New Republic Pictures (NRP) and Dirty Films have signed onto produce Queen Bitch & The High Horse . The film, written by Eric Matthew Brown with Troop Zero ‘s Bert and Bertie set to direct, will be produced by Cate Blanchett , Coco Francini and Andrew Upton of Dirty Films alongside Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer of New Republic. This is the first feature acquired under Dirty Films’ first look deal with New Republic . Inspired by the largest municipal fraud in American history, Queen Bitch & The High Horse is the cautionary tale of town sweetheart turned corrupt public servant Penny Banks, an ambitious, larger-than-life woman whose passion for civic duty was eclipsed only by her love of horses and ultimately her own hubris. As Penny rises the ranks of city hall, she turns the town into her personal piggy bank, embezzling millions to fund a show horse empire that would take her from the podunk rodeo circuit all the way to the winner’s circle in Kentucky. … [Read more...] about Bert And Bertie To Direct ‘Queen Bitch & The High Horse’ For New Republic Pictures & Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films