Umlimi uFrank Marshall wanikeza inhlolokhono lapho etshela khona ukuthi i-franchise ephathelene noJason azalwa ilindile esikhathini esizayo esiseduze. Umhlaba wasungulwa eTrilogy kaRobert Ladlama ekuhambeni kwekhono le-CALEENTELY CALEENTED CEENTED. Ngo-2002, kwakhishwa iFilm "Ukukhonjwa" kwizikrini noMat Damon endimeni eholayo. Ngemuva kwempumelelo yesithombe, kwalandelwa ukuqhubeka kwalesi sithombe - "ukuphakama kokuzalwa kwango-2004 kanye noLultimatum ozelwe ngu-2007. Impumelelo yemidwebo yaholela ekutheni umjikelezo weRomanov mayelana nokuzalwa aqhubeka. Ngemuva kokushona kukaLadlama, kwakha omunye umlobi, u-Eric van Lastbader. Okwamanje, umjikelezo usevele amanoveli ayi-15.
Njengoba sesithathe isinqumo sokuqalisa kabusha i-franchise, i-studio Universal ikhiphe ifilimu "ukuvela kokuzalwa" ngonyaka ka-2012, lapho kuzalwa khona ku-Ribbon mayelana nokuba khona komunye umenzeli. Wazalwa wangempela noMat Damon wabuyela ezilalelini ngo-2016 tape "uJason ozelwe". IMarshall ithi:
Ngithanda uchungechunge lwamafilimu mayelana nokuthwebula. Ngicabanga manje kubaqondisi abahlukahlukene ithuba elihle lokuza kithi. Ngiyethemba ukuthi singathola indaba entsha noMqondisi omusha. Silungele ukubheka izinketho ezihlukile. Ekupheleni kwefilimu yesihlanu, saphuma emnyango sivulekele ngethemba lokuthi kuzovela izindaba ezithokozisayo zesikhathi sesithupha.
I-Damoon ngokuzimisela kwakhe ukubuyela endimeni kaJakobe yazalwa yathi:
Kufanele kube yindaba emangalisayo yokusibuyisela kuphrojekthi. Ifilimu yokugcina ibingalungile njengeyokuqala. Mhlawumbe izilaleli sezivele zikhohliwe isimilo sami.