- Among the tidbits that have made it into the public sphere: the film is set in the 1970s and centers around a female lead.
- Rumors have circulated that the female at the center of the story might be Pauline Kael, who was an essayist and novelist in addition to her work as a film critic.
- According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kael was “known for her pugnacious fights with editors as well as filmmakers” and worked as a consultant at Paramount for a short period of time in the 1970s.
