The film is the first feature production of Sony's PlayStation Productions.
The film was banned in Vietnam and Philippines because it features a map that includes the nine-dash line, a contested sea feature that, as per tribunal decision of the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) last 2016, does not have any legal basis.
When Nathan opens up his suitcase from the orphanage, the Naughty Dog logo can briefly be seen on the lid.