King Charles III’s slimmed-down monarchy has caused a “huge void” in the British royal family’s “lineup,” according to a royal author. What was supposed to include the “strongest” members of the Windsor family now is a “limp” showing. Ahead, the “crisis” the royal family’s been dealing with since before the king and Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnoses. Plus, who is on the list of working royals.
The slimmed-down monarchy has left a ‘huge void’ in the ‘lineup’ of British royals
According to Omid Scobie, a royal commentator and author, King Charles’s slimmed-down monarchy isn’t the one he originally intended. In fact, far from it.
Instead of a “strong” showing, what’s left is a “huge void in the royal lineup,” he told ABC News Studio’s Impact x Nightline: The Crown in Crisis (via UsWeekly).
“This is not the slimmed-down monarchy that King Charles dreamed of,...
The slimmed-down monarchy has left a ‘huge void’ in the ‘lineup’ of British royals
According to Omid Scobie, a royal commentator and author, King Charles’s slimmed-down monarchy isn’t the one he originally intended. In fact, far from it.
Instead of a “strong” showing, what’s left is a “huge void in the royal lineup,” he told ABC News Studio’s Impact x Nightline: The Crown in Crisis (via UsWeekly).
“This is not the slimmed-down monarchy that King Charles dreamed of,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s been a rough few months for members of Britain’s royal family as they have been trying to navigate operating in a new slimmed-down monarchy with two key working royals out of commission.
In January, it was revealed that King Charles and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) were both hospitalized. After the monarch had a routine procedure for an enlarged prostate, the Palace announced that tests determined the king had cancer and was undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, concerns were growing and there was speculation about his daughter-in-law’s health following her abdominal surgery and lengthy recovery time.
In March, Kate revealed her own cancer diagnosis and that she, too, was undergoing treatment. With two top working royals needing to take a break and shelf their engagements, other working members of the royal family have had to ramp up their duties. That includes Prince Edward and his wife Sophie,...
In January, it was revealed that King Charles and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) were both hospitalized. After the monarch had a routine procedure for an enlarged prostate, the Palace announced that tests determined the king had cancer and was undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, concerns were growing and there was speculation about his daughter-in-law’s health following her abdominal surgery and lengthy recovery time.
In March, Kate revealed her own cancer diagnosis and that she, too, was undergoing treatment. With two top working royals needing to take a break and shelf their engagements, other working members of the royal family have had to ramp up their duties. That includes Prince Edward and his wife Sophie,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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
Royal watchers have been seeing more of Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Countess of Wessex) recently following the news that both King Charles and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) were taking a break from their royal engagements as they receive treatment for cancer.
With ramped-up royal duties now, there are more eyes on the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, which is why Sophie’s apparent snub of her nephew, Prince Harry, didn’t go unnoticed during one of her recent engagements.
When Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down, Sophie and Prince Edward had to step up Now-Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh arrives in an open carriage with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Royal Ascot 2018 | Anwar Hussein/WireImage
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step down as working royals in 2020 changed the royal family’s business and who did what in terms of royal duties.
With ramped-up royal duties now, there are more eyes on the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, which is why Sophie’s apparent snub of her nephew, Prince Harry, didn’t go unnoticed during one of her recent engagements.
When Prince Harry and Meghan stepped down, Sophie and Prince Edward had to step up Now-Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh arrives in an open carriage with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Royal Ascot 2018 | Anwar Hussein/WireImage
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to step down as working royals in 2020 changed the royal family’s business and who did what in terms of royal duties.
- 4/18/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson (Luther) have been tapped to star in Down Cemetery Road, a thriller series for Apple TV+ based on the book from Gold Dagger Award-winning author Mick Herron.
The project comes to Apple following the streamer’s work with Herron on Slow Horses, its hugely popular espionage drama based on his Slough House novels. Thus far airing three seasons, the show starring Gary Oldman has garnered multiple BAFTA nominations and has been renewed through Season 5.
A writer on that series, Morwenna Banks, will serve as lead writer and exec producer of Down Cemetery Road. The show centers on Sarah Tucker (Wilson), who becomes obsessed with finding a neighbor girl who disappeared in the aftermath of a house explosion in a quiet Oxford suburb. After enlisting the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) in her quest, the pair find themselves...
The project comes to Apple following the streamer’s work with Herron on Slow Horses, its hugely popular espionage drama based on his Slough House novels. Thus far airing three seasons, the show starring Gary Oldman has garnered multiple BAFTA nominations and has been renewed through Season 5.
A writer on that series, Morwenna Banks, will serve as lead writer and exec producer of Down Cemetery Road. The show centers on Sarah Tucker (Wilson), who becomes obsessed with finding a neighbor girl who disappeared in the aftermath of a house explosion in a quiet Oxford suburb. After enlisting the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm (Thompson) in her quest, the pair find themselves...
