Stories from the set

The idea for the film came to Wes Craven (who participated in this project as one of the screenwriters) during a conversation with producer Peter Locke. He imagined that after everything that happened to her, the heroine of the previous film, Brenda (played by Emilie de Ravin), joins the National Guard to overcome her own fears. Brenda has just finished her training course, and her sergeant announces that the group is being sent back to the New Mexico desert to finish off the surviving mutants. Only Brenda knows the location of the mutants, which is why the sergeant and the group need her. The actress was busy filming the series "Lost" (2004-2010), so she could not take part in the sequel. Therefore, Craven replaced her heroine, but kept most of the concept, including the training course for National Guard servicemen.

The actors playing National Guard servicemen undergoing a training course had to master some rock climbing skills.

Derek Mears, who plays the Chameleon, had his makeup applied for 4 hours every morning.