Colombiana

Movie Title: Colombiana

Country / Region: USA / France

Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller

Language: English / Spanish

Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Production cost: $ 40,000,000 (estimated)

Release Date:
France 1 April 2011
USA 2 September 2011
Germany 15 September 2011

Plot: A young woman grows up to be a stone-cold assassin after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target - the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
Taglines: casting German actors

Directed by
Olivier Megaton

Writing credits
(In alphabetical order)
Luc Besson screenplay
Robert Mark Kamen screenplay

Cast
Zoe Saldana ... Cataleya Restrepo
Callum Blue ... Richard
Michael Vartan
Jordi Mollà
Graham McTavish ... Marshall Warren
Lennie James ... Special Agent Ross
Max Martini ... Special Agent Williams
Monica Acosta
Sam Douglas ... William Woogard
Beau Brasso ... Miami Police Officer
Jim Nieciecki ... Bus Terminal Patron Flash back / Modern day
Cynthia Addai-Robinson ... Alicia
Anita Nicole Brown ... Pedestrian
Billy Slaughter ... Ryan
Jay Amor ... Driver crashing into Fire Hydrant
Michael Showers ... Cop # 1
Elton LeBlanc ... Greyhound Bus Patron
Nikea Gamby-Turner ... Shari
Amandla Stenberg ... Young Cat
Doug Rao ... Michael Shino
Charles Maquignon ... Sergeant Bill Attwood
Alan D. Purwin ... Helicopter pilot
Cedric Burton ... SWAT
Kylie Creppel ... Student
Michael Kuster ... Bus Station Patron
Emily D. Haley ... Women at bank
Andrea Helene ... Principal
Julian Sedgwick ... Jim
John C. Klein ... Airport Worker
Haylie Creppel ... Student
Richard Zeringue ... Bureaucrat
Edward J. Clare ... Pedestrian
David Anthony Jackson ... Fruit Market Customer
David Clark ... US Marshal Joe
Mylene Pilutik ... CIA Girl
Wes Cannon ... Cop # 2
Beto Benites
Stephane Lagoutte ... US Marshal
Ricky Vo ... Store victim
BRANDON bracey ... Extra (uncredited)
Scheryl W Brown ... Gas Station Patron (uncredited)
Gene Bryant ... Tough Guy in Car (uncredited)
Nelson Carvajal ... Bus Terminal Patron (uncredited)
Amber Gaiennie ... Actress (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn ... Miami Cop (uncredited)
Yohanni Liman ... Traveler at Union Station (uncredited)
Allen Panakal ... Bus Terminal Patron (uncredited)
David Lee Valle ... SWAT - New Orleans (uncredited)
Robert A. Young ... Chicago Police Officer (uncredited)

Produced by
Luc Besson .... producer
Mariano Carranco .... line producer: Mexico
Alex Corven Caronia .... line producer: USA
Olivier Glaas .... executive producer: USA
Pierre-Ange Le Pogam .... producer
Sandrine Molto .... executive producer: Mexico
Ariel Zeitoun .... executive producer: France

Cinematography by
Romain Lacourbas (director of photography)

Film Editing by
Camille Delamarre

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Patrick Durand

Art Direction by
Gilles Boillot
Pascal Leguellec
Fanny Stauff

Set Decoration by
Philippe Cord'homme (set decoration)
Ryan Martin Dwyer

Costume Design by
Olivier Bériot

Makeup Department
Suzi Ostos .... key makeup artist
David Ruiz Gameros .... key makeup artist
Aya Yabuuchi .... key makeup artist

Production Management
Alex Corven Caronia .... unit production manager
Henri Deneubourg .... assistant production manager
Alejandra Santana .... unit manager: Mexico
Clément Sentilhes .... production manager
Héctor Villegas .... unit production manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Corrado .... first assistant director: Chicago
Mike De La Vina .... second assistant director: New Orleans
Thomine de Pins .... second assistant director
Santiago Limón .... third assistant director: Mexico
John Michael Sudol .... first assistant director: New Orleans
Meredith Nunnikhoven .... second second assistant director: Chicago
Pascal Salafa .... first assistant director
Fernando Stein .... second second assistant director

Art Department
Colin Bach .... leadman
Alexandra Capps .... props
Philippe Cord'homme .... set dresser
Gus Coto .... leadman: New Orleans
Jonathan Delerue .... storyboard artist
Jonathan Fischer .... art department: production assistant
Diego Gajardo .... graphic designer
Valentine Gutierrez .... art department trainee
Yvan Hart .... chief plasterer
Kyle Holden .... property master
Barbara Horcasitas .... art department coordinator
Carlos Lagunas .... art director: Mexico
Lindanne Lewis .... painter
Armando Lopez .... set designer
Sam Lothridge .... on-set dresser
Nidia Maciel .... graphic designer (2010)
Blake E. Matthys .... on-set dresser
Nathalie Pantelic .... graphic designer
Patrick Pasquier .... supervising art director: Mexico
Anne Pelosi .... assistant art director
Thibaut Peschard .... carpenter
Noel Rideout .... set dresser
Ember Soberman .... lead painter
Diego Suárez Groult .... on-set dresser
Marcus Turchi .... construction coordinator
Sandro Valdez .... assistant art director

Sound Department
Régis Boussin .... boom operator
Stéphane Bucher .... sound mixer
Kevin Meier .... sound utility
Jonathan Parham .... sound mixer: New Orleans
Thomas Tymen .... sound assistant