- 4/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Could this be worse than The Crown? Well, if you ask Princess Beatrice, the answer would be yes. There’s a new report that says the young princess feels absolutely devastated and humiliated that Scoop is making her father, Prince Andrew, and the royal family look so bad.
It’s one show that she would rather tune out from than tune in. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – Princess Beatrice Feels Humiliated Over Netflix’s ‘Scoop
Princess Beatrice doesn’t want anyone talking to her about Netflix’s Scoop. The film, which stars Billie Piper and Gillian Anderson, is about how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview, when he denied all of the allegations of sexual assault that were made against him. He also tried to downplay his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
And while all of this...
It’s one show that she would rather tune out from than tune in. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – Princess Beatrice Feels Humiliated Over Netflix’s ‘Scoop
Princess Beatrice doesn’t want anyone talking to her about Netflix’s Scoop. The film, which stars Billie Piper and Gillian Anderson, is about how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview, when he denied all of the allegations of sexual assault that were made against him. He also tried to downplay his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
And while all of this...
- 4/16/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Rufus Sewell’s butt made headlines earlier this year when it was inaccurately reported that he wore a prosthetic butt to play Prince Andrew in Netflix’s “Scoop,” the juicy dramatization of his disastrous interview regarding a friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
“There’s an account of him wearing bum prosthetics and body prosthetics, but he was literally joking to another journalist,” “Scoop” prosthetic makeup designer Kristyan Mallett told IndieWire. “That is a body double [when you see him naked from behind]. I’m sure loads of people would love to stick on Rufus bum prosthetics, but I didn’t get the luxury this time. Maybe next time.”
But despite the absence of a prosthetic posterior, Mallett and hair and makeup designer Kirstin Chalmers had their hands full. “The two faces are very, very different,” Chalmers told IndieWire. “Andrew’s is very long and Rufus is very chiseled and almost like a diamond shape. Rufus has a very amazing chin,...
“There’s an account of him wearing bum prosthetics and body prosthetics, but he was literally joking to another journalist,” “Scoop” prosthetic makeup designer Kristyan Mallett told IndieWire. “That is a body double [when you see him naked from behind]. I’m sure loads of people would love to stick on Rufus bum prosthetics, but I didn’t get the luxury this time. Maybe next time.”
But despite the absence of a prosthetic posterior, Mallett and hair and makeup designer Kirstin Chalmers had their hands full. “The two faces are very, very different,” Chalmers told IndieWire. “Andrew’s is very long and Rufus is very chiseled and almost like a diamond shape. Rufus has a very amazing chin,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
In light of the news that both King Charles and Kate Middleton have cancer, the royal family had to devise a plan to continue their work without two of its most visible members. However, a royal historian says the family has been “just holding it together” since January. Subsequently, their current lineup remains “unsustainable.”
The ‘unsustainable’ House of Windsor is ‘just holding it together’
Royal historian Gareth Russell discussed the current state of the monarchy with Us Weekly. He believes the House of Windsor is “underweight.”
“If we are to use the metaphor, the monarchy is underweight at this stage. It was never intended to reach the levels it did,” Russell revealed. “It was always anticipated that you would have [King] Charles III with three working siblings. And two working children and their wives. This would be a sustainable footing for the monarchy going forward.”
Russell cited Charles, his working siblings Princess Anne and Prince Edward,...
The ‘unsustainable’ House of Windsor is ‘just holding it together’
Royal historian Gareth Russell discussed the current state of the monarchy with Us Weekly. He believes the House of Windsor is “underweight.”
“If we are to use the metaphor, the monarchy is underweight at this stage. It was never intended to reach the levels it did,” Russell revealed. “It was always anticipated that you would have [King] Charles III with three working siblings. And two working children and their wives. This would be a sustainable footing for the monarchy going forward.”
Russell cited Charles, his working siblings Princess Anne and Prince Edward,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The royal family has always been in the media, but sometimes, they find themselves in compromising situations — often relating to photos the press gets their hands on. It seems every royal has been part of at least one photo scandal.
Back in 1992, it was Sarah Ferguson who found herself in a compromising photo situation. And it reportedly led Queen Elizabeth II to tell Fergie to “pack her bags” — and Prince Philip never wanted to speak to her again.
Prince Philip chats with Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew in 1987 | Tim Graham/Getty Images Sarah Ferguson was once caught in a compromising situation with her financial advisor
Affectionately known as “Fergie,” Sarah Ferguson became the Duchess of York when she married the queen’s son, Prince Andrew, in 1986. However, the couple’s marriage deteriorated only a few years later, but they did welcome two daughters together: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
While...
Back in 1992, it was Sarah Ferguson who found herself in a compromising photo situation. And it reportedly led Queen Elizabeth II to tell Fergie to “pack her bags” — and Prince Philip never wanted to speak to her again.
