War (2007)

Director:

Philip G. Atwell

Writers (WGA):

Lee Anthony Smith (written by) &
Gregory J. Bradley (written by)

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

One wants justice, the other wants revenge.

Plot:

An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.

Plot Keywords:

Mob Hit | Car Chase | Mixed Race Child | Teahouse | Mixed Marriage

Cast

Jet Li	...	Rogue
Jason Statham	...	Crawford
John Lone	...	Chang
Devon Aoki	...	Kira
Luis Guzmán	...	Benny (as Luis Guzman)
Saul Rubinek	...	Dr. Sherman
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Shiro
Sung Kang	...	Goi
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Wick
Nadine Velazquez	...	Maria
Andrea Roth	...	Jenny Crawford
Mark Cheng	...	Wu Ti
Kane Kosugi	...	Temple Garden Warrior
Kennedy Montano	...	Ana (as Kennedy Lauren Montano)
Terry Chen	...	Tom Lone
Steph Song	...	Diane Lone
Annika Foo	...	Amy Lone
Nicholas Elia	...	Daniel Crawford
Kenneth Choi	...	Takada
Eric Keenleyside	...	Leevie
Paul Jarrett	...	Gleason
Johnson Phan	...	Joey Ti
Jung-Yul Kim	...	Yuzo (as Jung Yul Kim)
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Yoshido
Wilken Yam	...	Wong
Aaron Au	...	Eddie
Mark Louie	...	Lau
Jennifer Chung	...	Zero Teenage Girl
Lucy Lu	...	Zero Hooker
Randy Lee	...	Zero Yakuza Making Love
Derek Lowe	...	Zero Surviving Yanagawa Mobster
John Novak	...	Captain Andrews
Don Lew	...	Yakuza Warrior
Warren Takahachi	...	Harbor Yanagawa Lt.
Nels Lennarson	...	Harbor Wu Police Officer
Peter Shinkoda	...	Harbor Yanagawa Shatei
Meghan Flather	...	Chinese Call Girl
Thi Tran	...	Benny's Girl
Mitchell A. Lee Yuen	...	Freelancer #1 (as Mitch Yuen)
Brian Ho	...	Freelancer #2
Larry Lam	...	Yanagawa Assassin
Nadia Farès	...	Jade Agent Kinler
Aaron Pearl	...	Jade Agent Clark
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Mexican Interpol Agent
Allan Lysell	...	Cabin Policeman
Shawn Stewart	...	Mahjong Bouncer #1
Dario Delacio	...	Mahjong Bouncer #2 (as Dario Delaco)
Brett Chan	...	Wu Ti Buddy
Takashi Kanamori	...	Card Dealer
Paulina Bui	...	Kabuki Dancer
Angela Fong	...	Kabuki Dancer
Stephanie Poon	...	Kabuki Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ildiko Ferenczi	...	Hot Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Philip G. Atwell

Writing credits (WGA)
Lee Anthony Smith		(written by) &
Gregory J. Bradley		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Steve Chasman	....	producer
Stephanie Denton	....	co-producer
Mike Elliott	....	executive producer
Joseph P. Genier	....	co-producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Christopher Petzel	....	producer
John Sacchi	....	executive producer
Jim Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Pierre Morel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Scott Richter

Casting by
Thomas L. Carter
Colleen Rogers
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Chris August

Art Direction by
Catherine Ircha

Set Decoration by
Louise Roper

Costume Design by
Cynthia Ann Summers

Makeup Department
Anji Bemben	....	hair department head
Beth Boxall	....	key makeup artist
Beth Boxall	....	key makeup artist: second unit
Tammy Brown	....	first assistant hair stylist: additional photography
Tammy Brown	....	hair stylist
Anne Carroll	....	hair stylist (as S. Anne Carroll)
Anne Carroll	....	key hair stylist: additional photography
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	assistant tattoo artist (as Eryn Krueger)
Mike Mekash	....	makeup technician
Mike Mekash	....	tattoo artist
Roy Nicholson	....	operations manager: Flesh and Fantasy
Ryan Nicholson	....	prosthetic effects designer
Forest Sala	....	hair stylist: second unit
Anna Traschenko	....	sculptor: Flesh and Fantasy
Sergei Traschenko	....	sculptor: Flesh and Fantasy
Faye von Schroeder	....	head makeup artist (as Fay Von Schroeder)
Jason Ward	....	makeup effects coordinator

