The draft script of the planned movie on the March 15 mosque attacks has been called a Hollywood rewrite of New Zealand history. The draft script included 15 deaths and more woundings across 17 pages. Clark told Newshub the script's portrayal of Ardern was "emotional, objectifying and pretty sexist". "Hollywood has had some great movies based on history, but sadly this won't be one of them," Peters told Newshub. He said this was too serious of an issue for some "cheap Hollywood script" to try to make money out of.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 13, 2021 21:56 UTC