 On 8 April 2016, Pedro Pascal was cast in the film as Jack Daniels.On the same day, a promotional poster was released for the film featuring Firth's character's glasses confirming Firth's return for the film; Firth's return was later officially confirmed on 11 July 2016.Channing Tatum confirmed his casting through his Twitter account, while "Variety" confirmed that Elton John was in talks for a role.