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‘You Can See Everything’: That Shocking, Meta Twist With [SPOILER] Explained in Elizabeth Holmes Doc

Variety ·

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes takes a meta turn when Amanda Seyfried, who played Holmes in *The Dropout*, appears after Holmes is imprisoned. Seyfried and Christopher Abbott recreate scenes the filmmakers did not record, including a disputed negotiation over payment for Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, to take part.

The film leaves unclear whether Holmes knew about Evans’s payment request; she later tells Fielder she did not, while the documentary reveals Evans eventually dropped the request. In another recreated conversation, Holmes criticises *The Dropout* for depicting her life, and Seyfried defends the series as researched fiction, arguing Holmes is responsible for her own conduct. Seyfried says she used deposition recordings to prepare for her role.

  • Amanda Seyfried appears as herself and as Holmes in the documentary.
  • Recreated scenes examine a disputed payment request by Billy Evans.
  • Holmes criticises *The Dropout*; Seyfried defends the series as fiction.

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