Gerard Butler was going to start and produce the film when it was first optioned but he dropped out.
The Bricklayer is based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Paul Lindsay under his pen name Noah Boyd.
Tim Blake Nelson and Ori Pfeffer previously appeared in the movie Angel has Fallen together.
Renny Harlin: [Finland] Second second assistant director Luukas Harlin, the son of Renny Harlin, can be briefly seen in the social media photo. His character is listed as "Marcus Selin", referring to Harlin's old friend and associate Markus Selin. The photo in the film has 2.5k "likes" and 1.1k comments.