A HOLLYWOOD producer hired as the new boss of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s production company owns the rights to a controversial conspiracy movie about Princess Diana, it has been reported.
Ben Browning, who was last week named as head of Archewell Productions and Archewell Audio, is said to have bought the script to ‘Inquest’ in 2013.
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The film Inquest, said to have been bought by Browning through his old company Wayfare Entertainment, appears to be listed on his personal profile on IMDb page as a ‘project in development’.
A source told the Mail on Sunday: “Ben bought the script in 2013 but the status of the project is unclear.
“It’s not unusual for a film to take years in development.
“What is interesting is that his IMDBPro page, something everyone in Hollywood uses as a resource for contact details or to see what projects someone has in development, has been updated to include his new job at Archewell. And it still mentions he is attached to Inquest as a producer.”
The film’s plot revolves around a fictional London lawyer, Michael Davies, who is hired by former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed to probe the death of his son Dodi, The Mail on Sunday reports.
He and Princess Diana had been enjoying a…