Director Ralph Suarez and lead Angela Benedict met during the casting process, even though they graduated the same year at the same high school.
This film is the first non-adult film appearance by porn star Bree Olson. Her scene was shot months after production wrapped. The scene was originally a few quick lines of dialogue, but it was expanded once it was confirmed that she would appear.
Tim Kelly and Jonathan Zungre were attracted to the script due to their personal love of comic books. Between scenes at the comic store, Tim would educate the cast and crew on various comic superheroes.
In the original drafts of the screenplay, Cola was a male character named Cole. Director of Photography Michael LaVoie suggested the sex swap to director Ralph Suarez during their first in-person meeting.