Zoe Quinn's upcoming memoir about her experiences during Gamergate will be adapted into film.
NewsAmy Pascal, former co-chairperson of Sony Pictures and now head of Pascal Pictures, plans to make a movie based on Zoe Quinn's upcoming memoir Crash Override: How to Save the Internet from Itself, which is due out in Sept. 2016. According to Deadline, Scarlett Johansson is circling the role of Quinn.
At the heart of the memoir and planned film is last year's Gamergate controversy, which sparked much discussion in the mainstream media about the state of video game journalism and unchecked internet harrassment. It also brought to light the issue of sexism and discrimination within the games industry.
And it all started with indie developer Zoe Quinn, who became the subject of such harrassment after an ex-boyfriend posted a blog post about how she received positive coverage from a journalist she was dating. Quinn was the victim of countless death threats over the internet and was forced to go to the authorities, fearing for her safety.
Here's Quinn's proposal for the film:
“Gaming and internet message boards used to be niche interests, mostly for young men. In the past few years, however, they’ve gone mainstream. Millions of people — including women and other marginalized people — have taken an interest in the platforms, image boards, and discussion forums that once belonged by default to a much smaller population. Most gamers give zero fu*ks about this. Like the rest of us, they’re just here to play games. But a vocal minority are clinging onto the brand of Cheetos-and-Mountain-Dew exclusionary identity ‘hardcore gamer,’ muttering ‘fu*kin casuals’ under their breath.”
There aren't many hard details on the film as of yet, but we will keep you updated as we learn more.
