The Crown may not be done after all. And Prince Andrew’s partly to thank. The success of Scoop, a Netflix movie about his 2019 Newsnight interview, has reportedly made executives at the streamer realize there are still more British royal family stories to tell. To that end, The Crown, which ended after six seasons in December 2023, may return to the small-screen with a prequel.
Netflix is looking to make a short-form prequel to ‘The Crown’
“When the sixth season was released at the end of 2023, some breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the controversial show had been put to bed for good,” Tatler reported. However, it looks like it may very well be on its way back. (The Crown ended after depicting now-King Charles III’s 2005 marriage to now-Queen Camilla.)
For those who have a more episodes, the better attitude, prepare to be disappointed. The Crown prequel is...
Netflix is looking to make a short-form prequel to ‘The Crown’
“When the sixth season was released at the end of 2023, some breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the controversial show had been put to bed for good,” Tatler reported. However, it looks like it may very well be on its way back. (The Crown ended after depicting now-King Charles III’s 2005 marriage to now-Queen Camilla.)
For those who have a more episodes, the better attitude, prepare to be disappointed. The Crown prequel is...
- 5/31/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The British Royal Family is often a source of scandal. You can verify this thanks to The Crown by Peter Morgan or a simple attempt to Google the latest news from Buckingham Palace: you will see the recent "disappearance" of Kate Middleton and Prince Harry's tossing between the US and UK, and the false statement about the death of the King.
A recent movie released on Netflix depicts another high-profile story involving the son of Elizabeth II. The scandal reached its climax in 2019, when the prince gave an interview to the BBC and created a wave of criticism against him. It was the historic conversation that became the subject of study by director Philip Martin in the film Scoop.
The movie is based on a book by Sam McAlister, the same producer who finally persuaded Prince Andrew to break his silence.
What is Scoop About?
Sam McAlister is a...
A recent movie released on Netflix depicts another high-profile story involving the son of Elizabeth II. The scandal reached its climax in 2019, when the prince gave an interview to the BBC and created a wave of criticism against him. It was the historic conversation that became the subject of study by director Philip Martin in the film Scoop.
The movie is based on a book by Sam McAlister, the same producer who finally persuaded Prince Andrew to break his silence.
What is Scoop About?
Sam McAlister is a...
- 5/15/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
There's still a lot of buzz surrounding Richard Gadd's Netflix miniseries Baby Reindeer. The comedian and screenwriter translated the personal traumatic experience of a stalking victim into the format of a dramatic thriller with elements of comedy and true crime.
The phenomenal success of the series has been going on for a month now, and the real events are becoming overgrown with details and speculation.
If you are looking for something no less intense and at the same time based on real events, then these movies and TV series are for you.
1. Scoop, 2024
In 2019, BBC television employee Sam McAlister went in search of another big story for Newsnight. The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on charges of trafficking minors, forced the company to recall the events of previous years, when a photo of Prince Andrew on a walk with Epstein was first published.
McAlister was able to contact Amanda Thirsk,...
The phenomenal success of the series has been going on for a month now, and the real events are becoming overgrown with details and speculation.
If you are looking for something no less intense and at the same time based on real events, then these movies and TV series are for you.
1. Scoop, 2024
In 2019, BBC television employee Sam McAlister went in search of another big story for Newsnight. The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on charges of trafficking minors, forced the company to recall the events of previous years, when a photo of Prince Andrew on a walk with Epstein was first published.
McAlister was able to contact Amanda Thirsk,...
- 5/14/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #393: Making a Netflix hit – Scoop – with Rufus Sewell,...
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #393: Making a Netflix hit – Scoop – with Rufus Sewell,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sure, Scoop “upset” Princess Beatrice. But not as much as Amazon’s own depiction of Prince Andrew’s 2019 Newsnight interview is about to. The 35-year-old British royal is reportedly “dreading” A Very Royal Scandal’s release as she’s further “dragged” into the drama surrounding her father’s legendary interview.
Beatrice expects to be featured more prominently in ‘A Very Royal Scandal’ than ‘Scoop’
Although, like Scoop, A Very Royal Scandal focuses on her father’s 2019 Newsnight interview about Jeffrey Epstein that saw him lose patronages as well as working royal and Hrh [His Royal Highness] status, Beatrice is more concerned about Amazon’s depiction as opposed to Netflix’s.
The reason, per Ok! Magazine, is because Beatrice thinks she’ll feature more prominently compared to Scoop, in which actor Charity Wakefield played her in one brief scene.
The three-part Amazon series centers around Emily Maitlis’s “professional and personal journey as a...
Beatrice expects to be featured more prominently in ‘A Very Royal Scandal’ than ‘Scoop’
Although, like Scoop, A Very Royal Scandal focuses on her father’s 2019 Newsnight interview about Jeffrey Epstein that saw him lose patronages as well as working royal and Hrh [His Royal Highness] status, Beatrice is more concerned about Amazon’s depiction as opposed to Netflix’s.
The reason, per Ok! Magazine, is because Beatrice thinks she’ll feature more prominently compared to Scoop, in which actor Charity Wakefield played her in one brief scene.
The three-part Amazon series centers around Emily Maitlis’s “professional and personal journey as a...
- 4/21/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Scoop, the Netflix film chronicling Prince Andrew’s humbling interview on the BBC, has enjoyed a relatively regal reception from British audiences.
Based on a book of the same name by Sam McAlister, the woman who played a central role in securing access to the Duke of York, the feature was watched by 2.75M viewers in its first seven days.
The rating is healthy for Netflix, putting Scoop ahead of other recently launched titles, not least the eye-wateringly expensive 3 Body Problem, which premiered with 1.7M viewers.
Scoop could not quite match fellow royal drama The Crown, however. The Left Bank show’s final season debuted with 2.8M last year, according to official Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv.
The biggest title on Netflix in 2024 has been Fool Me Once’s blockbuster debut of 6.3M viewers in January. Netflix’s UK chief Anne Mensah revealed last month that Fool Me Once...
Based on a book of the same name by Sam McAlister, the woman who played a central role in securing access to the Duke of York, the feature was watched by 2.75M viewers in its first seven days.
The rating is healthy for Netflix, putting Scoop ahead of other recently launched titles, not least the eye-wateringly expensive 3 Body Problem, which premiered with 1.7M viewers.
Scoop could not quite match fellow royal drama The Crown, however. The Left Bank show’s final season debuted with 2.8M last year, according to official Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv.
