Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan to Play NY Times Reporters Who Brought Down Harvey Weinstein
Hot off her sizzling, Oscar-nominated turn in the #MeToo-themed revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to star alongside Zoe Kazan in Universal’s journalism drama She Said, which follows the New York Times reporters behind the expose that brought down disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Deadline broke the news, reporting that Mulligan will play Megan Twohey, and Kazan will play Jodi Kantor. In addition to writing a series of articles that exposed Weinstein for the monster he is, the two women also wrote the bestselling book that will serve as the basis for the film. Oscar winner Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida) will adapt She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement, and Emmy winner Maria Schrader (Unorthodox) will direct the movie for Universal.
She Said was originally optioned in 2018 by Megan Ellison‘s Annapurna Pictures and Brad Pitt‘s Plan B Entertainment, though much has changed at Annapurna since then. Financial difficulties forced Ellison to rein in her spending, which prompted the company to partner with Universal on She Said. Pitt will produce alongside his Plan B partners Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, while Ellison will executive produce alongside Sue Naegle. Production is slated to start this summer, and the film will almost certainly be positioned as an Oscar contender next year.
Universal chief Donna Langley was reportedly eager to step up and get involved in She Said, given the fact that the high-profile project is led by two women, boasts a female director, three female writers (Kantor, Twohey and Lenkiewicz), and three powerful female producers (Ellison, Naegle and Gardner).
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