The first official photos of Netflix’s film featuring Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew have been released, offering a sneak peek at the highly-anticipated project.
Gillian Anderson is seen as Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew in the first glimpse of Netflix’s film.
Netflix has unveiled the initial images from its upcoming film depicting Newsnight’s interview with the Duke of York. The pictures reveal faithful recreations of pivotal moments from the 2019 conversation between Prince Andrew and Emily Maitlis.
Rufus Sewell takes on the role of the duke, while Gillian Anderson portrays Maitlis. The interview, famously dubbed a “car-crash,” delved into Prince Andrew’s association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Titled Scoop, the Netflix movie will explore how the BBC Two program secured the interview, offering insight into the behind-the-scenes drama. Sewell reportedly spent approximately three hours in makeup to transform into Prince Andrew, while Anderson’s portrayal of Maitlis is lauded as “astonishing” by producers, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
In the initial set of three photographs released by Netflix, Sewell and Anderson are depicted in conversation while strolling through a meticulously recreated Buckingham Palace, the interview’s setting.
The resemblance to the actual interview is remarkable, as the duo even dons attire identical to that of the duke and Maitlis.
Another image reconstructs the interview, during which Prince Andrew addressed his connections to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite currently incarcerated for her involvement in Epstein’s exploitation of girls.
During the interview, Prince Andrew vehemently refuted allegations of having sexual relations with Virginia Giuffre when she was 17 years old, asserting that he was at Pizza Express in Woking on the day of the alleged encounter. Subsequently, the duke reached a financial agreement with Ms. Giuffre, formally concluding a civil case filed against him in the US. The settlement, which involved no admission of liability, was accompanied by Prince Andrew’s persistent denial of any wrongdoing.
A recently released photograph depicts Anderson as Maitlis, seemingly preparing to pose a question. The interview, widely deemed a “car crash,” inflicted significant damage to the prince’s reputation. Netflix’s “Scoop,” adapted from Sam McAlister’s book “Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews,” delves into the women who penetrated Buckingham Palace to secure the decade’s most significant scoop.
Billie Piper portrays McAlister, with Keeley Hawes as Prince Andrew’s former private secretary, Amanda Thirsk, and Romola Garai as Esme Wren, the Newsnight leader at the time. Peter Moffat, the writer of BBC One’s drama “Silk,” penned the screenplay. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video is developing a three-part series based on Maitlis’s memoirs, focusing on the Prince Andrew interview. Michael Sheen is rumored to portray the duke, with Ruth Wilson as Maitlis. “Scoop” is slated for a spring release on Netflix.
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