The biggest title on Netflix in 2024 has been Fool Me Once’s blockbuster debut of 6.3M viewers in January. Netflix’s UK chief Anne Mensah revealed last month that Fool Me Once...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems April 2024 isn’t off to a good start for Princess Beatrice ever since Netflix’s Scoop premiered. The 35-year-old British royal is portrayed—very briefly—in the film about her father, Prince Andrew’s 2019 Newsnight interview regarding his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to an expert, Beatrice is likely “annoyed and upset” she’s depicted in the film.
Beatrice will be ‘dreading’ the ‘difficult time ahead’ amid her portrayal in ‘Scoop’
Scoop debuted on April 5, 2024. With it came a depiction of Beatrice as her father, Andrew, played by Rufus Sewell, and his team negotiated with BBC Newsnight’s Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) and Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson).
The interview aired in November 2019. It resulted in Andrew losing his Hrh [His Royal Highness] status and being removed from the list of working royals.
Charity Wakefield plays Beatrice in Scoop, who’s seen in one scene attending a Buckingham Palace meeting.
Beatrice will be ‘dreading’ the ‘difficult time ahead’ amid her portrayal in ‘Scoop’
Scoop debuted on April 5, 2024. With it came a depiction of Beatrice as her father, Andrew, played by Rufus Sewell, and his team negotiated with BBC Newsnight’s Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) and Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson).
The interview aired in November 2019. It resulted in Andrew losing his Hrh [His Royal Highness] status and being removed from the list of working royals.
Charity Wakefield plays Beatrice in Scoop, who’s seen in one scene attending a Buckingham Palace meeting.
- 4/11/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Viewers of the Netflix drama Scoop found themselves disgusted following a scene involving Prince Andrew, portrayed by Rufus Sewell, in a bath.
The scene occurred during the portrayal of the infamous interview that led to the Duke of York’s retreat from public duties.
Scoop, a no-holds-barred drama, delves behind the scenes of the notorious interview, featuring Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as Sam McAlister.
While the series takes creative liberties for dramatic effect, one scene, in particular, has sparked intense debate.
In the scene where the BBC airs the contentious interview where Prince Andrew vehemently denies allegations of a sexual relationship with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of assault when she was 17, the portrayal takes a startling turn.
Prince Andrew is depicted taking a bath while millions watch his denial unfold.
Following the interview’s conclusion, he exits the tub to a flurry of alarmed messages on his phone,...
The scene occurred during the portrayal of the infamous interview that led to the Duke of York’s retreat from public duties.
Scoop, a no-holds-barred drama, delves behind the scenes of the notorious interview, featuring Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Billie Piper as Sam McAlister.
While the series takes creative liberties for dramatic effect, one scene, in particular, has sparked intense debate.
In the scene where the BBC airs the contentious interview where Prince Andrew vehemently denies allegations of a sexual relationship with Virginia Giuffre, who accused him of assault when she was 17, the portrayal takes a startling turn.
Prince Andrew is depicted taking a bath while millions watch his denial unfold.
Following the interview’s conclusion, he exits the tub to a flurry of alarmed messages on his phone,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Gillian Anderson is once again playing a character with British royal family ties in Netflix’s Scoop. (She played Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Crown.) This time, she portrays Emily Maitlis, the journalist who interviewed Prince Andrew in 2019 about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ahead, why Anderson thought the role “seemed like a really bad idea” and turned it down. Plus, who changed her mind.
Anderson didn’t want to play Emily Maitlis for 2 reasons: she’s ‘living’ and they call the same neighborhood home
During a Scoop screening and Q&a in New York City, New York, on April 3, 2024, Anderson revealed why she turned down the role of Maitlis.
“I said no initially,” she said (via People). “It felt [like] Emily Maitlis is known very well in the U.K. She’s been on our screens and in our ears and podcasts for a long time,...
Anderson didn’t want to play Emily Maitlis for 2 reasons: she’s ‘living’ and they call the same neighborhood home
During a Scoop screening and Q&a in New York City, New York, on April 3, 2024, Anderson revealed why she turned down the role of Maitlis.
“I said no initially,” she said (via People). “It felt [like] Emily Maitlis is known very well in the U.K. She’s been on our screens and in our ears and podcasts for a long time,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Plot: An insider account of how the women of “Newsnight” secured Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Review: Sometimes, pursuing a news story is as fascinating as the story itself. From All The President’s Men to Spotlight, countless films have looked at the reporters and journalists who have investigated the most significant revelations of all time and have garnered awards for the recreation of the tireless journey. The distance between the event and the dramatization often reminds audiences of the stakes at play, but Scoop chronicles a news story that occurred just six years ago. Led by Billie Piper as the producer who secured the shocking interview alongside Gillian Anderson, Romola Garai, Keeley Hawes, and Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew, Scoop has some exciting stories from an insider’s point of view. Still, it fails to generate anything we did not already get from the broadcast itself.
Review: Sometimes, pursuing a news story is as fascinating as the story itself. From All The President’s Men to Spotlight, countless films have looked at the reporters and journalists who have investigated the most significant revelations of all time and have garnered awards for the recreation of the tireless journey. The distance between the event and the dramatization often reminds audiences of the stakes at play, but Scoop chronicles a news story that occurred just six years ago. Led by Billie Piper as the producer who secured the shocking interview alongside Gillian Anderson, Romola Garai, Keeley Hawes, and Rufus Sewell as Prince Andrew, Scoop has some exciting stories from an insider’s point of view. Still, it fails to generate anything we did not already get from the broadcast itself.
- 4/7/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
CinemaBlind’s Review – 65%
Scoop is a well-made but hard-to-watch film, believe me that’s a good thing. The Netflix film does everything right from its pacing to its performances giving us an insight into the subject and people behind one of the most scandalous things ever to come out of the British Royal family.
Directed by Philip Martin, Scoop sheds some light on what went on behind the scenes of Prince Andrew‘s News Night interview with Emily Maitlis which was later described as less a car crash than “a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion.” Prince Andrew was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and was also accused of molesting an underage girl, but he is still walking freely.
Scoop has everything working for it including its main cast who give us convincing performances including Rufus Sewel who was completely unrecognizable under...
Scoop is a well-made but hard-to-watch film, believe me that’s a good thing. The Netflix film does everything right from its pacing to its performances giving us an insight into the subject and people behind one of the most scandalous things ever to come out of the British Royal family.
Directed by Philip Martin, Scoop sheds some light on what went on behind the scenes of Prince Andrew‘s News Night interview with Emily Maitlis which was later described as less a car crash than “a plane crashing into an oil tanker, causing a tsunami, triggering a nuclear explosion.” Prince Andrew was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and was also accused of molesting an underage girl, but he is still walking freely.
