* Bruce Willis as Jeff Talley
* Brenda Fricker as Marie
* Robert De Niro as Sam, the Hostage
* Tony Shalhoub as Joe, the Hostage
* Kevin Pollak as Eddie, the Hostage
* Dennis Hopper as The Police Captain
* William Fichtner as Harry, the Hostage
* Reggie Lee as Manny, the Hostage
* Mark Ruffalo as Peter, the Hostage
* Amanda Plummer as The Hostage's Wife
* Jeffrey Wright as The Hostage's Brother
* Morgan Freeman as The Negotiator
* Jonathan Pryce as The Terrorist
This film is a remake of the 1990 film "The Negotiator" which starred Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey.