It stars Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Diane Kruger, James Jagger, Dave Brown, Jim Sturgess and Courtney Love.

Savannah Knoop spends six years masquerading as writer Laura Albert's literary persona JT LeRoy, the author credited for the novels Sarah and The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things.

On February 9, 2016, it was reported that Kristen Stewart, James Franco, and Helena Bonham Carter were circling the film JT LeRoy.

As of August 1, 2017, the film had begun principal photography in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The website's critical consensus reads, "While it may leave some viewers wishing for a more in-depth exploration of its story and themes, J.T.