Scoop has everything working for it including its main cast who give us convincing performances including Rufus Sewel who was completely unrecognizable under...
- 4/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Netflix doesn’t at all try to hold back from making fun of Prince Andrew in their latest film, Scoop. The Philip Martin-directed film is based on former BBC editor Sam McAlister’s book about securing one of the most sensational interviews of Prince Andrew in the history of the BBC. The context is rather grave, as the interview was focused on the grim subject of Andrew’s friendship with the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. Billie Piper is electrifying as McAlister, and so is Gillian Anderson, who plays Emily Maitlis, the famous British journalist who took the interview. But it is Rufus Sewell who delivers the standout performance as the controversial Prince. However, the film still falls quite flat, as, at the end of the day, it doesn’t really offer anything substantial to the viewers. Despite all the brilliant performances, Scoop remains just another Netflix...
- 4/6/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Netflix’s “Scoop” is inspired by the real events behind the bold efforts of “Newsnight” booker Sam McAlister to secure an interview with Prince Andrew amidst the fallout he felt from his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It traces the admirable behind-the-scenes teamwork of McAlister, journalist and interviewer Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson), editor Esme Wren (Romola Garai), producer Stewart Maclean (Richard Goulding) and ultimate fact-checker Freddy (Jordan Kouamé), as well as photographer Jae Donnolly (Connor Swindells).
High stakes, adrenaline and twists and turns make “Scoop” a compelling watch, in addition to the star-stacked cast that portrays all the real-life players.
Here are the cast and characters of “Scoop” on Netflix:
(Netflix/BBC)
Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson)
Emily Maitlis worked for “Newsnight” and the BBC for years before leaving the network to work on “The New Agents” podcast with Jon Sopel. When she isn’t conducting measured interviews, she...
It traces the admirable behind-the-scenes teamwork of McAlister, journalist and interviewer Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson), editor Esme Wren (Romola Garai), producer Stewart Maclean (Richard Goulding) and ultimate fact-checker Freddy (Jordan Kouamé), as well as photographer Jae Donnolly (Connor Swindells).
High stakes, adrenaline and twists and turns make “Scoop” a compelling watch, in addition to the star-stacked cast that portrays all the real-life players.
Here are the cast and characters of “Scoop” on Netflix:
(Netflix/BBC)
Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson)
Emily Maitlis worked for “Newsnight” and the BBC for years before leaving the network to work on “The New Agents” podcast with Jon Sopel. When she isn’t conducting measured interviews, she...
- 4/5/2024
- by Dessi Gomez, Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
When the 2019 Newsnight interview finally blew up the time bomb that was Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, not all of the pieces came back down to Earth in the same place. The interview that the Duke of York’s team were hoping would charm the public and rid him of his “Randy Andy” reputation achieved the opposite. Viewers found Prince Andrew to be callous and unsympathetic, while his denials of wrongdoing failed to convince many.
What followed were legal proceedings, a substantial out-of-court settlement, and a great many job resignations. From the prince to his team and the journalists behind the interview, here’s where the major players as featured in Netflix’s Scoop were left.
Prince Andrew
Days after the Newsnight interview aired, the Duke of York issued a statement announcing that his request to step back from public duties had been granted by Hm the Queen,...
What followed were legal proceedings, a substantial out-of-court settlement, and a great many job resignations. From the prince to his team and the journalists behind the interview, here’s where the major players as featured in Netflix’s Scoop were left.
Prince Andrew
Days after the Newsnight interview aired, the Duke of York issued a statement announcing that his request to step back from public duties had been granted by Hm the Queen,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
In the final minutes of Netflix’s Scoop, a fictionalised behind-the-scenes account of Newsnight’s infamous Prince Andrew interview, Billie Piper’s character Sam buys a kebab. Two lamb shawarmas – her usual, says the vendor, who gestures at the TV news and asks if she’s seen all this business with the prince? Boy, he’d love to have been in the room when that interview was filmed. Sam McAlister looks wistfully at the screen with the beginning of a smile on her face. “Yeah I did. I saw it,” she tells him, and then turns and leaves.
So humble. So real. So unmotivated by personal glory. Sam McAlister could have told the kebab shop man that she very much was in the room when that interview was filmed, and that as the guest booker on Newsnight, without her it might never even have happened. She doesn’t. The former...
So humble. So real. So unmotivated by personal glory. Sam McAlister could have told the kebab shop man that she very much was in the room when that interview was filmed, and that as the guest booker on Newsnight, without her it might never even have happened. She doesn’t. The former...
- 4/5/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
“An hour of television can change everything,” Billie Piper says in the newly released trailer for Scoop, the upcoming film based on the true events leading up to Prince Andrew’s explosive 2019 BBC Newsnight interview. The eyes of Britain were on journalist Emily Maitlis (played here by Gillian Anderson) as she grilled the royal (Rufus Sewell) about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The fallout was immediate, as Prince Andrew announced that he was stepping back from his public duties in the days following the broadcast.
But how did a son of the Queen of England find himself in the hot seat? In Scoop, directed by Emmy and BAFTA winner Philip Martin (The Crown), Piper plays Sam McAlister, the interview booker for the prestigious current affairs show who managed to secure what was thought to be an ungettable get. Based on McAlister’s own account and adapted by Peter Moffat and...
But how did a son of the Queen of England find himself in the hot seat? In Scoop, directed by Emmy and BAFTA winner Philip Martin (The Crown), Piper plays Sam McAlister, the interview booker for the prestigious current affairs show who managed to secure what was thought to be an ungettable get. Based on McAlister’s own account and adapted by Peter Moffat and...
- 4/5/2024
- by Anne Cohen
- Tudum - Netflix
A bizarre sense of déjà vu accompanies Netflix's Scoop, a behind-the-scenes look at Prince Andrew's "car crash" interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Director Philip Martin and writer Peter Moffat painstakingly recreate the infamous BBC Newsnight interview, loading up Rufus Sewell with prosthetics to make him look more like the Prince and nudging Gillian Anderson, as journalist Emily Maitlis, toward the right mix of shock and delight that Andrew has made her job so easy.
As reproductions go, the tense sit-down between Andrew and Emily — the result of months of negotiation between talent booker Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) and the Duke of York's private secretary Amanda Thirsk (Keeley Hawes) — remains incredibly faithful to the 2019 broadcast, which led to Andrew's downfall and withdrawal from public duties.
As reproductions go, the tense sit-down between Andrew and Emily — the result of months of negotiation between talent booker Sam McAlister (Billie Piper) and the Duke of York's private secretary Amanda Thirsk (Keeley Hawes) — remains incredibly faithful to the 2019 broadcast, which led to Andrew's downfall and withdrawal from public duties.
- 4/5/2024
- by Claire Spellberg Lustig
- Primetimer
Exclusive: Netflix’s dramatization of the BBC’s bombshell Prince Andrew interview is proving to be one of the streamer’s most discussed debuts in some time, but one person has largely kept her silence.
Emily Maitlis was sat opposite the Duke of York for that fateful exchange in 2019, winning plaudits and prizes for her piercing, methodical questioning of the British royal.
Maitlis has not said much about Scoop, partly because she has not been involved in the Netflix film, but also because her time has been spent authoring her own version of the story for Amazon.
Now, in an interview with Deadline, Maitlis has made some of her first comments about Netflix’s adaptation of a book by her former Newsnight running mate Sam McAlister.
“I’ve left them very much to do their own thing because I think the last thing they want is me peeking around the edges offering my [views],” Maitlis said.
Emily Maitlis was sat opposite the Duke of York for that fateful exchange in 2019, winning plaudits and prizes for her piercing, methodical questioning of the British royal.
Maitlis has not said much about Scoop, partly because she has not been involved in the Netflix film, but also because her time has been spent authoring her own version of the story for Amazon.
Now, in an interview with Deadline, Maitlis has made some of her first comments about Netflix’s adaptation of a book by her former Newsnight running mate Sam McAlister.
“I’ve left them very much to do their own thing because I think the last thing they want is me peeking around the edges offering my [views],” Maitlis said.
- 4/5/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Scoop is a dramatized feature about the BBC’s Newsnight team scoring a sensationally revealing 2019 interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with millionaire sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. For a film about a journalistic exclusive, it has the most generic title possible. There are already at least four other movies out there called Scoop, including a rubbishy 2006 Woody Allen film and a 1987 adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s peerless 1938 satirical novel, a twofer satire of both the press and the British aristocracy.
Sadly, this latest Scoop has none of Waugh’s acid wit or alkaline intelligence. Although serviceable as a retread of the events that led up to the royal interview conducted by Newsnight anchor Emily Maitlis (impersonated here by Gillian Anderson), an interview recreated for big chunks of the running time, it doesn’t significantly deepen or enrich our understanding of the personalities involved — let alone journalism, privilege, sexual exploitation or the price of fish.
Sadly, this latest Scoop has none of Waugh’s acid wit or alkaline intelligence. Although serviceable as a retread of the events that led up to the royal interview conducted by Newsnight anchor Emily Maitlis (impersonated here by Gillian Anderson), an interview recreated for big chunks of the running time, it doesn’t significantly deepen or enrich our understanding of the personalities involved — let alone journalism, privilege, sexual exploitation or the price of fish.
- 4/4/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rufus Sewell was "quite flattered" to be offered the role of Prince Andrew in 'Scoop'.The 56-year-old actor stars as the Duke of York in the Netflix movie about the royal's fateful 'Newsnight' interview with journalist Emily Maitlis regarding his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and admits that the "acting challenge" appealed to him.Speaking at the film's world premiere in London on Wednesday (27.03.24), Rufus said: "My initial reaction was actually, I was quite flattered. I was flattered because it was an acting challenge."And the script was amazing and somehow managed to make something that we thought we all knew a nailbiter."Gillian Anderson plays former BBC journalist Maitlis in the film and was stunned by how much she and Sewell mimicked the infamous 2019 interview after studying the original conversation.She recalled: "We sit down, and so I'm doing it and doing the gestures. But at the same time,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Gillian Anderson is hitting the red carpet for the world premiere of her new Netflix movie!
The 55-year-old Emmy-winning actress joined co-stars Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper at the premiere of Scoop on Wednesday (March 27) held at The Curzon Mayfair in London, England.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it.
Scoop will hit Netflix on April 5 – watch the trailer here!
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The 55-year-old Emmy-winning actress joined co-stars Rufus Sewell and Billie Piper at the premiere of Scoop on Wednesday (March 27) held at The Curzon Mayfair in London, England.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it.
Scoop will hit Netflix on April 5 – watch the trailer here!
Click through the gallery for 25+ pictures...
- 3/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Netflix is debuting its Prince Andrew film Scoop on April 5, with Rufus Sewell starring as the royal, Gillian Anderson as the BBC host whose interview got the prince in trouble and Billie Piper as a booker-producer on the news show. The stars came together in London on Wednesday for the world premiere of the movie to discuss what makes it “a nailbiter” despite its well-known fallout.
Anderson and Sewell recently shared that they initially didn’t want to play their respective parts. Anderson portrays former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis in the film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Piper plays Sam McAlister, who used to work for the show behind the scenes.
The film is based on McAlister’s memoir, Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews. It tells...
Anderson and Sewell recently shared that they initially didn’t want to play their respective parts. Anderson portrays former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis in the film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Piper plays Sam McAlister, who used to work for the show behind the scenes.
The film is based on McAlister’s memoir, Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews. It tells...
- 3/27/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This evening the Curzon Mayfair played host to the World Premiere of Netflix’s Scoop, based on the infamous BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. Directed by Philip Martin, the movie stars Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell.
The movie hits Netflix on April 5th. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Scoop Premiere Interviews
Plot:
From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
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The movie hits Netflix on April 5th. Colin Hart and Ethan Hart were on the red carpet, here are their interviews.
Scoop Premiere Interviews
Plot:
From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
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- 3/27/2024
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Exclusive: The production outfit behind Netflix’s Prince Andrew feature Scoop is working with Sarah Lancashire on an “ambitious, contemporary returning series” that Lancashire will star in.
Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”
Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.
Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.
“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...
Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”
Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.
Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.
“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...
- 3/27/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Three years after winning an Emmy for portraying Margaret Thatcher, Gillian Anderson returns to British politics as a member of the fourth estate in “Scoop.” The Netflix film stars the actress as the “Newsnight” journalist Emily Maitlis, who sat down for a squirm-inducing interview with Prince Andrew, Duke of York, portrayed by a physically transformed Rufus Sewell. The actor has of late been playing an American politician on the streamer’s “The Diplomat.” Watch the full “Scoop” trailer below.
The trailer begins with a voiceover promising that “an hour of television can change everything.” The film follows Billie Piper’s producer Sam McAlister, who is determined to land this major sit-down despite being told she is “chasing a story we’re never gonna get.” Her zeal only intensifies when details about Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein become public knowledge. When she does score a clandestine meeting with Prince Andrew to win him over,...
