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"She Said" is based on the 2019 book of the
same name about the New York Times investigation into claims of
sexual misconduct by Weinstein.
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are in final negotiations to play
the two journalists - Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor - who wrote
the book and who won Pulitzer Prizes for their reporting in
October 2017 on the story.
Some 100 women came forward with accusations of sexual
misconduct by Weinstein, then one of the most powerful figures
in Hollywood, after the initial stories broke in the New York
Times and the New Yorker.
Weinstein, who has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone,
was sentenced in New York in March 2020 to 23 years in prison
for rape and sexual assault involving two women. He has appealed
the conviction and is seeking a new trial, while also facing
extradition to Los Angeles to face further charges of rape.
The "She Said" book focuses on the months of behind the scenes
investigations and legal obstacles that Twohey and Kantor faced
in order to publish their reports.
Although the Weinstein scandal has been the subject of several
documentaries, and has inspired films and TV shows such as "The
Assistant" and "The Morning Show," "She Said" is the first
feature film based on the claims against the producer himself.
It will be directed by German filmmaker Maria Schrader. No
expected release date was announced.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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