One scene was shot in a personal hotel room of actor Pierce Brosnan at the Jumeirah Hotel in Etihad Towers, when a bad weather prevented the planned location shoot in Abu Dhabi.
The desert scene was shot in a real sandstorm
The scene when drilling downwards from the toilet room might show concrete floor. But the drill that appears breaking through in the next scene is a driller special for wood (forstner).
Composer Trevor Rabin was brought in on short notice when the film's release was delayed in the summer of 2020. He's credited together with the original composer Lasse Enersen.
Renny Harlin: [Finland] A Finnish animation series Gigglebug (2016) can be seen on a television screen behind actor Pierce Brosnan as his character Richard Pace steals the watches from a hotel room. The series' co-creator Anttu Harlin is a nephew of Renny Harlin.