▁Con nor ▁Cru ise ▁as ▁D ary l ▁Jenkins ▁ ▁A ly ss a ▁Dia z ▁as ▁Jul ie ▁Go ody ear ▁ ▁Ed win ▁H odge ▁as ▁D anny ▁Jackson ▁ ▁Jeff rey ▁Dean ▁Morgan ▁as ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁Andrew ▁T anner ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁Ch oi ▁as ▁C pl . ▁Smith ▁ ▁Bre tt ▁C ull en ▁as ▁Tom ▁E ck ert ▁ ▁Julian ▁Al car az ▁as ▁Greg ▁Go ody ear ▁▁ ▁Michael ▁Beach ▁as ▁Mayor ▁Jenkins ▁ ▁Will ▁Y un ▁Lee ▁as ▁Captain ▁Cho ▁ ▁Matt ▁Ger ald ▁as ▁S gt . ▁H od ges ▁ ▁Production ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁Festival ▁de ▁C annes , ▁Harry ▁Slo an ▁and ▁Mary ▁Parent ▁from ▁M GM ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁pre - production , ▁with ▁the ▁re make ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Dan ▁Brad ley , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁unit ▁director ▁and ▁st unt ▁coordin ator ▁on ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Bour ne ▁Ult imat um , ▁Spider - Man ▁ 3 , ▁Independ ence ▁Day , ▁and ▁Quant um ▁of ▁Sol ace . ▁M GM ▁subsequently ▁announced ▁that ▁Red ▁Da wn ▁would ▁be ▁re made ▁" keep ing ▁in ▁mind ▁the ▁post - 9 / 1 1 ▁world ▁that ▁we ' re ▁in ". ▁Later ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁M GM ▁announced ▁that ▁Dan ▁Brad ley ▁had ▁been ▁confirmed ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁with ▁Carl ▁Ell sw orth ,