The story of how two New York Times reporters broke the story of sexual abuses allegedly committed by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is being made into a Hollywood movie.
The production companies Plan B and Annapurna bought the screen rights to tell the sensational tale from the Times and reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey who earned a Pulitzer for their efforts, The Hollywood Reporter says.
According to the magazine’s Borys Kit, the film will focus on "how the reporters faced down threats and intimidation to push through with one of the most important stories of the decade."
Kantor and Twohey’s first story about the scandal broke last Oct. 5 under the headline "Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades."
That story along with Ronan Farrow’s New Yorker coverage, for which he also won a Pulitzer, and that of other outlets were responsible for the birth of the "Me Too" and "Time’s Up" movements to expose sexual misconduct in Hollywood and in general.
Both Plan B and Annapurna have solid track records in Hollywood, the first being behind the Oscar winners "12 Years a Slave" and "Moonlight," and the second scoring with the Oscar-winners "Phantom Thread" and "Zero Dark Thirty," and "Spring Breakers."
No director, writer or stars have been announced for the project as yet.
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