Once and for All

Once and for All
Directed by	Sam Mendes
Produced by	Barbara Broccoli Matthew Vaughn Michael G. Wilson
Based on	Battlefield: Spec Ops II
Starring	Jon Bernthal LL Cool J Daniel Craig Michael Fassbender Enver Gjokaj Jennifer Lawrence Andrew Lincoln Tobias Menzies David Morrissey Chris O'Donnell Ludger Pistor Ola Rapace Michael Rooker Jason Statham Oleg Taktarov Christoph Waltz
Cinematography	Phil Méheux
Editing by	Stuart Baird Lee Smith
Studio	New Regency Productions Summit Entertainment Adaptation: CJ Entertainment (South Korea)
Distributed by	20th Century Fox Lionsgate Films Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	April 22, 2024
Running time	194 minutes
Country	Australia United Kingdom United States
Language	English Russian
Budget	US$1,489,012,889
Box office	US$15,982,146,734

Once and for All is the second film installment of the Spec Ops series and the fourth installment of the series overall. The story of the film is inspired by the Battlefield: Spec Ops II video game.

Cast

Main

• Michael Fassbender as Victor Cutter
• Daniel Craig as Stormy Davids
• Christoph Waltz as Isaac and Frederick Schmidt
• Ola Rapace as Dmitri Buzinsky
• Jon Bernthal as Ivan Miller
• Jennifer Lawrence as Jennifer Miller
• Oleg Taktarov as Vladimir Antonov
• Chris O'Donnell as Preacher
• Michael Rooker as Voodoo
• Enver Gjokaj as Stump
• Tobias Menzies as Winston Williams
• Andrew Lincoln as Andrew Thompson
• David Morrissey as Sydney Sinclair
• Ludger Pistor as Nikolai Chernyshyov
• Jason Statham as Dimitri Ivanovski
• LL Cool J as General Michael Zachariah

Minor roles

• Jon Scott as himself (Fox News anchor)
• Jenna Lee as herself (Fox News anchor)
• Babita Sharma as herself (BBC News anchor)
• Rico Hizon as himself (BBC News anchor)
• Kasia Madera as herself (BBC News anchor)
• Sharanjit Leyl as herself (BBC News anchor)

Many other people were given roles, such as being communist fighters, GUARDIAN soldiers, Cuban congressmen, and civilians.

Production

Development

Research

The development of the film involved extensive research from regions to streets.

Effects

The special effects of Once and for All payed a partial contribution to the 1.4 billion dollar movie. In the filming of the Brazilian sequence, a dark grey Aston Martin Vanquish is driven by Fassbender in São Paulo.

Music

A number of musicians came forward during pre-production for their songs to be used in the film. People such as Jay-Z, Katy Perry, OneRepublic, and Snoop Lion came forward with their singles for Once and for All. On the other hand, only Eric Clapton was personally asked for the use of "Tears in Heaven" in Once and for All, which was accepted.

Soundtrack

In the final phase of pre-development, only sixteen singles made the cut; each song ranging from three to four minutes, the soundtrack spans a total of one hour and fifty-six seconds.

Once and for All Original Soundtrack
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Roar"	Katy Perry	03:42
2.	"Tears in Heaven"	Eric Clapton and Will Jennings	04:30
3.	"Stop and Stare"	OneRepublic	03:44
4.	"You're Beautiful"	James Blunt	03:22
5.	"So Good"	B.o.B	03:33
6.	"Radioactive"	Imagine Dragons	03:07
7.	"You Found Me"	The Fray	04:04
8.	"It Will Rain"	Bruno Mars	04:17
9.	"Here Without You"	3 Doors Down	03:59
10.	"Far Away"	Nickelback	03:42
11.	"I Never Told You"	Colbie Caillat	03:48
12.	"Line in the Sand"	Motörhead	03:43
13.	"One More Night"	Maroon 5	03:39
14.	"A Thousand Years"	Christina Perri	04:48
15.	"It's Not Over"	Daughtry	03:27
16.	"Apologize"	Timbaland	03:31
Total length:			1:00:56

Release and reception

Boycotts

Due to the anti-communist nature of the film, Once and for All was banned in five countries: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam.

Film staff

Due to the nature of the film and the money that was spent in the production, many companies were hired for the production of Once and for All.

Company	Duty
Moving Picture Company	Employed for the creation of digital visual effects for Once and for All.