Probably the most notorious TV interviews in current historical past — and the background about it — is now the topic of a Netflix film.
Scoop relies on the memoir by Sam McAlister known as Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Surprising Interview. The interview on this case is Newnight’s dialog with Prince Andrew over his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein, and his connections to Epstein’s crimes.
Within the film Billie Piper performs McAlister, whereas Gillian Anderson performs BBC journalist Emily Maitlis. Prince Andrew is performed by Rufus Sewell.
You may watch the trailer for the movie beneath:
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Scop is directed by Philip Martin, whose earlier work contains seven episodes of The Crown on Netflix, together with a TV biopic about Stephen Hawking starring a younger Benedict Cumberbatch. (That Hawking movie was written by Peter Moffat — who additionally wrote the screenplay for Scoop.)
Right here is Scoop’s official synopsis:
Impressed by actual occasions, SCOOP is the within account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earthshattering interview – Prince Andrew’s notorious BBC Newsnight look. From the strain of producer Sam McAlister’s excessive stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way in which to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, SCOOP takes us contained in the story, with the ladies who would cease at nothing to get it. To get an interview this large, it’s a must to be daring.
Scoop premieres on Netflix on April 5. One thing tells me this one goes to get a good quantity of viewers on streaming.
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