She Said Interview: Patricia Clarkson & Andre Braugher Share Early Career Influences

Director Maria Schrader’s She Said stars Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the real-life New York Times reporters who worked tirelessly to expose the numerous acts of sexual abuse committed by former film producer Harvey Weinstein. She Said spotlights the women who came forward with brave testimonies in order to put Weinstein behind bars and subsequently launch the #MeToo movement, which empowered those who had suffered abuse or harassment to find support, share their stories, and spark real change in the process. Patricia Clarkson plays New York Times editor Rebecca Corbett who oversaw the investigation, and Andre Braugher steps in as executive editor Dean Baquet, a key force in the publishing of the article that helped cement Weinstein’s sentence. During their interview with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff, Clarkson and Braugher pinpointed individuals who gave them invaluable support when they were first beginning their careers, and discuss how they approached the portrayal of t