Editing Spy Game (section)

==Production==

=== Development ===
''Spy Game'' was initially set to be directed by [[Mike van Diem]] before the project transitioned to [[Tony Scott]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=21 May 2000 |title=Hasselhoff gets to just be himself in 'Dieter' |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |page=E35}}</ref> The screenplay, written by Michael Frost Beckner and [[David Arata]], attracted significant studio interest, with the film ultimately produced as an American–French–German–Japanese co-production.<ref name="afi" />

=== Casting ===
[[Brad Pitt]] was cast as Tom Bishop after declining the lead role in [[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|''The Bourne Identity'']] (2002) in favor of working on the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 June 2000 |title=Damon in Line to Play Bourne |work=[[Sun Sentinel]] |location=Fort Lauderdale |page=17 |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> He was paired with [[Robert Redford]], who portrayed veteran CIA officer Nathan Muir. The film marked a second collaboration between Pitt and Redford, following [[A River Runs Through It (film)|''A River Runs Through It'']] (1992).

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began on November 5, 2000, and continued through March 19, 2001. The production was based largely in [[Morocco]], which doubled for multiple international locations in the narrative. Additional filming took place in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]].<ref name=":0" /> The film had its world premiere at the Mann National Theatre in [[Los Angeles]] on November 19, 2001, shortly before its theatrical release in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Universal Pictures Celebrates World Premiere of 'Spy Game' - Update |date=November 13, 2001 |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011113/latu108_1.html |via=[[Yahoo! Finance]] |access-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011124000517/http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011113/latu108_1.html |archive-date=November 24, 2001 |agency=[[Universal Pictures]]}}</ref>