed due to its terrorism theme and eventually released on February 8, 2002. The premiere was held four days earlier. Collateral Damage was also supposed to include Colombian actress Sofía Vergara in the role of an airplane hijacker; however the scene where Vergara would hijack