The trailer begins with a voiceover promising that “an hour of television can change everything.” The film follows Billie Piper’s producer Sam McAlister, who is determined to land this major sit-down despite being told she is “chasing a story we’re never gonna get.” Her zeal only intensifies when details about Andrew’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein become public knowledge. When she does score a clandestine meeting with Prince Andrew to win him over,...
- 3/21/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Netflix released the official trailer for Scoop as social media is flooded with rumors about Kate Middleton’s disappearance from public life. Manipulated photos and ridiculous denials have done nothing to quell reports the Royal Family is in chaos. So now seems the perfect time to drop a trailer for a film about Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Emily Maitlis.
Rufus Sewell stars as Prince Andrew, Billie Piper plays Sam McAlister, and Gillian Anderson is Emily Maitlis. The cast also includes Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai.
Scoop is based on McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview and was adapted by Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil. Philip Martin directs and The Lighthouse Film & TV’s Hilary Salmon and Radford Neville produced. McAlister executive produced along with Voltage TV’s Sanjay Singhal.
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the...
Rufus Sewell stars as Prince Andrew, Billie Piper plays Sam McAlister, and Gillian Anderson is Emily Maitlis. The cast also includes Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai.
Scoop is based on McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview and was adapted by Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil. Philip Martin directs and The Lighthouse Film & TV’s Hilary Salmon and Radford Neville produced. McAlister executive produced along with Voltage TV’s Sanjay Singhal.
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the...
- 3/18/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Amid online conspiracies around Kate Middleton’s whereabouts, Netflix has released a trailer for its new film about a famous “car crash” interview with another member of the royal family. The streaming giant has offered a new look at Scoop, which tells the behind-the-scenes story of Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Inspired by true events, the film delves into BBC producer Sam McAlister’s (Billie Piper) negotiations with Buckingham Palace, which led to the Emily Maitlis-anchored (Gillian Anderson) interview. During the remarkable conversation,...
Inspired by true events, the film delves into BBC producer Sam McAlister’s (Billie Piper) negotiations with Buckingham Palace, which led to the Emily Maitlis-anchored (Gillian Anderson) interview. During the remarkable conversation,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell in ScoopPhoto: Peter Mountain/Netflix
The British royal family has been the subject of much tabloid gossip and online speculation lately due to Kate Middleton’s lack of public appearances. (Do you think it’s all a cover up to help promote Prince William’s mistress?...
The British royal family has been the subject of much tabloid gossip and online speculation lately due to Kate Middleton’s lack of public appearances. (Do you think it’s all a cover up to help promote Prince William’s mistress?...
- 3/18/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
One interview can change everything according to the new one-sheet poster of Scoop. Scoop is the new political drama from Netflix, which is based on former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview. The new film features an ensemble cast that includes Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell. The movie is directed by Philip Martin from a screenplay by Peter Moffatt & Geoff Bussetil. Scoop is set to release on Netflix Friday, which is April 5.
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earthshattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story,...
The official synopsis from Netflix reads,
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earthshattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story,...
- 3/18/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Scoop is coming soon to Netflix, and they just released a full-length trailer for the movie!
The film is based on Sam McAlister‘s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” The movie brings an inside look into Emily Maitlis viral interview with Prince Andrew amid the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Gillian Anderson portrays Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell portrays Prince Andrew, and Billie Piper portrays Sam McAlister.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it.
The film is based on Sam McAlister‘s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” The movie brings an inside look into Emily Maitlis viral interview with Prince Andrew amid the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Gillian Anderson portrays Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell portrays Prince Andrew, and Billie Piper portrays Sam McAlister.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it.
- 3/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
As conspiracy theories continue to swirl snd the Telegraph fills with irritated harrumphing about KateGate (are we calling it that?), the Royal Family is probably not exactly thrilled that Netflix has chosen today to launch the full trailer for Scoop, which digs into another not-so-stellar moment for The Firm: Prince Andrew's nail-chewingly awkward Newsnight interview with the Beeb's Emily Maitlis about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Take a look:
Adapted from former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes Of The BBC’s Most Shocking Interview, the new film will see Billie Piper as McAlister, who led the high-stakes negotiations to secure the interview as allegations about sexual misconduct with a minor swirled around Andrew. Gillian Anderson is Maitlis, who would go on to conduct the no-holds barred one-on-one, which ended up covering the Prince's bizarre pizza-based alibi and his claim that thanks to his service in the Falklands,...
Adapted from former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister’s memoir Scoops: Behind The Scenes Of The BBC’s Most Shocking Interview, the new film will see Billie Piper as McAlister, who led the high-stakes negotiations to secure the interview as allegations about sexual misconduct with a minor swirled around Andrew. Gillian Anderson is Maitlis, who would go on to conduct the no-holds barred one-on-one, which ended up covering the Prince's bizarre pizza-based alibi and his claim that thanks to his service in the Falklands,...
- 3/18/2024
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Netflix has debuted the official full trailer for the highly anticipated feature ‘Scoop.’ Inspired by real events, the story is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earthshattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance.
From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
Directed by Philip Martin, the movie stars Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell.
Also in trailers – “What do you want to do today?” First trailer lands for ‘The Greatest Hits’
The movie hits Netflix on April 5th.
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From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
Directed by Philip Martin, the movie stars Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell.
Also in trailers – “What do you want to do today?” First trailer lands for ‘The Greatest Hits’
The movie hits Netflix on April 5th.
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- 3/18/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Full trailer for Prince Andrew feature Scoop has landed.
The highly-anticipated Netflix movie tells the story of that notorious Newsnight interview, the one that saw the disgraced prince humiliated over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein and more generally over his conduct, birthing never-forgotten lines about Pizza Express and an inability to sweat.
Today’s trailer showcases Gillian Anderson as interviewer Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell as the prince and Billie Piper playing Sam McAlister, the BBC producer who secured the interview and wrote the book that the feature is based on.
Last week, Anderson and Sewell both revealed that they had initially turned down the roles, with The Crown star Anderson saying she thought she would “undoubtedly fail” if she took it on. “The opportunity to play her was a privilege and was daunting,” added Anderson.
Scoop is written by Peter Moffat, and co-produced by The Lighthouse and Voltage TV. A...
The highly-anticipated Netflix movie tells the story of that notorious Newsnight interview, the one that saw the disgraced prince humiliated over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein and more generally over his conduct, birthing never-forgotten lines about Pizza Express and an inability to sweat.
