Film & TVNewsFilm & TV / NewsThe director of Carrie is making a Harvey Weinstein-inspired horror movieBrian De Palma is writing a script about the crimes of the disgraced Hollywood producerShareLink copied ✔️June 4, 2018June 4, 2018TextAnna Cafolla Brian de Palma, known best as the director of Carrie and Scarface, has revealed he is working on a horror film about the scandal and crimes surrounding Harvey Weinstein. In an interview with Le Parisien, the director said that he’s writing a script about the disgraced producer and the scores of sexual assault and misconduct allegations: “My character won’t be named Harvey Weinstein, but it will be a horror film, with a sexual aggressor, and it will take place in the film industry.” De Palma also spoke about the #MeToo movement and the aftermath. “It will be interesting to see when women start controlling the aesthetic, what is going to happen,” he said. “It would be interesting to see if their gaze is so much different than ours. Because a lot of movies are about the male gaze, what the male sees.” Though De Palma asserts that he’s followed the news of Weinstein “very closely”, claiming he knows many of those involved, his further comments on #MeToo seem to negate the need for him to wade in with some sort of revenge horror film on Weinstein’s crimes. As exemplified by both the #Metoo and #TimesUp movements, now is the moment for women to be leading the narrative and telling their stories how they wish. Revenge, directed by Coralie Fargeat, is a recent, fresh, and subversive take on the rape revenge action film – a truly oversaturated, male-dominated genre. Weinstein was recently indicted on charges of rape and other counts of sexual abuse, after he handed himself into police in New York. His lawyers assert that he plans to plead not guilty, and continues to deny all allegations. The charges come from two women’s cases: one unnamed, one former actress Lucia Evans. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREJosh Safdie on Marty Supreme: ‘One dream has to end for another to begin’Animalia: An eerie feminist sci-fi about aliens invading MoroccoLenovo & IntelInside artist Isabella Lalonde’s whimsical (and ever-growing) universeThe 20 best films of 2025, rankedWhy Kahlil Joseph’s debut feature film is a must-seeJay Kelly is Noah Baumbach’s surreal, star-studded take on fameWatch: Owen Cooper on Adolescence, Jake Gyllenhaal and Wuthering HeightsOwen Cooper: Adolescent extremesIt Was Just An Accident: A banned filmmaker’s most dangerous work yetChase Infiniti: One breakthrough after anotherShih-Ching Tsou and Sean Baker’s film about a struggling family in TaiwanWatch: Rachel Sennott on her Saturn return, turning 30, and I Love LA