Production was disrupted on August 3, 2010 when it was reported that Nicolas Cage had abandoned the project as he had allegedly insisted on switching roles from Kidman's husband to the kidnapper. The role was then offered to Liev Schreiber. However, the following day Cage resumed his role as the husband.
This film broke the fastest-ever-from-theaters-to-Home-Video record previously held by 2003's From Justin to Kelly (2003). That film took 29 days to get to DVD, Trespass made it in only 18.
The film had a budget of $35 million, but it grossed a disappointing $24,094 in North America (from a total of ten theaters) and was pulled from theaters after only ten days.
Andrzej Bartkowiak's first film as a cinematographer since Treize Jours (2000). Before shooting that film, he directed his first film, Roméo doit mourir (2000), and subsequently decided to become a director full-time, directing four more films. He was convinced to return to cinematography by director Joel Schumacher, with whom he'd worked on Chute libre (1993).