Special Effects by
Olivier Afonso .... special effects makeup
Ricardo Arvizu .... special effects coordinator
Ricky Arvizu .... special effects foreman
Mark Hava .... special effects coordinator: reshoot
Philippe Hubin .... head special effects supervisor
Jean-Christophe Magnaud .... first special effects coordinator
Dennis Ray Mitchell .... special effects assistant
Greg Puga .... special effects technician
Steve Wolf .... special effects foreman

Stunts
Hugo Aguilera .... stunts
Jay Amor .... stunt coordinator
Jay Amor .... stunt driver
David Belle .... parkour choreographer
Danny Cosmo .... stunt driver
Laurent Demianoff .... fight coordinator
Laurent Demianoff .... stunt coordinator
Jonathan Eusebio .... on set stunt coordinator
Alain Figlarz .... fight choreographer
Michael R. Long .... stunt performer: SWAT Team
Eddie Matthews .... stunts
Michael Ortiz .... stunt performer
Sébastien Peres .... stunt double
Steve Picerni .... stunt double
Steve Picerni .... stunt driver
Chad Rose .... stunt performer
Jean Charles Rousseau .... stunts
César René Vigné .... stunt performer
Garrett Warren .... stunt coordinator
John Zimmerman .... stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Fabrice Bismuth .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Elodie Boulard .... loader
Magali Bragard .... still photographer
Richard Brooks Burton .... aerial cinematographer
Joe Cassano .... dolly grip: New Orleans
Mathilde Cathelin .... second assistant camera: "b" camera: Paris
Francesco Cavazza .... first assistant camera
Dawn Copeland .... electrician: Chicago
Fanny Coustenoble .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Lawrence Daufenbach .... second assistant camera
Brandon Dauzat .... second assistant camera: Louisiana unit
Eric Dvorsky .... first assistant camera: aerial unit
Marco Graziaplena .... first assistant camera: "c" camera, Paris
Browar Ken .... still photographer
Romain Lacourbas .... camera operator
Erwann Le Pogam .... grip
Jonathan Leys .... first assistant camera
Joe Lotuaco .... grip
Scott Luttrell .... grip
Robert Morrison .... technocrane technician
Justin Painter .... first assistant camera: Chicago
Derek A. Schwebel .... video assist
Derek A. Schwebel .... video assist: second unit
John Waterman .... second assistant camera: Chicago unit
Dave Wightman .... first assistant camera

Casting Department
Jennifer Cram .... casting associate
Dylan Jury .... casting assistant
Meagan Lewis .... casting: New Orleans
Joan Philo .... extras casting
Nicolas Ronchi .... casting: Europe
Savannah Strachan .... casting assistant
Giota Trakas .... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Stéphane Zito .... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Malikka Coston .... costumer

Editorial Department
Thomas Dessane .... assistant editor

Transportation Department
Richard Brown .... picture car captain
Enrique Díaz .... transportation captain
Ricardo Díaz .... transportation coordinator
Sergio Galicia .... transportation co-captain
Earl R. Hurst Sr. .... Transportation coordinator
Edmundo Pérez .... transportation dispatcher
Gwendalane Ramos .... transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Segolene Amice .... production coordinator: prep
Barbara Babb .... key production assistant: New Orleans
Jose Manuel Ballesteros .... catering coordinator
Eric Bassoff .... post production supervisor
Melanie Bonhomme .... set production assistant: New Orleans
Erin Booth .... assistant to producer
Bret Borgeson .... production secretary
Beau Brasso .... stand-in
Gregory Brecher .... production assistant
Robert C. Campion .... production accountant
Sam Carmichael .... production assistant
Yuriy Chernin .... set production assistant
Henri Deneubourg .... location manager
Andre DesRochers .... production counsel: US
Brittney Diez .... production assistant
Claire Dumaze .... script supervisor
Mike Eisenberg .... production assistant
Ashley Foster .... set production assistant: New Orleans
Evan Gabriele .... assistant location manager
Ernesto Garabito .... assistant production coordinator: mexico
Liz Goldsmith .... assistant location manager
Jonathan Gray .... production counsel: US
Christian Hardy .... production assistant
Amy Hawkins .... payroll accountant: US
Alex Kirschenbaum .... production assistant
Mitch Koepp .... production assistant
Marc Leroyer .... weapons coordinator
Vinh Lu .... location scout: Chicago
Virginia McCollam .... location scout: New Orleans
Marco Montalvo .... production assistant
Norberto Nava .... security coordinator
Rachel Perez .... set production assistant: basecamp, New Orleans
Annie Poirier .... assistant production coordinator: New Orleans
Walter Vega Puig .... key production assistant
Elise Romestant .... assistant script supervisor
Julie Saint-Hilaire .... production coordinator
Heather Sharpe .... assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Nicole Soriano .... production coordinator
Ken Speed .... armorer
Sean Stager .... set production assistant: New Orleans
Adrienne Swan .... first assistant accountant: chicago
David Lee Valle .... armorer
Derrick Bentley Wells .... production assistant

Production Companies

     A. J. O. Z. Films
     Europa Corp.

Distributors

     EuropaCorp. Distribution (2011) (France) (all media)
     TriStar Pictures (2011) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

     Special FX International
     Wolf Stuntworks

Other Companies

     ARRI / Camera Service Center camera equipment provided by
     Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
     Cineworks Digital Studios HD dailies telecine transfer
     Hollywood Trucks Entertainment Transportation
     Joan Philo Casting extras casting
     Silver Screen Supply location equipment / rentals
     Volare 'picture cars