Movie studios circling legendary editor Jane Pratt’s memoir
Movie studios are showing interest in Jane Pratt's memoir, which details her rise in the competitive world of New York journalism. The book, titled 'It Happened To Me,' has already sparked a bidding war, selling for over $500,000. Pratt's connections with celebrities and her founding of influential publications provide rich material for a potential film adaptation.
- ▪Jane Pratt's memoir has attracted attention from major movie studios for adaptation.
- ▪The memoir sold for more than $500,000 to Random House.
- ▪Pratt is known for founding influential magazines like Sassy and Jane.
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New York City Society Movie studios circling legendary editor Jane Pratt’s memoir By Oli Coleman Published May 26, 2026, 5:04 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google Sassy: The Movie? Page Six hears that — weeks after we broke the news that legendary editor Jane Pratt had sold her memoir — two major studios are already circling the book for an adaptation. We’re told that Tinseltown execs, perhaps unsurprisingly, think her star-studded, rock ‘n’ roll-soundtracked tale of a woman’s rise to the top of the cut-throat world of New York journalism has what it takes for the big screen. And Pratt is entertaining offers. 4 Movie studios are taking an interest in editor Jane Pratt’s new memoir, Page Six is told.
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