The illegal arms dealer's mugshot is simply the actor's face photoshopped onto David Bowie's mugshot from a drug-related arrest in Rochester NY.
The security camera footage of Jason Statham at the gas station in the finale shows that the date is January 28, 2011. This was also the theatrical release date of the film.
In development for 15 years.
Although some scenes are set in Chicago, Houston and Colombia, the entire film was shot in the New Orleans area.
The car Arthur is working on is a Series 1 Jaguar E-Type, manufactured between 1961 and 1968.