Pada bulan September 2009 diumumkan bahwa akan dimulainya proses produksi film dengan judul ''Knockout'', namuntetapi kemudian judul itu diubah menjadi ''Haywire'' sebelum dimulai. Skenario ditulis dengan mengambil seting lokasi di [[Dublin]]. Pengambilan gambar dimulai pada 2 Februari 2010 sampai dengan 25 Maret 2010 di [[Irlandia]] dengan anggaran sekitar $25 juta. Secara umum, film ini menuai pujian ulasan positif dan para kritikus. Situs pengumpul ulasan [[Rotten Tomatoes]] memberikan skor 80% berdasarkan 181 ulasan. Tercatat pula skor 67/100 di [[Metacritic]], berdasarkan 40 kritik.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/set-pics-from-steven-soderberghs-knockout |title=Set Pics from Steven Soderbergh's Knockout |publisher=BeyondHollywood.com |accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=58882 |title=UPDATE: Steven Soderbergh's Next Movie is a Knockout |publisher=ComingSoon.net |accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.criterioncast.com/2010/06/21/full-frontal-haywire |title=Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal Now Available On Netflix Watch Instantly. Soderbergh's Knockout, Now Titled Haywire, Gets Early Test Screening |first=Joshua |last=Brunsting |accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/haywire_2011 |title=Haywire |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Flixter]] |accessdate=April 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/haywire |title=Haywire |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=December 15, 2013}}</ref>
