Has the #MeToo movement lost momentum? That’s a debate for a different time, but Hollywood’s commentary on it has only just begun. “She Said,” based on the 2019 book of the same name by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, the two journalists from The New York Times who first exposed Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse and sexual misconduct, has its world premiere at the New York Film Festival next month. After the film hits theaters everywhere on November 18, expect a resurgence in #MeToo-related matters, both Weinstein-sized and otherwise.
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And in this case, “otherwise” includes Louis C.K. and the allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Variety reports that Paramount+ has a documentary on the disgraced comic’s story is in the works. Paramount+ head David Nevins broke the news on the project at the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland. The documentary will involve the New York Times reporters who broke the story about C.K.’s misconduct. However, the exact tone of the project is still unknown. “Louis CK is a slightly different situation [to Harvey Weinstein] and a great, great comedian who has come back in his own way,” Nevins said about the upcoming film.
So, will this upcoming doc be an evisceration of Louis C.K.’s character or take a milder approach to fallout from the #MeToo movement? It’s difficult to say based on Nevins’s comments. “I don’t think the social change that #MeToo has brought about is resolved at all,” Nevins said at the festival. “There’s a bit of backlash against #MeToo, who has to go away and who’s allowed to come back.” Louis C.K. certainly hasn’t had a complete comeback to the stardom he used to have before he stepped away from his career in 2017. But is C.K.’s story as severe as Weinstein’s? This may be part of what the upcoming documentary explores.
For his part, Louis C.K. has attempted to come back into the limelight, to much backlash. Despite that, he’s quietly regained footing on the stand-up circuit. His latest album, “Sincerely, Louis C.K.,” won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album, again to much backlash. However, C.K.’s new film, “Fourth Of July,” was a total dud, receiving poor reviews and making only $325,000 at the box office in a minimal theatrical release.
Nevins didn’t provide a release date for Paramount+’s Louis C.K. doc but expect it out sometime in the second half of next year.