The two women tasked with persuading Prince Andrew to sit in front of the camera and release his now famous interview in which he explains his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein are now racing to capture what’s going on behind the screen.
Deadline previously exclusively reported that Sam McAllister, former Newsnight talk show producer, had sold the film rights to his book, Scoops, which explained how Prince Andrew’s chats and other high-profile TV meetings were protected and managed.
now yes First Emily Maitlis, the interviewer who received praise for her handling of interviews with Prince, partnered with production company Blueprint Pictures to bring The Interview to the screen in 2019 as a dramatic script.
plan previously made A very English scandalHugh Grant as the disgraced British MP Jeremy Thorpe e A very British scandal with Claire Foy as the scandalous Duchess of Argyll. weather reports that it will appear on the streaming service in three parts, with the BAFTA-winning writer already attached.
Last week it was reported that the company is also planning a dramatic adaptation of the High Court defamation case between the wives of two footballers, Colin Rooney and Rebecca Ward.
Prince Andrew was forced to retire from public life following a 2019 interview in which he did not apologize for his friendship with Epstein, showed no sympathy for Epstein’s victims, and denied claims against him. revealing that he was in Pizza Express the night he was at a London nightclub Epstein with Virginia Giffres, and that he had a condition that prevented him from sweating, as has also been claimed.
No casting has been announced for either production, although Hugh Grant has been mentioned in the context of both.
Source: Deadline
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