<P> Principal photography began on October 31, 2013, with Thai - based production company Living Films facilitating the shoot . "The producers of the film had a wide choice of countries in which they could have based this production," said Living Films founder and executive director Chris Lowenstein . "The fact that they chose Thailand is a great testament to the skills of the Thai crews and the resources that Thailand offers . We are delighted to help bring this project to the screen ." Sierra / Affinity handled international sales of the film . Brosnan joined the crew in December after finishing off his work on How to Make Love Like an Englishman, moving to Cambodia where production was held, with his character reportedly called "Hammond". </P> <P> On June 10, 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on March 6, 2015 . On February 6, 2015, it was announced that the film was retitled to No Escape, and its release was delayed to September 2, 2015 . It then again changed, this time to August 26, 2015 . </P> <P> The film was approved for release in Thailand after the film - makers agreed not to identify the country where it was filmed or to portray it negatively . In an interview for the Straits Times, co-writer Drew Dowdle explained "We were very careful not to make it Thailand in the movie, so there was no Thai language used...None of the signage is Thai and most of the language that the native population is speaking is a combination of Laotian, hill - tribe languages and other languages ." The film - makers were also instructed not to use images of the Thai monarchy and to "never show the king or the colour yellow because that's the colour of the king". Director John Dowdle added that they were also told "no Buddhas...don't do anything bad in front of a Buddha ." However, during the second half of the film, the Thai language was spoken by the actor portraying the caretaker of the Buddhist Shrine garden and the actors portraying the rebels . </P> <P> No Escape grossed $27.3 million in North America and $27.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $54.4 million, against a budget of $5 million . </P>

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