She Said, a film on the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal and starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan will arrive in theaters on July 13, 2025. The film will depict the New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s struggle to break the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long sexual assault allegations and the secret pay-offs to victims. Mulligan and Kazan are portraying Twohey and Kantor respectively. Emmy winner Maria Schrader (Unorthodox) directsShe Saidfrom an adapted screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Ida, Disobedience), based on the best-selling bookShe Said: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.
She Saidwon’t be centered on the disgraced media mogul, and will instead be a procedural drama focusing on Twohey and Kantor, who faced intimidation and threats of litigation while trying to bring to light Weinstein’s misdeeds. Due to the pair’s efforts, several women came forward to recant horrific accounts of sexual abuse by powerful men in the workplace, thus igniting the #Metoo movement. Twohey and Kantor first published a report on Weinstein’s sexual abuse allegations in 2017 in the New York Times. The pair, along with Ronan Farrow, won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for their investigation. As more women came forward and several high-profile stars faced accusations of harassment, Twohey and Kantor interviewed more women and published the non-fiction bookShe Saidin 2019, detailing the process of their investigation, sources, etc.
More casting announcements will be happening soon asShe Saidis expected to begin filming in a few weeks. The film will comprise mostly women behind and in front of the camera. And judging from the film’s thanksgiving release, Universal is expectingShe Saidto be a major awards season contender. With several talented and creative minds involved, the film might end up sweeping all the awards. It would be ironic if that happens because for yearsHarvey Weinsteinused to be the guy Hollywood filmmakers and actors went to every time they wanted an Oscar. But Weinstein eventually paid the price for his crimes. He was fired immediately after the story broke and is currently serving a23-year long jail sentence in New York’s Rikers Island prison. His long-running production company, The Weinstein Company, was also shut down.
She Saidwill markCarey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan’s first onscreen collaboration. Mulligan previously starred inWildlifewhich was written and produced by Kazan. Kazan is best known for starring in indie dramas likeRuby SparksandThe Big Sick. Mulligan received acclaim for her terrific performance in last year’s Oscar-winningPromising Young Woman. While she lost the famed Best Actress award to Francis McDormand, Mulligan’s potential was finally recognized by Hollywood. She will next be seen in the Netflix-producedSpacemanstarring Adam Sandler in the lead and alongside Bradley Cooper inMaestro. Kazan recently starred in the HBO miniseriesThe Plot Against Americaand will next star in Netflix’s drama seriesClickbait. Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, and Jeremy Kleiner will serve as the producers onShe Saidwith Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle of Annapurna Pictures executive producing.
