Cate Blanchett to Produce Embezzlement Drama ‘Queen Bitch and the High Horse’
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCate Blanchett has signed on to produce “Queen Bitch and the High Horse,” a film inspired by the largest municipal fraud in American history.Blanchett, through her company Dirty Films, is producing alongside Coco Francini and Andrew Upton, as well as Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic Pictures.Bert and Bertie, the duo behind “Troop Zero,” will direct the film from a screenplay by Eric Matthew.“Queen Bitch and the High Horse” is described as a “cautionary tale,” one that centers on town sweetheart turned corrupt public servant Penny Banks.