HBO Acquires THE TALE Starring Laura Dern

According to the Hollywood Reporter, THE TALE led by Emmy and Golden Globe Winner Laura Dern has been acquire by HBO Films. The film also stars Common, Jason Ritter, and Elizabeth Debicki. THE TALE, written by Jennifer Fox, debuted at the U.S. Drama Section of the Sundance Film Festival.

THE TALE is centered around a journalist/professor (Dern) who comes across an unsettling story written by her in her youth that causes her to reexamine herself and her experience with sexual abuse as she ventures down a path of self discovery. Writer Jennifer FOX based the story off details from her own personal life in an effort to contribute to the Me Too movement while also opening up new conversations for sexual assault survivors. The film was a hit at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival sparking a thunderous standing ovation.

Fox told The Hollywood Reporter "In a world in which stories like mine have often been pushed into the darkness, no one has been better at shining a light on storytelling and important social issues than HBO."

"I can't imagine a more timely and relevant film for HBO to have bought at Sundance," said president of HBO Films Len Amato, in a statement. "The Tale, a courageous and deeply effective memoir from acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer FOX - and starring Laura Dern in a career-defining role - is a personal journey that embraces the truth of one survivor's experience and the power of memory."

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