Billy Evans is finally weighing in on Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in “You Can See Everything.”
In his first interview since the A24 documentary’s release last month, released Sunday morning, Holmes’ partner sat down with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman to discuss how, exactly, he feels about the film. When asked what he thought about Seyfriend’s role, Evans responded: “I’m really glad that they included her because it shows what a difference there is between the real thing and how eager she was to play a character.”
Gutman then followed up by questioning if the actress played the role of the disgraced tech founder well, to which Evans said that he was “glad Nathan was there to help her.” “Doesn’t seem like you hold very high opinion of her acting, or of her as a person,” noted Gutman.
Evans concluded: Matt, I’m gonna do my best
Evans concluded: “Matt, I’m gonna do my best not to speak poorly about other people right now, because I’ve had a lot of people do that about me recently, and I know how it feels.”
Seyfriend also recently told allabout her experience filming “You Can See Everything” in a new interview with Rolling Stone, including that she didn’t tell her agents about the project and had “no approval” over filming. 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 Oct. 16, the buzzy doc had been quietly in the works from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim for more than three years. The doc offers an unhinged look at the Theranos founder a month before she began 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 alsobe submitted across the board as seen on A24’s 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 also reprising her Emmy-winning turn as Holmes from “The Dropout,” will be campaigned in the supporting actress category.