Today’s trailer showcases Gillian Anderson as interviewer Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell as the prince and Billie Piper playing Sam McAlister, the BBC producer who secured the interview and wrote the book that the feature is based on.
Last week, Anderson and Sewell both revealed that they had initially turned down the roles, with The Crown star Anderson saying she thought she would “undoubtedly fail” if she took it on. “The opportunity to play her was a privilege and was daunting,” added Anderson.
Scoop is written by Peter Moffat, and co-produced by The Lighthouse and Voltage TV. A...
- 3/18/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The biggest scoop of the century is pinning the British royal family to a sex trafficking scandal, as relived in Netflix film “Scoop.”
The feature, directed by Philip Martin and based on former “Newsnight” producer Sam McAlister’s memoir “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview,” stars Gillian Anderson as BBC anchor Emily Maitlis, who infamously interviewed a disgraced Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell) about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019.
“Scoop” is written by Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil, with Billie Piper starring as producer/author McAlister. Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai co-star.
The film debuts on Netflix, following the conclusion of royal family drama “The Crown” in 2023. To note, “Scoop” lead star Anderson appeared on “The Crown” as Margaret Thatcher.
“Scoop” centers on the behind-the-scenes push to land an interview with Prince Andrew after the royal was listed in court papers as part of a U.
The feature, directed by Philip Martin and based on former “Newsnight” producer Sam McAlister’s memoir “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview,” stars Gillian Anderson as BBC anchor Emily Maitlis, who infamously interviewed a disgraced Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell) about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in 2019.
“Scoop” is written by Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil, with Billie Piper starring as producer/author McAlister. Keeley Hawes and Romola Garai co-star.
The film debuts on Netflix, following the conclusion of royal family drama “The Crown” in 2023. To note, “Scoop” lead star Anderson appeared on “The Crown” as Margaret Thatcher.
“Scoop” centers on the behind-the-scenes push to land an interview with Prince Andrew after the royal was listed in court papers as part of a U.
- 3/18/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“The Crown” may have ended last year, but Netflix has another royal drama in store.
The streamer has released the first trailer for “Scoop,” its feature-length dramatization of Prince Andrew’s toe-curling interview with “Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis.
Maitlis is played by Gillian Anderson in the film, while Andrew is played by “The Diplomat” star Rufus Sewell. Keeley Hawes is also on board as Amanda Thirsk, Andrew’s former private secretary and Billie Piper stars as Sam McAlister, the “Newsnight” producer who secured the interview with Andrew and on whose book (called “Scoops”) the film is based.
Andrew’s interview with Maitlis in November 2019 was dubbed a “car crash” after the British royal, who settled a sexual assault suit with Virginia Guiffre two years ago, said he had no regrets about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He also failed to express any sympathy for Epstein’s victims and...
The streamer has released the first trailer for “Scoop,” its feature-length dramatization of Prince Andrew’s toe-curling interview with “Newsnight” anchor Emily Maitlis.
Maitlis is played by Gillian Anderson in the film, while Andrew is played by “The Diplomat” star Rufus Sewell. Keeley Hawes is also on board as Amanda Thirsk, Andrew’s former private secretary and Billie Piper stars as Sam McAlister, the “Newsnight” producer who secured the interview with Andrew and on whose book (called “Scoops”) the film is based.
Andrew’s interview with Maitlis in November 2019 was dubbed a “car crash” after the British royal, who settled a sexual assault suit with Virginia Guiffre two years ago, said he had no regrets about his friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He also failed to express any sympathy for Epstein’s victims and...
- 3/18/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The infamous BBC Newsnight interview between Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew is now a Netflix film starring Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell. Here’s the new trailer:
Update: A new trailer for Scoop, the upcoming film drama based on Prince Andrew’s calamitous BBC Newsnight interview from 2019, has been uploaded to the internet.
Here it is:
Our original story follows…
12th February 2024: Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell headline Philip Martin’s new Netflix film as Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew.
The film depicts the shocking BBC Newsnight interview, which took place in 2019 and resulted in a PR nightmare for Buckingham Palace.
During the interview, Prince Andrew was asked about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and alleged sexual assault against a young woman. Prince Andrew’s alibi was memorably being at a Pizza Express in Woking during the alleged incident.
Take a look at the Scoop trailer below.
Billie Piper plays producer Sam McAlister,...
Update: A new trailer for Scoop, the upcoming film drama based on Prince Andrew’s calamitous BBC Newsnight interview from 2019, has been uploaded to the internet.
Here it is:
Our original story follows…
12th February 2024: Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell headline Philip Martin’s new Netflix film as Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew.
The film depicts the shocking BBC Newsnight interview, which took place in 2019 and resulted in a PR nightmare for Buckingham Palace.
During the interview, Prince Andrew was asked about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and alleged sexual assault against a young woman. Prince Andrew’s alibi was memorably being at a Pizza Express in Woking during the alleged incident.
Take a look at the Scoop trailer below.
Billie Piper plays producer Sam McAlister,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
Rufus Sewell had “an instinct” about how to portray Prince Andrew in global streaming giant Netflix’s feature film Scoop, but he and co-star Gillian Anderson both initially didn’t want to play their respective parts, they shared on Thursday.
Sewell and Billie Piper talked about their filming experience at the Next on Netflix event at the Picturehouse Central cinema and cultural space in the British capital, while Anderson shared some thoughts in a video message. The preview event featured casting and content announcements and put the spotlight on various Netflix executives and stars.
Anderson plays former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis in the film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Piper is the program’s producer Sam McAlister.
“There are some unsung heroes in this story that need some recognition,” Piper told the crowd at the Netflix event,...
Sewell and Billie Piper talked about their filming experience at the Next on Netflix event at the Picturehouse Central cinema and cultural space in the British capital, while Anderson shared some thoughts in a video message. The preview event featured casting and content announcements and put the spotlight on various Netflix executives and stars.
Anderson plays former BBC Newsnight host Emily Maitlis in the film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Piper is the program’s producer Sam McAlister.
“There are some unsung heroes in this story that need some recognition,” Piper told the crowd at the Netflix event,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell have revealed they both said “absolutely not” when first asked to play Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew in Netflix feature Scoop.
Speaking via video link at the See What’s Next Netflix event in London, Sex Education star Anderson said she thought she would “undoubtedly fail” if she took on the role of the BBC interviewer, who achieved worldwide acclaim for the interview that preceded the downfall of the prince.
