<P> Tom Cruise began talks about playing the lead in November 2015, with Sofia Boutella beginning talks that December . Kurtzman cast Boutella after seeing and being impressed by her largely mute performance in Kingsman: The Secret Service . Kurtzman noted that "if you look at her eyes, and this is what I got from watching Kingsman, there's a whole performance going on here . And in not saying anything but conveying that much to me, I thought oh my god, no matter how much prosthetics we put on her, no matter how much CG we put on her face, if I see this, she's going to convey something very emotional to me ." Other casting news was announced between March and May, with Russell Crowe joining during the latter month . Shortly after the film opened, Variety reported that Cruise had excessive control over the film and firm control of nearly every aspect of production and post-production, including re-writing the script and editing to his specifications, telling Kurtzman how to direct on set, and enlarging his role while downplaying Boutella's . Universal contractually guaranteed Cruise control of most aspects of the project, from script approval to post-production decisions . </P> <P> Principal photography on the film began on April 3, 2016, in Oxford, United Kingdom, and also took place in Surrey . Filming on the movie wrapped on July 17, 2016, in London . Production then moved to Namibia for two weeks, with principal photography on the film being completed on August 13, 2016 . </P> <P> Composer Brian Tyler started work on the music for the movie early, writing about a half hour of music before filming even began . Working on the film for a year and half, Tyler recorded with an 84 - piece orchestra and 32 - voice choir at London's Abbey Road . He ultimately wrote and recorded over two hours of music, which, given the length of the film (107 minutes), resulted in a soundtrack album longer than the film itself . </P> <P> Initially scheduled for a 2016 release, the film was released in the United States and Canada on June 9, 2017, with international roll out beginning the same day . The film was screened in various formats, such as 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D . </P>

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