J.T. LeRoy
Release date: April 26, 2019
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Justin Kelly
MPAA Rating: R
Screenwriter: Justin Kelly
Genre: Drama, Biography
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love Cobain
Plot Summary: Based on the life rights of Savannah Knoop and her book "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy." The film will recount the true story of the JT LeRoy hoax, in which a female writer pretended to be a man who identifies as transgender, tricking the rich and famous in Hollywood, the fashion world and elite literary circles. After six years, The New York Times revealed that Leroy was just a literary persona. Stewart will play Savannah Knoop, who made public appearances as Leroy. Dern will play Laura Albert, Knoop’s sister-in-law who created the character. Kruger will play Eva, a French actress who brings JT to Paris, falls for him, then helps turn his life story into a film.
Release date: April 26, 2019
Studio: Universal Pictures
Director: Justin Kelly
MPAA Rating: R
Screenwriter: Justin Kelly
Genre: Drama, Biography
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love Cobain
Plot Summary: Based on the life rights of Savannah Knoop and her book "Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy." The film will recount the true story of the JT LeRoy hoax, in which a female writer pretended to be a man who identifies as transgender, tricking the rich and famous in Hollywood, the fashion world and elite literary circles. After six years, The New York Times revealed that Leroy was just a literary persona. Stewart will play Savannah Knoop, who made public appearances as Leroy. Dern will play Laura Albert, Knoop’s sister-in-law who created the character. Kruger will play Eva, a French actress who brings JT to Paris, falls for him, then helps turn his life story into a film.
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