Cast member 50 Cent filed a lawsuit to block the release of the movie, claiming that producer Ryan Kavanaugh refused to pay him and unlawfully used his name to promote the movie. The lawsuit was dismissed on July 2, 2025, allowing the movie to be released as planned just nine days later.
While filming a particularly gruesome kill scene, the camera operator reportedly became so nauseated that he fainted, causing the camera to crash to the ground and break. The incident delayed filming by half an hour.
The Sway House in Bel Air, Los Angeles, a real former content house co-founded by Bryce Hall, stood in for the fictional Skillhouse.