On December 17, 2024, the film appeared on the 97th Academy Awards shortlist of ten titles qualifying in the category of Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
When Billy Zane had his breakthrough roll in Dead Calm (1989) he was being branded as the next Marlon Brando.
Three characters played in this biopic were played by other actors the same year in the biopic Being Maria (2024) : Marlon Brando (played by Matt Dillon), Maria Schneider (played by Anamaria Vartolomei) and Bernardo Bertolucci (played by Giuseppe Maggio).