Production Management
Simon Abbott	....	production manager
Chris Baugh	....	production supervisor: San Francisco
Chris Foss	....	production manager: additional photography
Jon Kuyper	....	production manager: San Francisco Unit
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Larissa Ballstadt	....	third assistant director: re-shoots
William Paul Clark	....	first assistant director
Michele E. Dutka	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Heimbecker	....	third assistant director
Paula S. Kyan	....	trainee assistant director
Oliver Lee	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Alison Low	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	first assistant director: San Francisco
Carl Mason	....	first assistant director: action unit
Carl Mason	....	first assistant director: second unit
Trevor McWhinney	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Gordon Piper	....	third assistant director: second unit
Tracey Poirier	....	second assistant director
Andrew Poole	....	additional trainee assistant director
Cabral Rock	....	third assistant director
Cabral Rock	....	third assistant director: second unit
Corey Yuen	....	second unit director (as Cory Yuen)

Art Department
Tim Dagley	....	lead set dresser
Ken Davies	....	property master
Kirsten Franson	....	graphic artist
Catherine Ircha	....	art director: additional photography
Cody Larson	....	on-set dresser
J.J. Mestinsek	....	lead scenic artist
Tasha Moth	....	set decorator: additional photography
David Perun	....	property master
Jim Ramsay	....	assistant art director
Darrell Scott	....	lead painter
Chris Sneddon	....	construction coordinator
John Wilcox	....	scenic artist
Sean Will	....	scenic painter
Troy James Sobotka	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	supervising sound effects editor
Peter Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital audio assistant
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	first assistant sound editor
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Glynna Grimala	....	supervising dialogue editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam King	....	additional sound effects recordist
Martin Lacroix	....	boom operator
Craig Mann	....	sound mix technician
Rudy Michael	....	adr recordist: Toronto
Byron Miller	....	additional sound effects recordist
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	adr editor (as Glenn Morgan)
George Pereyra	....	additional sound effects recordist (as George Pereira)
George Pereyra	....	foley editor (as George Pereira)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
William Unrau	....	sound
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
David Williams	....	adr editor
David Williams	....	dialog editor
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Miki Bang	....	special effects technician (as Mikki Bang)
Robert Martin Luther Carter	....	special effects assistant (as Robert M. Carter)
Rob Carter	....	special effects assistant
Dan Cervin	....	special effects first assistant
Jesse Deacon	....	special effects best boy
Dante Antonio Dominguez	....	special effects assistant (as Dante A. Dominguez)
Adrian Fisher	....	special effects assistant
Dane Fox	....	special effects assistant
Steve Fox	....	special effects best boy
Katherine Fraser	....	special effects rigger
Dean Hart	....	special effects rigger (as Dean C. Hart)
Dar Hicks	....	special effects on-set lead
Darren Marcoux	....	special effects coordinator
Colin Naso	....	special effects technician
Tim Paller	....	special effects assistant (as Tim 'Shroom' Paller)
Kerry Phillips	....	special effects assistant
William D. Ryan	....	special effects assistant
Clay Scheirer	....	special effects coordinator (as Clayton Scheirer)
Roni Seida	....	special effects assistant (as Ron Seida)
Edward M. Sweet	....	special effects first assistant (as Edward Sweet)
P. Eugene Thiessen	....	special effects assistant
Rob Tomsic	....	special effects second assistant (as Robert Tomsic)
Michael S. Vincent	....	special effects assistant (as Michael Vincent)
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood
Jamie Baxter	....	compositor
David Behar	....	3D artist: Pixel Magic
Beverly Bernacki	....	compositor: Pixel Magic
Melissa Brockman	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Randy Brown	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
John Cassella	....	animator: CIS Hollywood
Michael Curtis	....	compositor: Pixel Magic (as Mike Curtis)
Scott Dewis	....	3D animator: XY&Z Visual Effects
Victor DiMichina	....	digital supervisor: Pixel Magic
