Jessica Chastain filmed scenes as an antagonistic journalist obsessed with news about John F. Donovan, which were cut from the completed movie due to timing and pacing. One of her scenes appears as a bonus feature on the DVD.
Adele was initially cast as Miss Kureshi in what would have been her first movie role, but dropped out. The role eventually went to Amara Karan.
The first cut ran for over four hours.
As he has dubbed a lot of actors in French-Canadian versions of many international movies, Writer, Producer, and Director Xavier Dolan dubbed the voice of John F. Donovan in its Québec-made French version.