Sassy: The Movie?
Page Six hears that â weeks after we broke the news that legendary editor Jane Pratt had sold her memoir â two major studios are already circling the book for an adaptation.
Weâre told that Tinseltown execs, perhaps unsurprisingly, think her star-studded, rock ânâ roll-soundtracked tale of a womanâs rise to the top of the cut-throat world of New York journalism has what it takes for the big screen. And Pratt is entertaining offers.
Pratt founded Sassy in 1988, during the rise of the grunge and indie scenes, covering bands like Hole, R.E.M, Bikini Kill, the Lemonheads and more, and befriending many of their famed members, including Courtney Love and Michael Stipe.
She went on to found Jane magazine, and after it was bought by Americaâs most famous publishing house, CondĂ© Nast, she jostled with superstar editors including Anna Wintour, Tina Brown and Graydon Carter.
So thereâs plenty of obvious cinematic fodder.
In fact, itâs not the first book about Pratt to catch Hollywoodâs eye. Weâre told a former assistant, Karen Yampolsky, wrote a roman Ă clef about Pratt, âFalling Out of Fashion,â which was published in 2008 and quickly optioned by Hilary Swank. (It never made it to celluloid).
Perhaps the recent release of âThe Devil Wears Prada 2â â the second installment of a book based on Wintour, which did $320 million at the box off in its first week â has goosed interested in another power journo biopic.
Weâre told there was a bidding war for the rights to the book, which we reported sold for more than $500,000. (According to Publishersâ Marketplace, the buyer was Random House and the tome will be called, âIt Happened To Me.â)
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