The story of Rebekah Brooks, the former newspaper executive who is to face criminal charges over the phone hacking scandal, is to be made into a feature length film.
Details of the picture focusing on the ex-News International chief executive were announced in Cannes during this year's film festival, The Hollywood Reporter said.
It is in development as one of the first projects of BiteSize Entertainment, a multi-platform entertainment studio unveiled by Ron Bloom, chief executive of online video site Mevio, and producer Gene Kirkwood.
News of the Rebekah Brooks film was announced at Cannes
Brooks publicly stated this week that allegations that she, her husband and four others plotted to hide evidence were "an expensive sideshow and a waste of public money".
The 43-year-old former Sun and News of the World editor and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were charged following a police investigation into phone-hacking, computer hacking and corruption.
Details of the picture focusing on the ex-News International chief executive were announced in Cannes during this year's film festival, The Hollywood Reporter said.
It is in development as one of the first projects of BiteSize Entertainment, a multi-platform entertainment studio unveiled by Ron Bloom, chief executive of online video site Mevio, and producer Gene Kirkwood.
News of the Rebekah Brooks film was announced at Cannes
Brooks publicly stated this week that allegations that she, her husband and four others plotted to hide evidence were "an expensive sideshow and a waste of public money".
The 43-year-old former Sun and News of the World editor and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie were charged following a police investigation into phone-hacking, computer hacking and corruption.
- 5/19/2012
- by PA/Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
Rebekah Brooks, the former head of News Corporation's U.K. newspapers, has been charged with obstructing justice in the phone hacking scandal that continues to dog the media giant. Five other people -- Brooks' husband, Charles; a former chauffeur; an assistant, and members of her security detail -- will be charged with concealing documents and computers from the police, the Crown Prosecution Service said Tuesday. Also read: Did Rebekah Brooks Try to Ditch Her Computer, Notes and Phone? Beyond that, prosecutors allege that Rebekah Brooks and her, assistant Cheryl Carter, tried to steal seven boxes...
- 5/15/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
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