Reporters who sparked Harvey Weinstein's downfall to be the subject of a Hollywood film

The reporters who triggered Harvey Weinstein's downfall with the first report detailing allegations of sexual harassment against the movie mogul will have their roles portrayed in a Hollywood movie.

The New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey won a Pulitzer Prize for their reports, which helped ignite the Me Too movement.

And it was revealed on Wednesday that the rights to a film about their efforts was purchased by Annapurna Pictures and Brad Pitt's company Plan B, which has won Oscars with Moonlight, 12 Years A Slave and The Departed.

As yet, there is no writer or director on board – though that is likely to change soon. 

The New York Times and magazine The New Yorker, which published an investigation by Ronan Farrow on the Weinstein scandal shortly afterwards, shared a Pulitzer Prize, journalism's highest honour, for their investigations into Weinstein.

Around 100 women went on to publicly accuse the producer of sexual harassment and assault. Weinstein, 66, denies all allegations of non-consensual sex.

Earlier this week it was decided that the senior British lawyer who drew up an “immoral” non-disclosure agreement signed by a Harvey Weinstein victim will face no action.

Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to the Hollywood mogul, alleges she was sexually harassed by him over many years. She received a ￡125,000 pay-off and signed a stringent agreement which purported to restrict her ability to cooperate with a criminal investigation.

However, the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the legal watchdog, will not be taking any action against Mark Mansell, the lawyer behind the non-disclosure agreement.