( CNN ) -- Not so long ago , the idea of a Casey Anthony movie seemed like a certainty . How could Hollywood resist the chance to adapt the sensational murder case ? After all , producers did n't hesitate to turn the Amanda Knox , Natalee Holloway and Clark Rockefeller sagas into TV movies . And interest in those cases pales compared to Anthony , whose trial became the must-see television event of the summer . But the public outrage over Anthony 's acquittal on murder charges is making some in the industry rethink the wisdom of adapting her story to the screen . `` Anyone who pursued a movie based on these events , especially right now , will face some immediate backlash , '' said Matthew Belloni , news director for The Hollywood Reporter . `` The nerve is so raw on this and so many people are so outraged by the verdict that anything that is seen as an attempt to exploit this , especially if the family is involved , will be seen as a negative by most of the people who followed the trial , '' Belloni told CNN . The cable channel Lifetime would seem the logical home for an Anthony movie -- it aired the Knox , Holloway and Rockefeller films , and it 's in production on a movie about murder suspect Drew Peterson ( with Rob Lowe in the lead ) . But when CNN asked the network if it was pursuing an Anthony project , Lifetime said it had `` nothing in development . '' When we asked if the network had obtained the rights to any of the central players in the case , we got the same response : `` We have nothing in development . '' The mere hint of a connection to the Anthonys has sent Hollywood talent agencies diving for cover . When an erroneous report circulated last week that William Morris Endeavor had signed Anthony for representation , the agency was inundated with protest calls . It quickly sent out word denying the report . And Paradigm , another big talent agency , signed Anthony 's lead attorney , Jose Baez , for representation , only to `` un-sign '' him several hours later after facing a drumbeat of criticism . Actress Niecy Nash , who told CNN she watched `` every minute '' of the trial , is among those angered about the prospect of Anthony cashing in by selling the rights to her story . `` If that girl [ Anthony ] makes one dime off of the death of her child , I 'm just telling you that I feel like America is going to be like , 'we are so done with you ! ' `` she told CNN . `` I 'm upset because the opportunity to profit from a tragedy is laid out for this girl on a silver platter , '' Nash said . Comedian and social commentator Alycia Cooper told CNN she could imagine a Casey Anthony movie under certain circumstances . `` I do think there should be a movie made '' about the case , Cooper said . `` But I want the person that does the movie to be a neutral person , because that way , we 'll get more of a balanced movie , versus Casey Anthony doing the movie , because then it 'll slant her way , and it 's going to be filled with even more lies . '' The possibility of a movie has inevitably spawned water cooler talk in Hollywood about who should play Anthony . Cooper likes Alyssa Milano for the role . `` I think she 's got the chops , '' Cooper said . The Hollywood Reporter 's Marisa Guthrie picked `` Twilight '' star Kristen Stewart . Nash told us she would cast Katie Holmes or Anne Hathaway . To play Casey Anthony 's father , the white-haired George Anthony , we heard suggestions of John O'Hurley of `` Seinfeld '' fame , Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Blake . Speculation about casting the movie may be more than just idle chatter . Some people remain convinced there will be a Casey Anthony movie , including The Hollywood Reporter 's Matthew Belloni . `` You 've got to believe that something this high-profile , something that everyone is talking about ... that eventually , this will become a movie , '' he told CNN . The surprising verdict in the case only makes that more likely , Belloni said . `` Then you have this outcome that many people ca n't reconcile with the facts , '' he said . `` That conflict presents good fodder for a film . ''
Natalee Holloway , Amanda Knox , Clark Rockefeller sagas were turned into TV movies . Right now , an Anthony movie maker `` will face some immediate backlash , '' journalist says . Actress who followed the trial does n't like `` the opportunity to profit from a tragedy '' But many think it 's inevitable that the Anthony story will be made into a movie .