BBC has ordered a feature-length documentary on Harvey Weinstein's rise and fall.
The
doc will include interviews with "the many actresses who have been
brave enough to tell their stories" of sexual harassment and assault
scandal, as well as producers, directors, actors, agents, lawyers,
journalists and others, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Directed by Ursula MacFarlane (Charlie Hebdo: Three Days that Shook Paris), the 90-minute feature has the working title Weinstein.
The
production company behind the project, Lightbox shared that it wants
the documentary to tell "the definitive story of Weinstein’s career,
fall from grace and Hollywood’s culture of abuse."
Lightbox
said it would provide "fresh insights and revelations to the epic story
of Weinstein’s rise and fall," as well as "the definitive account of
one of the most far-reaching scandals in Hollywood’s history — one which
is still developing."
The Chinn cousins, who are
executive producers of the documentary, shared: "Through telling the
story of Weinstein’s extraordinary rise and fall, this film will really
get to the heart of the big questions that lie at the center of the
scandal: how did Weinstein get away with his behavior for so long, what
does his story reveal about how powerful men have operated in Hollywood
and beyond and will this be a watershed moment in terms of the way women
are treated in the workplace?"
Even though the air date
hasn't been set, the expectation is for the documentary to be broadcast
in Britain on BBC Two some time in 2018.
The Weinstein
scandal, which came to light in October when The New York Times and The
New Yorker published several reports of sexual misconduct and assault by
the producer have opened floodgates for women and men to come forward
and share their stories of harassment.
