 On August 22, 2017, Roland Møller was added to the cast of the film, in one of the main roles.The architectural rendering of the 225-story tall skyscraper was based on Chinese inspirations.According to the "New York Post" - "tasked with envisioning the architectural wonder at the center of the Hong Kong-set "Skyscraper", production designer Jim Bissell and his team researched local myths for inspiration and came upon a Chinese fable they could work with."