Allison Pataki — daughter of former Gov. George Pataki — has sold the screen rights to her book, “The Traitor’s Wife,” to Princess Pictures, run by former Goldman Sachs exec David B. Ford, and Pamela Fielder.
Princess will team up with “True Detective” producers Anonymous Content on the project.
The novel, a New York Times best seller, is a fictional account of Benedict Arnold’s socialite wife Peggy Shippen’s role in his treason against America.
This month, Harvey Weinstein sparked speculation he might pick up the screen rights by throwing a lunch for the book at The Modern attended by Katie Holmes, Tina Brown and Jim Dolan.