Culture 2 min read By Trevor Kendall
Amanda Seyfried says she joined ‘You Can See Everything’ without her agents knowing
Amanda Seyfried says she began filming the documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ without informing her agents or signing deals through her lawyer, and that she had no approval over the filming or the way Billy Evans treated her.
Amanda Seyfried says she began filming the documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ without telling her agents and without having signed deals through her lawyer. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the actress said she had «no approval» over how the film was shot, and she accused Billy Evans, the partner of Elizabeth Holmes who runs the company, of disrespecting her and of being aggressive without reason.
The film, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, is a three-hour documentary split into three sections. Fielder moves in with Holmes and her family, and the focus later shifts to Evans, who runs the company. Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after being convicted of misleading investors about a blood-testing device. Seyfried reenacts Holmes's prison visit with Fielder in the film.
Seyfried played Holmes in Hulu's ‘The Dropout’ (2022), a role that won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe. She said that the documentary role felt scary, but that she is relieved and excited by the result. The trio gave their first joint interview after the theatrical release, and it contains spoilers.
Critics have described the film as a new documentary form, though one reviewer disputes that older styles were not already similar. The same reviewer found the film overlong and overhyped. A teaser trailer drew online attention, though the scene differs from the one in the finished film. Evans's full conduct and culpability remain unresolved in the film, and Holmes's claim that she was misunderstood is left open. The film opens in UK cinemas on November 20.
Source: variety.com
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