“The opportunity to play her was a privilege and was daunting,” added Anderson. “She is a formidable character and journalist, and an incredibly impressive woman. So when first asked to play her I said, ‘Absolutely not, it’s too hard, she’s too amazing and everyone knows her too well and I will undoubtedly fail’.”
Sewell, meanwhile, said he didn’t accept the role until he had “worked on it on my own for a little while.
Speaking via video link at the See What’s Next Netflix event in London, Sex Education star Anderson said she thought she would “undoubtedly fail” if she took on the role of the BBC interviewer, who achieved worldwide acclaim for the interview that preceded the downfall of the prince.
“The opportunity to play her was a privilege and was daunting,” added Anderson. “She is a formidable character and journalist, and an incredibly impressive woman. So when first asked to play her I said, ‘Absolutely not, it’s too hard, she’s too amazing and everyone knows her too well and I will undoubtedly fail’.”
Sewell, meanwhile, said he didn’t accept the role until he had “worked on it on my own for a little while.
- 3/14/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
The trailer for the movie about Prince Andrew’s Jeffrey Epstein interview is finally here. Netflix dropped a teaser trailer for Scoop, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the 2019 Newsnight interview happened. More on the film ahead. Plus, when Scoop premieres.
The ‘Scoop’ trailer shows Gillian Anderson’s Emily Maitlis sitting down with Rufus Sewell’s Andrew
On Feb. 12, 2024, Netflix released a short clip of Scoop in the form of a teaser trailer (via YouTube). The 70-second video started with Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis, the journalist who interviewed the Duke of York for BBC’s Newsnight in November 2019.
While footage leading up to the interview flashed across the screen, a voice could be heard saying: “This is the story. The only story. I want it for us. Thursday, 2 p.m., the palace. Two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart.”
The Scoop trailer also included...
The ‘Scoop’ trailer shows Gillian Anderson’s Emily Maitlis sitting down with Rufus Sewell’s Andrew
On Feb. 12, 2024, Netflix released a short clip of Scoop in the form of a teaser trailer (via YouTube). The 70-second video started with Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis, the journalist who interviewed the Duke of York for BBC’s Newsnight in November 2019.
While footage leading up to the interview flashed across the screen, a voice could be heard saying: “This is the story. The only story. I want it for us. Thursday, 2 p.m., the palace. Two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart.”
The Scoop trailer also included...
- 2/13/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix’s first teaser trailer for Scoop declares that one interview can change everything as Prince Andrew (Emmy nominee Rufus Sewell) and Emily Maitlis (two-time Emmy winner Gillian Anderson) sit down for the Royal’s disastrous 2019 interview. Directed by Philip Martin and based on the memoir of an insider, Scoop is set to premiere on Netflix on April 5, 2024.
In addition to Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell, the drama’s cast includes Billie Piper, Keeley Hawes, and Romola Garai. Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil wrote the screenplay, and The Lighthouse Film & TV’s Hilary Salmon and Radford Neville served as producers.
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell in ‘Scoop’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth-shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace,...
In addition to Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell, the drama’s cast includes Billie Piper, Keeley Hawes, and Romola Garai. Peter Moffatt and Geoff Bussetil wrote the screenplay, and The Lighthouse Film & TV’s Hilary Salmon and Radford Neville served as producers.
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell in ‘Scoop’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
“Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth-shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix has debuted a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated feature ‘Scoop.’ Inspired by real events, the story is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earthshattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance.
Scoop
From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
Directed by Philip Martin, the movie stars Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell.
Also in trailers – “The sky is the limit…” First look teaser trailer drops for ‘Wicked’
The movie hits Netflix on April 5th.
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Scoop
From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw-dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, the movie takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it. To get an interview this big, you have to be bold.
Directed by Philip Martin, the movie stars Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Romola Garai & Rufus Sewell.
Also in trailers – “The sky is the limit…” First look teaser trailer drops for ‘Wicked’
The movie hits Netflix on April 5th.
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- 2/12/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix gives a look at Gillian Anderson’s transformation into BBC Newsnight‘s Emily Maitlis in the first teaser for its upcoming film Scoop.
Anderson stars alongside Rufus Sewell, Billie Piper and Keely Hawes in the upcoming film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into how the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to be.
“This is the story. The only story. I want it for us,” Maitlis tells the news program’s producer Sam McAlister (Piper) after the women uncover details about the Duke of York’s alleged involvement in Epstein’s scandal. Once the interview is secured, McAlister shares the details in a voiceover: “Thursday, 2 p.m., the palace. Two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart.”
Shortly before her bombshell chat with Prince Andrew, Maitlis nervously touches up her makeup a bathroom at Buckingham Palace alongside McAlister.
Anderson stars alongside Rufus Sewell, Billie Piper and Keely Hawes in the upcoming film, which provides a behind-the-scenes look into how the November 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came to be.
“This is the story. The only story. I want it for us,” Maitlis tells the news program’s producer Sam McAlister (Piper) after the women uncover details about the Duke of York’s alleged involvement in Epstein’s scandal. Once the interview is secured, McAlister shares the details in a voiceover: “Thursday, 2 p.m., the palace. Two chairs in the middle of the floor, six feet apart.”
Shortly before her bombshell chat with Prince Andrew, Maitlis nervously touches up her makeup a bathroom at Buckingham Palace alongside McAlister.
- 2/12/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Another royal scandal is getting the Netflix treatment.
After “The Crown” concluded in 2023, the streaming platform is releasing film “Scoop” about the infamous 2019 BBC “Newsnight” interview between anchor Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew. “The Crown” alum Gillian Anderson portrays Maitlis in the movie based on the former “Newsnight” editor Sam McAlister’s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew, the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace.
“Scoop” centers on the behind-the-scenes flurry to land an interview with Prince Andrew after the royal was listed in court papers as part of a U.S. civil case against convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. During the “Newsnight” broadcast, Prince Andrew addressed the allegations made by Epstein and his victims. Prince Andrew alleged that he only knew Epstein through socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted on sex-trafficking charges in December 2021. Maxwell’s story...
After “The Crown” concluded in 2023, the streaming platform is releasing film “Scoop” about the infamous 2019 BBC “Newsnight” interview between anchor Emily Maitlis and Prince Andrew. “The Crown” alum Gillian Anderson portrays Maitlis in the movie based on the former “Newsnight” editor Sam McAlister’s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew, the Duke of York at Buckingham Palace.
