Billy Evans finally weighs in on Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in “You Can See Everything.”
In his first interview since the A24 documentary was released last month, which aired Sunday morning, Holmes’ partner sat down with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman to discuss what exactly he thinks about the film. When asked what he thought of the role of Seyfriend, Evans said, “I’m really glad they included her because it shows what a difference there is between the real role and how excited she was to play a character.”
Gutman then asked if the actress played the role of the disgraced tech founder well, to which Evans responded that he was “glad Nathan was there to help.” “It doesn’t seem like you have a very high opinion of her acting or of her as a person,” Gutman noted.
Evans concluded, “Matt, I’m going to do my best not to talk bad about other people right now, because a lot of people have done that about me recently, and I know how it feels.”
Seyfriend also recently told all about her experience filming “You Can See Everything” in a new interview with Rolling Stone, including saying she didn’t tell her agents about the project and had “no approval” on set. She also noted that her opinion of Evans “only got worse” as filming went on, and she felt he “disrespected” her during that tense dinner table conversation.
Before hitting theaters on October 16, the animated documentary had been quietly in the works of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim for over three years. The document offers an unhinged look at the Theranos founder a month before she begins an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors.
In addition to being eligible for Best Documentary Feature at the 99th Academy Awards, the film will also be submitted in all areas, as seen on the A24 awards site: Best Picture, Director, Production Design, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound and Original Score. Seyfried, who appears as herself while reprising her Emmy Award-winning turn as Holmes from “The Dropout,” will campaign in the supporting actress category.
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