Amanda Seyfried has broken her silence on her unexpected appearance in the Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything.
The 40-year-old actress previously portrayed Holmes in Hulu’s scripted series The Dropout. She later returned to the role in a series of striking reenactments for the new documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim.
One of the film’s most talked-about moments features Seyfried and Holmes’ partner, Billy Evans, locked in a tense dinner-table confrontation. Their exchange touched on the late Charlie Kirk as well as Seyfried’s performance as Holmes in The Dropout.
Speaking about the confrontation in her first interview concerning You Can See Everything, Seyfried told Rolling Stone, “There was no reason for him to get that aggressive.”
“That’s the word I’m going to use, as it’s more diplomatic. If my jaw wasn’t obviously on the floor, you could tell, like, it had come unhinged,” she added.
“I don’t want to provoke him, but at this point, it’s kind of like, the gloves are off. Because this guy has disrespected me in such a way that I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t think so, buddy.’”
Amanda Seyfried has opened up about her surprise role in the Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything
Seyfried confronts Holmes’ partner Billy Evans in the film, describing the exchange as “aggressive.” Holmes and Evans are pictured together
Seyfried also revealed that she began filming with Fielder before speaking to either her agent or her lawyer. She said she had “no creative control” over the project.
Even amid the controversy surrounding the documentary, the Mean Girls star said she has no regrets about taking part.
“I don’t regret it at all. I’m having the time of my life right now!” she said enthusiastically.
Seyfried is also generating substantial Oscar buzz, with her chances of receiving a Best Supporting Actress nomination continuing to rise.
Her role in You Can See Everything was kept tightly under wraps before the film’s release, leaving viewers at early screenings stunned by her surprise appearance.
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Seyfried previously won the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy in 2022 for playing Holmes in The Dropout.
You Can See Everything is additionally being touted as a potential history-maker: it could become the first documentary ever nominated for Best Picture.
Some awards analysts have even predicted a win, citing the film’s critical reception, impressive box-office performance and broader cultural impact.
You Can See Everything is building major Oscar momentum across several categories, including Best Picture
Seyfried, who won an Emmy for portraying Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout, is widely tipped for an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in You Can See Everything
The film has already earned more than $80 million at the box office, despite not yet opening in most international markets.
You Can See Everything has also made an early impact during awards season, sweeping the recent Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards with five victories, including Best Documentary Feature.
Fielder and Oppenheim followed Holmes during the 34 days before she began serving her 11-year prison sentence. That footage forms the first half of You Can See Everything, before Seyfried takes center stage in the second.
Holmes was convicted in 2022 on four counts of fraud after raising hundreds of millions of dollars from investors by misrepresenting the technology developed by her healthcare startup.
The company claimed it could perform hundreds of blood tests from a single finger-prick sample. Investigative reporting by The Wall Street Journal, however, exposed the deception.
Fielder, who is best known for Comedy Central’s Nathan for You and HBO’s The Rehearsal, dominates much of the documentary as he attempts to determine the truth about Holmes.
The film eventually develops into an unusual meta-narrative that critics have described as groundbreaking.
