▁screen writer ▁of ▁Red ▁E ye ▁and ▁Dist urb ia , ▁writing ▁the ▁updated ▁screen play . ▁Ell sw orth ▁worked ▁from ▁a ▁story ▁written ▁by ▁Jer emy ▁Pass more . ▁Vincent ▁New man ▁( A ▁Man ▁A part ) ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁producer . ▁Australian ▁Chris ▁H ems worth ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁lead ▁role : ▁other ▁cast ▁members ▁include ▁Josh ▁Pe ck , ▁Ad rian ne ▁Pal icki , ▁Josh ▁H utch erson , ▁Isabel ▁Lucas , ▁Ed win ▁H odge , ▁and ▁Con nor ▁Cru ise . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Mount ▁C lem ens , ▁Michigan . ▁The ▁closed ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Har per ▁Wood s , ▁Michigan ▁( Gre ater ▁Detroit ) ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁film ing ▁location . ▁Mark ▁Bin elli , ▁author ▁of ▁Detroit ▁City ▁is ▁the ▁Place ▁to ▁Be , ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁c af eter ia ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁c ater ing ▁hall ▁for ▁the ▁employees . ▁According ▁to ▁photograph s ▁taken ▁on ▁set , ▁the ▁film ▁features ▁propag anda ▁pam ph lets , ▁post ers , ▁and ▁b ann ers ▁featuring ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁symbols , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 ▁star . ▁The ▁post ers ▁attempt ▁to ▁gar ner ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁Chinese ▁occupation , ▁with ▁s log ans ▁such ▁as ▁" R eb u ild ing ▁Your ▁Re putation ", ▁" Rep air ing ▁Your ▁Econom y ", ▁and ▁" F