The first official photos of the Netflix movie about Newsnight’s infamous Prince Andrew interview have been released.
advertisementscoopThe film, based on former Newsnight editor-in-chief Sam McAllister’s book Scoop: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews, will be available on Netflix this spring.
Now, Netflix has released the first photos of what is sure to be one of the most talked about films on the platform.
The next installment will explore Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 BBC interview with journalist Emily Maitlis, the disgraced royal family’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and the “car crash” interview that led to the prince’s downfall. It is.
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell play Maitrice and Prince Andrew, respectively.
During the infamous head-to-head confrontation, the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II revealed his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the socialite currently in prison for aiding Epstein’s abuse of young girls. He spoke frankly about his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
Prince Andrew used the interview to deny having sex with then-17-year-old Virginia Giuffre, saying he was at Pizza Express in Woking on the day the encounter was supposed to occur, and saying that he had never had sex with Virginia Giuffre, who was 17 at the time. He said that his interpretation was wrong. He claimed to be physically unable to sweat.
The conversation was embarrassing for the British monarchy, even though Prince Andrew initially believed it had gone well.
He subsequently reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre, officially ending the civil suit filed against him in the United States. The “undisclosed sum” is reported to have reached £12 million.
scoop The film is billed as a story about “power, privilege, different points of view, and how we decide what’s true,” and dramatically details how reporters secured interviews. I plan on reproducing it.
The film’s synopsis says it follows “the inside track of women who breached the Buckingham Palace compound to secure the scoop on the last decade.”
scoop Written by Peter Moffat (Silk, His Excellency), directed by The Crown veteran Philip Martin, co-starring Billie Piper, TV producer Sam McAllister, and Keeley Hawes as Prince Andrew’s former private secretary. Amanda Thirsk and Romola Garai will play Esme Wren. The person who was leading Newsnight at the time of the interview.
This is the first of two films based on the 2019 interview.
The second will be available on Amazon Prime Video, which is producing a three-part series based on Maitlis’ memoir. Michael Sheen will reportedly play Prince Andrew and Ruth Wilson will play Maitlis.
scoop ‘ will be released on Netflix later this year.