Brett Ratner’s Milli Vanilli biopic dropped by production company

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Avi Lerner's Millennium Media has decided to cut ties from Brett Ratner's Milli Vanilli film more than three years aftersexual misconductallegations were made against the director and producer.The company announced that it will no longer be involved in the selling or production of the long-proposed biopic about the late '80s and '90s R&B duo and the lip-synching scandal that led to the demise of the group.However, the project has other bidders and investors who are fully financing production, Ratner's RatPac Entertainment revealed, as reported by Variety.

Brett Ratner’s upcoming biopic about R&B duo Milli Vanilli has been dropped by Millennium Media.

Brett Ratner‘s Milli Vanilli film is no longer moving forward with Avi Lerner’s Millennium Media, according to Variety on Thursday (February 25).

Recently, it was revealed that Brett Ratner was moving ahead with his long-in-development biopic about the disgraced ‘80s pop duo, Milli Vanilli. Normally, the idea of a Milli Vanilli biopic would be enough for us to be a bit underwhelmed.

News broke last week that Brett Ratner was in the process of lining up a directing project with Millennium Media on a long-gestating passion project centered on the controversial lip-syncing duo Milli Vanilli. Plans called for it to be sold at the upcoming virtual European Film Market, which is set for March 1-5, and once a go, it would mark Ratner's first major project after facing sexual misconduct and harassment claims by multiple women including Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge.

Ellise Shafer administratorMillennium Media is no longer involved in the selling or production of Brett Ratner’s Milli Vanilli film, Variety has confirmed.However, the project has other bidders and investors who are fully financing production, according to RatPac. Millennium and Ratner’s RatPac Entertainment released a joint statement on Wednesday regarding the decision.“On the heels of the announcement of the long gestating Milli Vanilli movie, the project fielded multiple competitive bids and a group of private equity investors have emerged that are fully financing the movie to begin production shortly,” the statement reads.

It’s been almost seven years since Brett Ratner released a feature film, the most recent one being 2014’s “Hercules.” A large part of that absence is likely due to the fact that in 2017, the filmmaker was accused by several women who alleged sexual harassment by Ratner. Well, now it appears that Ratner is ready for his comeback, but without an apology or acknowledgment of any wrong-doing, the Time’s Up movement isn’t happy with this news.

Time's Up on Saturday wrote in a blog post that there should be "no comeback" for Brett Ratner in Hollywood. In response to reports that Ratner is planning a biopic of R&B duo Milli Vanilli, Time's Up president and CEO Tina Tchen released a statement that read, "TIME’S UP was born out of the national reckoning on workplace sexual harassment.

released a statement arguing that there should be “no comeback” for director-producer Brett Ratner in Hollywood.The movement, which was founded in 2018 in response to multiple accusations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein and other prominent Hollywood figures, as well as a wider culture of sexual assault and abuse highlighted by #MeToo, issued the statement following the news that Ratner was planning a biopic of R&B duo Milli Vanilli.Time’s Up president and CEO Tina Tchen wrote: “TIME’S UP was born out of the national reckoning on workplace sexual harassment.

Now here’s a bit of news that’s sure to be controversial. Until recently, it seemed like director Brett Ratner was in Hollywood jail, stemming from the accusations of sexual harassment that several actresses levied against him. However, it seems like Ratner and Millennium Media are getting into business together, to make his long-time passion project, too. It’s a Milli Vanilli biopic, no less. The film is still a long way from happening, and expect protests, but Ratner seems to be keen on continuing his career. This movie, as well as Ratner’s attempt in general, bears paying attention to. This won’t be the last we hear about it, I can assure you of that much…

Natalie Oganesyan editorTime’s Up has condemned Brett Ratner, the director behind the “Rush Hour” film series and “X-Men: The Last Stand” who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2017, for his planned return to filmmaking.He is set to helm a longtime passion project, a biopic about R&B duo Milli Vanilli, as reported by Deadline Friday. In November 2017, seven women, including Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge, accused the filmmaker of sexual harassment and misconduct, leading Warner Bros to cut ties with Ratner.In a statement, Time’s Up said the director-producer should not be granted a comeback into the industry.

The Time’s Up organization, founded as a movement against sexual harassment, has reacted to the announcement that director Brett Ratner intends to return to work in Hollywood.