Joe Dubs	....	compositor: Pixel Magic (as Joe Dubbs)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood
Jim Gorman	....	compositor: Pixel Magic (as James Gorman)
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Brian Holmes	....	systems engineer: CIS Hollywood
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Kevin Kipper	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood
Spencer Levy	....	3D animator: XY&Z Visual Effects
John R. McConnell	....	2D Compositor: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Raymond McIntyre Jr.)
Diana Miao	....	lighting artist: CIS Hollywood
Robert Minsk	....	systems: CIS Hollywood
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: XY&Z
Gregory Oehler	....	senior compositor: CIS Hollywood (as Greg Oehler)
Reid Paul	....	senior digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer
Drew Redford	....	compositor: XY&Z Visual Effects
Andrew Romine	....	3D artist: Pixel Magic
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic
Dottie Starling	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
John Stewart	....	compositor: XY&Z Visual Effects
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: XY&Z Visual Effects
Kyle Yamamoto	....	programmer: CIS Hollywood
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
Fraser Aitcheson	....	stunt performer
Christopher Ang	....	stunts
Aaron Au	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt driver
Loyd Bateman	....	stunt double
Shawn Beaton	....	stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	utility stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunt coordinator
Rocky Capella	....	stunt double
Brett Chan	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Brett Chan	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Brett Chan	....	stunts
Philip Chang	....	stunt performer
Raymond Chan	....	stunt performer
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt driver
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt driving double
Alex Chiang	....	stunt performer
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunt double: Steph Song
Andrew Chin	....	stunts
Mike Ching	....	stunt performer
Mark Chin	....	stunt performer
Dean Choe	....	stunt driving double
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt driver
Thomas M. Ficke	....	stunt double
Brian Ho	....	stunt double
Trevor Jones	....	stunt performer
Allen Keng	....	stunts
David Tai Vim Lai	....	fight captain (as David Lai)
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Paul Lazenby	....	stunt performer
James Mark	....	stunts
Tim Meredith	....	stunt driver
James Michalopolous	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunt driver
Ron Ng	....	stunt performer
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt performer
Jeffery Ong	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt double driver: Jason Statham
Darryl Quon	....	stunt performer
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Darren E. Scott	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt driver
Emerson Wong	....	stunts
Paul Wu	....	stunts
Corey Yuen	....	martial arts choreographer
Peng Zhang	....	stunt double: Jet Li
Peng Zhang	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Harold Bernard	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dean Collins	....	key rigging grip
David Daniel	....	director of photography: additional photography (as David V. Daniel)
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
Reg Gole	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeffrey M. Hoffman	....	camera operator
Jan Kiesser	....	director of photography: additional photography
Robin Lindala	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John M. Lind	....	grip
Jamie MacQuarrie	....	camera trainee
Nicholas McKenzie	....	daily assistant camera
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator
Hugh Meikle	....	generator operator: second unit
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Marc Nolet	....	grip
Danny Nowak	....	director of photography: second unit
Kim Olsen	....	key grip
Sean Oxenbury	....	rigging gaffer
Andrew Pereszlenyi	....	second best boy
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Sasha Proctor	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Clayton Richard-Long	....	second assistant camera
Noah Richoz	....	digital video assist coordinator
Steve Sherlock	....	leadman grip
David Tickell	....	gaffer
Gary Viola	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Roger Wells	....	rigging best boy

