Brad Pitt's production company Plan B, who was also behind the Oscar Winning "12 Years A Slave" movie, has purchased the rights to "Anonymous Vs. Steubenville," to tell the story of the Steubenville rape case, according to Indiewire. The story is about the case of a 16-year-old girl being brutally raped by high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio and how Internet vigilante group Anonymous' brought details to light. Anonymous was instrumental in drawing national attention to the case which happened two years ago as it became apparent that the Steubenville community attempted to cover up the actions of the rapists because they were football players. Brad Pitt's production company Plan B will adapt a Rolling Stone article written by David Kushner titled "Anonymous Vs. Steubenville."
The film is rumored to center around Deric Lostutter. Lostutter was an Anonymous hacker who helped bring the crimes to light and exposed the cover up. He currently faces ten years in prison. According to Cosmopolitan, "Rolling Stone's article covered the efforts of online "vigilantes" to expose the true story, focusing in particular on Deric Lostutter, a member of the Anonymous hacking collective. Lostutter unearthed and publicized many heinous social media updates from the night of the rape and led the "Occupy Steubenville" protest movement. His work "not only brought charges to the rapists, but directly indicted the high school superintendent, the elementary school principal and two high school coaches" . The nature of his hacking, however, also saw the FBI involved - and he now faces a prison sentence for cybercrimes longer than both the Steubenville rapists combined."
Pitt has never feared tackling tough subject matter. His production company Plan B was also the team behind the Oscar winning Best Picture "12 Years A Slave." Plan B was also behind Terrence Malick's movie "Moneyball," about sports statistics, and HBO's upcoming AIDS drama "The Normal Heart." No word on a writer or director for the Steubenville movie yet.
