Bert and Bertie (“Troop Zero”) are set to direct “Queen Bitch & The High Horse,” a new fraud drama for New Republic Pictures and Dirty Films
Inspired by the largest municipal fraud in American history, the film is a cautionary tale of town sweetheart turned corrupt public servant Penny Banks.
Ambitious, larger-than-life and with a passion for both civic duty and horses, she rises the ranks of city hall and embezzles millions to fund a show horse empire that would take her to the winner’s circle in Kentucky.
Eric Matthew Brown penned the script while Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini, Andrew Upton, Brian Oliver and Bradley Fischer produce.