I-Bioshock Video Game Series ingathola ukuphuma eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule, kepha ifilimu ikhanseliwe emavikini ambalwa ngaphambi kokuqala kokudubula. Kodwa-ke, i-castingb ngaleso sikhathi yayivele yayo yonke indlela futhi abakhiqizi bafundiswa ukubamba iqhaza kubalingisi babalingisi u-Eddie Redmonyna noJamie Dornan, kanye neqhaza elifanayo. Lokhu kwatshelwa ngomunye wabahlanganyeli bomjaho weqhaza.
"Uyakukhumbula ukuguquguquka kweBibylick? Thina [nomshini waseDornan] sasikufutheka komunye nomunye, lapho amasampula ephethwe futhi elwa njengendima efanayo, "Amagama ka-Eddie Redmene abika uhlelo lwe-screenrant.
Abadlali ngaleso sikhathi bebengebona abangane abakhulu kuphela, kodwa nomakhelwane babo. Bahlala ndawonye besuka e-UK baye e-United States ukuze bathole ukuthula eHollywood, badubule indawo yokuhlala ngamabili futhi babe kuMeli. Ngakho-ke, ukuncintisana kweqhaza elifanayo kungashayela i-wedge enkulu phakathi kwabangane. Kodwa-ke, ifilimu yayigcwele ukugcwaliswa kwengcindezi yokukhiqiza isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuqala kokuhlunga. Ngenxa yokungaboni ngaso linye noMqondisi weVerbinski futhi ngenxa yezingqinamba ezingenakuvinjwa, i-studio yanquma ukuvala iphrojekthi amasonto ayi-8 ngaphambi kokuqala kokuqopha.
Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kokubamba iqhaza ekuguqulweni komdlalo Bioshock, uDornan noRedrene bakwazile ukunqoba iHollywood. Lesi sakamuva saba nengxenye kumafilimu amaningana afaka isicelo sika-Oscar, ekugcineni, esethole i-statuette ethandekayo, futhi ngemuva kokufaka izinkanyezi esidlweni esidumile "ezihlangelini ezinhle nalapho zihlala khona." UDornan wakwazi ukuthola iqhaza likaChristian Grey kwifilimu elinomthengisi odumile we-erotic "amathunzi angama-50 ampunga".