Animation Department
Gary Hebert	....	animator: titles, PIC

Casting Department
Carmen Amos	....	casting assistant
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bonnie Sutherland	....	costume set supervisor: 2nd unit

Editorial Department
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Jenny Cho	....	post-production assistant
Jason Dale	....	first assistant editor
Adrian DeLude	....	additional colorist (as Adrian De Lude)
Cortney Haile	....	post-production coordinator
Will Harris	....	digital intermediate assist
Skip Kimball	....	colorist: preview
Allyse Manoff	....	digital intermediate film recording producer
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator
Christopher Oakes	....	editorial production assistant
Geoffrey O'Brien	....	associate editor
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Marilyn Sommer	....	film data manager
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	colorist
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3
Lance Spindler	....	color timer
Ian Turpen	....	digital intermediate scanner: Company 3

Music Department
Mark Batson	....	composer: additional music
Dr. Dre	....	composer: additional music
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
Jay Faires	....	soundtrack producer
David Falzone	....	music consultant
Tricia Holloway	....	additional music supervisor
Joe Lisanti	....	music editor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Brian Naguit	....	music assistant engineer
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Keith Power	....	technical score consultant
RZA	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator
Red Murphy	....	transportation coordinator
Larry Tardif	....	picture car wrangler

Other crew
Hannah Rita Rose Amar	....	production assistant
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Portia Belmont	....	script supervisor
Ashley Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Statham
Ron Buck	....	police technical advisor
Jennifer M. Byrne	....	post payroll accountant
Leona Cassin	....	production assistant
Eunice Choi	....	assistant: Mr. Elliott (as Eunice D. Choi)
Andriy Chybison	....	technician: Russian arm
Marisa Clayton	....	project manager: Modern VideoFilm
Dale Cornick	....	first assistant accountant
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
David M. Cyr	....	marine coordinator
Lorne Davidson	....	location manager
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor
Yon Elvira	....	supervisor of assets and unit publicity: Lionsgate
Steve Emmerson	....	assistant: Mr. Petzel
Deborah Evans	....	production accountant
Adam Fenderson	....	assistant: Mr. Elliott
Julio Ferrario	....	creative director: main titles
Pamela B. Green	....	producer: main titles (as Pamela Green)
Lucie Guest	....	assistant: Mr. Statham
Alex Haxby	....	marine assistant
Samantha Hazen	....	assistant: Mr. Chasman
Bonnie Judd	....	dog wrangler
Tracy Lai	....	laboratory technician
Lichelli Lazar-Lea	....	assistant: Mr. Atwell
Todd Lester	....	security captain
Jim Leung	....	adr voice
Willan Leung	....	production assistant
Stephanie Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Block
Jason C. Lin	....	assistant: Mr. Li (as Jason Chia-Hsien Lin)
Daniel MacArthur	....	assistant: Ms. Sloan (as Daniel McArthur)
David Magdael	....	publicist
Ryan Maier	....	production assistant
Dominic Main	....	assistant location manager
Jarod McCullough	....	security officer
Rik Michul	....	assistant: Mr. Atwell
Curtis A. Miller	....	director of production: Lions Gate Films
Shaun Moskie	....	production assistant
Donald Munro	....	production coordinator
Sean Muramatsu	....	dialogue coach
Laura Obenaus	....	assistant: Mr. Gavanski
Stephen Park	....	dialogue coach
Stephen Park	....	script consultant
Hernany Perla	....	assistant: Mr. Sacchi
Laurent Piche	....	production assistant
Gina Powers	....	credit coordinator
Matthew T. Price	....	assistant: Mr. Elliott
Britta Leigh Rempel	....	assistant: Mr. Atwell
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Robert Rogers	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Donna Sloan	....	executive vice president: Lions Gate Films
Tim Smith	....	assistant coordinator
Eylem Sonmez	....	office production assistant
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Christopher K. Stenberg	....	video/computer playback operator
L. La Mar Stewart	....	production assistant
Khene Tan	....	location assistant
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	title designer: main titles
Toby Wagstaff	....	assistant: Mr. Thompson
Angelika Walaszczyk	....	clearance/product placement coordinator
Lisa Warren	....	assistant accountant
Ron Yuan	....	adr voice
Corey Yuen	....	choreographer

Thanks
Joanne Biljan	....	special thanks
Paul Bouchard	....	special thanks
Dianne Cacchioni	....	special thanks
Pat Coco	....	special thanks
Greg Cranston	....	special thanks
Rick Douglas	....	special thanks
Alasdair Hamilton	....	special thanks
John Laxton	....	special thanks
Lyra Lewis	....	special thanks
Jill Sander	....	special thanks
Emile Shams	....	special thanks
Mara Thiessen	....	special thanks
Eva Tong	....	special thanks
Dr. Hsingyuan Tsao	....	special thanks
Jason Twittle	....	special thanks
Joshua Wexler	....	special thanks
Kevin White	....	special thanks
Arleigh Wood	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Current Entertainment
• Fierce Entertainment
• Lions Gate Films
• Mosaic Media Group

Distributors

• Highlight Film (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Hoyts Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Panorama Entertainment (2007) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Flesh and Fantasy (prosthetics and special make-up effects) (as Flesh and Fantasy Make-up Effects Inc.)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• XY & Z Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• All Axis Remote Systems  remote camera systems (as All Axis Systems)
• American High Definition  video projection equipment
• Better than Chocolate  production services
• Camera Support Systems  camera cranes
• Capital Arts Entertainment  production services
• Clairmont Camera  cameras
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Electric Picture Solutions  Avid editing systems: Los Angeles
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Finale Post Production  Avid editing systems: Vancouver
• Lions Gate Records  soundtrack
• Milestone Entertainment  production services
• Modern VideoFilm  end titles
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production services
• Negative People  negative services
• PIC Agency  main titles and subtitle design (as PIC)
• Panavision Canada  remote cranes and heads
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Paramount Production Support  production equipment (as Paramount Support)
• Sommerware  film data management (as Sommerware Systems)
• Soundelux  sound editing services
• Technicolor Creative Services  film and video services
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate film recording
• Telescopic Camera Crane  camera cranes (as Telescopic Camera Cranes)
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  re-recorded at (as Todd-AO West)
• US Computamatch  negative preparation for digital intermediate
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment