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EXCLUSIVE: Film industry veteran Emily Wolfe  has joined Plan B Entertainment’s film division as they continue to expand their prolific slate of films.

Harvey Weinstein failed today to get his Los Angeles trial on multiple sex crimes pushed back over an upcoming festival premiere and fall wide release of a movie about the investigation into his decades of abuse and sexual assaults .

The New York Film Festival on Tuesday revealed its Spotlight section lineup, which includes the world premiere of She Said, Universal’s drama based on the work of New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey who investigated and wrote the bombshell 2017 Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse story.

Clayton Davis “Nope” is not a coincidence; it’s a trend.Each of Jordan Peele’s three horror features are distinctive works with varying themes. With Universal Pictures’ “Nope,” he’s surely in store for the most polarizing reception of his career, as the film’s visuals and narrative beats will divide critics and audiences.

She Said has been released – check it out below.The film adapts the book by investigative journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the New York Times reporter who wrote the exposé about the Hollywood producer.A synopsis for She Said reads: “Two-time Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation – a story that helped propel the #MeToo movement, shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.”Take a look at the trailer here:Kantor and Twohey reported the story which broke on October 5, 2017, collecting allegations of sexual harassment and assault many women had made against Weinstein, dating back several decades.She Said is set to be directed by Unorthodox director Maria Schrader, from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.Carey Mulligan recently starred in Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman, which was also described as a post-#MeToo film.In a four-star review, NME wrote: “From the opening bars of ‘Boys’ to Cassie’s distinctive nurse costume and candy-coloured wig, Fennell has delivered an aesthetically astute directorial debut that’s packed with verve – and hides an important message just beneath its pastel-coloured shell.“The framing of women’s trauma on-screen is slowly evolving (see I May Destroy You and I Hate Suzie) and Promising Young Woman, even with its imperfections, is no exception.”

Zack Sharf The hunt to bring down Harvey Weinstein is on in the first trailer for “She Said,” a dramatic adaptation of the book by Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor. The two journalists reignited the #MeToo movement with their New York Times exposé on the Hollywood film producer, which included the first wave of sexual harassment and abuse allegations against him.

The sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the New York Times journalists who helped secure his 23-year prison sentence are the subject of Universal Pictures’ highly anticipated “She Said,” due in theaters Nov. 18.Starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Pulitzer winners Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, respectively, and based on Twohey and Kantor’s 2019 book of the same name, the film comes from Emmy-wininng director Maria Schrader (Netflix’s “Unorthodox”) and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (“Disobedience,” “Small Axe”).The official “She Said” synopsis from Universal Pictures reads: “Two-time Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who together broke one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped propel the #MeToo movement, shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood and altered American culture forever.”Additionally starring in the feature’s impressive ensemble are Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Samantha Morton, Tom Pelphrey and Adam Shapiro.Watch the trailer above.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe bold and emotional true story of the survivors who spoke out against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was always the stuff of great cinema.On Wednesday, CInemaCon got a look at that movie: Universal’s “She Said.”The film is a dramatic adaptation of the book by Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the reporting duo whose Weinstein exposé in the New York Times “created a domino effect and accelerated the #MeToo movement,” said star Carey Mulligan on stage at the annual convention of movie theater owners.Mulligan and Zoe Kazan portray Twohey and Kantor, respectively. The trailer features supporting players including Patricia Clarkson and Samantha Morton.

Universal debuted its first look at “She Said,” the drama about the investigative reporters at the New York Times who helped to break the Harvey Weinstein story that kicked off the #MeToo movement. Both of the film’s stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, who play reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor respectively, were on hand to introduce the film’s trailer, and they talked up the importance of the behind the scenes story and the Kantor and Twohey’s book on which the film is based.

If you’re a fervent fan of Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s book, She Said, about their New York Times investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s history of alleged sexual assault, get ready for the movie.

Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B has boarded Beetlejuice 2, Deadline has confirmed, bringing a new sense of life to a project that has long been in the works at Warner Bros.

Guy Lodge Film CriticYears ago, you wouldn’t have looked to the international feature category — or foreign-language film, as it was more insularly named back then — for much in the way of reflecting the modern world. World War II history and heartwarming child’s-eye family portraits were for a long time the staple diet of an award that shied away from more nervy topics.

Best International Film category at the Academy Awards, is the latest film playing with the idea of falling in love with androids that feel way too human.

The story of I’m Your Man, Germany’s submission to the International Feature Oscar race, is rife with humanity — even if one of the central characters is a humanoid robot. Inspired by a short story from Emma Braslavsky, the premise sparked for both director Maria Schrader and co-star Dan Stevens, as they told us during a Bleecker Street panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: International awards-season event.

Dan Stevens tapped into Cary Grant’s performance in The Philadelphia Story to inform his role as a romance-driven robot in Bleecker Street’s I’m Your Man, Germany’s official entry in the International Feature Oscar race.

Bleecker Street’s sci-fi romantic comedy I’m Your Man blasted off – relatively speaking in today’s specialty market – with a per screen average of $2,139 in 16 theaters in North America (12 U.S., four in Canada).

Bleecker Street’s I’m Your Man opens on 12 screens in seven markets, expanding to another 15 next week in a rare platform release banking on strong word of mouth for the well-reviewed, 94% Certified Fresh film that’s Germany’s entry for the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.

I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch), the Maria Schrader-directed film that earned star Maren Eggert the best actress Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has been selected as Germany’s entry into the 2022 International Feature Oscar race.

Dan Stevens is a unique actor, clearly motivated by the material and almost nothing else. At the height of his fame on “Downton Abbey,” the actor walked away from the show, believing he would just have much more opportunity for diverse roles if he weren’t locked into the series.

André Braugher has joined Universal-Annapurna-Plan B’s feature adaptation of New York Times bestseller She Said about Pulitzer Prize winners Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s investigative journalism into movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault, which led to his conviction.

Zoe Kazan. The film will hit theaters on November 18, 2022, the studio announced Thursday.Mulligan and Kazan star in “She Said” as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who broke the Weinstein scandal and helped usher in the #MeToo movement.“Unorthodox” director Maria Schrader will direct.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman-language productions on offer at the Cannes Film Market present an eclectic mix of adult drama, biting social commentary, history, comedy, kids’ pics and animation from such high-profile helmers as Stefan Ruzowitzky, Marcus H.

She Said, a new film based on the New York Times bestseller She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.Kantor and Twohey reported the story which broke on October 5, 2017, collecting allegations of sexual harassment and assault many women had made against Weinstein, dating back several decades.She Said is set to be directed by Unorthodox director Maria Schrader, from a screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.The film is said to focus on “an all-women team of

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are in talks to star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, who broke the Harvey Weinstein scandal, in “She Said” for Universal Pictures, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.“Unorthodox” director Maria Schrader will direct. Rebecca Lenkiewicz is writing the script.

Bleecker Street has picked up the U.S. rights to Maria Schrader's I'm Your Man, which stars Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert and premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man after the film picked up a Silver Bear for Maren Eggert’s lead performance at the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBleecker Street has acquired U.S. rights to Maria Schrader’s “I’m Your Man,” which won the Berlinale’s Silver Bear for leading performance for Maren Eggert.