“Scoop” centers on the behind-the-scenes flurry to land an interview with Prince Andrew after the royal was listed in court papers as part of a U.S. civil case against convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. During the “Newsnight” broadcast, Prince Andrew addressed the allegations made by Epstein and his victims. Prince Andrew alleged that he only knew Epstein through socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted on sex-trafficking charges in December 2021. Maxwell’s story...
- 2/12/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
ScoopPhoto: Peter Mountain/Netflix
The Crown covered a lot, but it didn’t get to the biggest scandal in modern royal history: Prince Andrew’s association with “billionaire pedophile” Jeffrey Epstein and the subsequent fallout. But Netflix’s commitment to making fictionalized Windsor drama is unparalleled, and so they’ve...
The Crown covered a lot, but it didn’t get to the biggest scandal in modern royal history: Prince Andrew’s association with “billionaire pedophile” Jeffrey Epstein and the subsequent fallout. But Netflix’s commitment to making fictionalized Windsor drama is unparalleled, and so they’ve...
- 2/12/2024
- by Mary Kate Carr
- avclub.com
Netflix’s dramatization of Prince Andrew’s infamous Newsnight interview has taken its next step with launch of first trailer. Scroll down to watch.
Coming a few days after a set of first-look images, Scoop’s trailer shows Gillian Anderson as the notorious Emily Maitlis, whose grilling of Prince Andrew on the BBC led to an enormous humiliation for the prince, who has since settled a sexual assault case filed against him by Jeffrey Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre.
In the trailer, Maitlis can be seen striding towards the camera as the team prepares to roll on what became one of the most shocking British TV interviews of all time.
Maitlis is joined in Scoop, which launches April 5, by Rufus Sewell, who plays the prince, and Billie Piper, who plays Sam McAlister, the author of the source material that the movie is based on. Others featuring in the film include Romola Garai,...
Coming a few days after a set of first-look images, Scoop’s trailer shows Gillian Anderson as the notorious Emily Maitlis, whose grilling of Prince Andrew on the BBC led to an enormous humiliation for the prince, who has since settled a sexual assault case filed against him by Jeffrey Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre.
In the trailer, Maitlis can be seen striding towards the camera as the team prepares to roll on what became one of the most shocking British TV interviews of all time.
Maitlis is joined in Scoop, which launches April 5, by Rufus Sewell, who plays the prince, and Billie Piper, who plays Sam McAlister, the author of the source material that the movie is based on. Others featuring in the film include Romola Garai,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the book by Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, the film features Gillian Anderson as Emily Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew
Netflix has released the first trailer for Scoop, its drama about the machinations behind Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Emily Maitlis on the BBC’s Newsnight in 2019.
Featuring Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew, the film is based on a book by former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, and is directed by Philip Martin. McAlister is played in the film by Billie Piper, while Keeley Hawes is Prince Andrew’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Scoop, its drama about the machinations behind Prince Andrew’s disastrous interview with Emily Maitlis on the BBC’s Newsnight in 2019.
Featuring Gillian Anderson as Maitlis and Rufus Sewell as Andrew, the film is based on a book by former Newsnight producer Sam McAlister, and is directed by Philip Martin. McAlister is played in the film by Billie Piper, while Keeley Hawes is Prince Andrew’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk.
- 2/12/2024
- by Guardian film
- The Guardian - Film News
Prince Andrew‘s infamous 2019 BBC Newsnight interview is being adapted into a new scripted drama for Netflix, which will provide an inside account of how the earth-shattering interview came to be. Directed by Philip Martin and written by Peter Moffatt (Your Honor), Scoop is an adaptation of former Newsnight editor Sam McAlister’s book Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview. The series centers on the controversial royal’s memorable BBC Newsnight appearance in 2019, where he addressed his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the allegations of sex with a teenage girl. Gillian Anderson stars as real-life journalist and TV presenter Emily Maitlis, while Billie Piper portrays McAlister as the producer in the middle of high-stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace. In addition, Rufus Sewell plays Prince Andrew, Keeley Hawes portrays the prince’s private secretary Amanda Thirsk, and Romola Garai plays journalist Esme Wren.
- 2/12/2024
- TV Insider
In 2019, England’s Prince Andrew agreed to sit down with BBC Newsnight to talk about his alleged friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The ensuing interview went so poorly for the prince that it spawned not one but two upcoming dramatizations.
The first to come out, Netflix’s Scoop, released its teaser trailer Monday. In the video above, you can see The X-Files‘ Gillian Anderson — as BBC reporter Emily Maitlis — kick off the historic chat with Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), who plays the royal.
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The first to come out, Netflix’s Scoop, released its teaser trailer Monday. In the video above, you can see The X-Files‘ Gillian Anderson — as BBC reporter Emily Maitlis — kick off the historic chat with Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), who plays the royal.
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- 2/12/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Netflix’s movie Scoop finally has its first trailer, and you’re going to want to see it!
The film is based on Sam McAlister‘s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” The movie brings an inside look into Emily Maitlis viral interview with Prince Andrew amid the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Gillian Anderson portrays Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell portrays Prince Andrew, and Billie Piper portrays Sam McAlister.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would...
The film is based on Sam McAlister‘s book “Scoops: Behind The Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interview.” The movie brings an inside look into Emily Maitlis viral interview with Prince Andrew amid the allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Gillian Anderson portrays Emily Maitlis, Rufus Sewell portrays Prince Andrew, and Billie Piper portrays Sam McAlister.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: Inspired by real events, Scoop is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview – Prince Andrew’s infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, Scoop takes us inside the story, with the women who would...
- 2/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Even though The Crown has drawn to a close, Netflix isn’t done with stirring up royal drama yet. Fresh from depicting the tumultuous last few decades of Royal Family life, the streamer is next serving up a film titled Scoop – one set to re-stage that astonishing Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew from 2019, in which journalist Emily Maitlis questioned him on his connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and allegations of sexual assault of a minor. Yes, it was the one with the bizarre alibi involving Pizza Express in Woking. The film is expected to hit our screens later in 2024 – and Netflix has unveiled a whole load of official images. Take a look here.
That’s Rufus Sewell playing the sweat-free Prince Andrew, with Gillian Anderson as Maitlis. Billie Piper is playing Sam McAlister, the producer who secured the interview. Elsewhere, the cast includes Keeley Hawes, Sex Education’s Connor Swindells, Romola Garai,...
That’s Rufus Sewell playing the sweat-free Prince Andrew, with Gillian Anderson as Maitlis. Billie Piper is playing Sam McAlister, the producer who secured the interview. Elsewhere, the cast includes Keeley Hawes, Sex Education’s Connor Swindells, Romola Garai,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - Movies
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