Prince Philip chats with Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew in 1987 | Tim Graham/Getty Images Sarah Ferguson was once caught in a compromising situation with her financial advisor
Affectionately known as “Fergie,” Sarah Ferguson became the Duchess of York when she married the queen’s son, Prince Andrew, in 1986. However, the couple’s marriage deteriorated only a few years later, but they did welcome two daughters together: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
While...
- 4/14/2024
- by Julia Mullaney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
One would assume that he would think differently, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. There’s a new report that says Prince Andrew is actually happy with the way that he has been portrayed in the new Netflix movie, Scoop.
The film is about how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview, when he denied all of the allegations of sexual assault that were made against him.
He also tried to downplay his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Prince Andrew – Thinks He Looks Good In Netflix’s Scoop
According to the Daily Beast, insiders say that Prince Andrew is actually delighted by the way that he was portrayed by the Netflix film. He thinks that Scoop was more even-handed than he would have otherwise expected.
Not only that, but he was also happy...
The film is about how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew’s infamous 2019 interview, when he denied all of the allegations of sexual assault that were made against him.
He also tried to downplay his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Prince Andrew – Thinks He Looks Good In Netflix’s Scoop
According to the Daily Beast, insiders say that Prince Andrew is actually delighted by the way that he was portrayed by the Netflix film. He thinks that Scoop was more even-handed than he would have otherwise expected.
Not only that, but he was also happy...
- 4/13/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
The premiere week of Netflix’s “Ripley” elbowed “3 Body Problem” out of the No. 1 slot among streaming original series for the week of April 5-11, according to Luminate streaming ratings.
Among streaming original movies, “Scoop” managed a solid break for Netflix while Amazon Prime Video’s “Road House” hung tough in its third full week in release, as reported by Luminate in its weekly Top 10 Streaming Originals charts for series and movies.
“Ripley,” the much talked-about adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic fraudster saga “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” from Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zaillian, debuted with about 670.1 million minutes watched across its eight episodes. That translates to about 1.5 million views.
A sleeper entrant at No. 2 was Netflix’s unscripted crime docu “Files of the Unexplained,” with 531.3 million minutes watched across eight episodes. The show’s audience grew 276% in its first full week in release after premiering on April 3.
Landing at No.
Among streaming original movies, “Scoop” managed a solid break for Netflix while Amazon Prime Video’s “Road House” hung tough in its third full week in release, as reported by Luminate in its weekly Top 10 Streaming Originals charts for series and movies.
“Ripley,” the much talked-about adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s classic fraudster saga “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” from Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zaillian, debuted with about 670.1 million minutes watched across its eight episodes. That translates to about 1.5 million views.
A sleeper entrant at No. 2 was Netflix’s unscripted crime docu “Files of the Unexplained,” with 531.3 million minutes watched across eight episodes. The show’s audience grew 276% in its first full week in release after premiering on April 3.
Landing at No.
- 4/13/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
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
Whether you’re looking for the behind-the-scenes story of a bombshell interview, need some supernatural help cracking a case, or want to head to 1960s Italy with an enigmatic grifter, you’ve come to the right place. Find out how the women of BBC’s Newsnight were able to land the explosive 2019 interview with Prince Andrew in the new film Scoop, which is based on true events and stars Gillian Anderson and Billie Piper. Do you have some demons in your closet that you just can’t get rid of? Call up the Dead Boy Detectives. The two best friends, Charles and Edwin, are also ghosts who’ve chosen to remain on Earth to solve supernatural mysteries that no one else can.
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for Ripley, which stars Andrew Scott as the titular con man drawn into a world of wealth and privilege when...
Also, don’t forget to mark your calendars for Ripley, which stars Andrew Scott as the titular con man drawn into a world of wealth and privilege when...
- 4/11/2024
- by Erin Corbett
- Tudum - Netflix
British royal family news reveals that disgraced Prince Andrew is back in the headlines due to the Netflix drama Scoop, which features his diasterous BBC interview which got the ball rolling on him being placed in the royal weeds.
The end point came when he was stripped of all of his royal patronages and military affiliations in January 2022. Here is everything to know about the Duke of York, aka “Randy Andy.”
Royal Family News – Andrew’s Sex Assault Lawsuit
Andrew’s legacy will forever be linked to his friendship with dead convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
One of Epstein’s sex trafficking victims, Virginia Giuffre, sued Prince Andrew in August 2021 to hold him “accountable” for his alleged sexual abuse of her.
Giuffre told People “my attorney filed suit against Prince Andrew for sexual abuse under the Child Victims Act. As the suit lays out in detail, I was trafficked to him and sexually abused by him.
The end point came when he was stripped of all of his royal patronages and military affiliations in January 2022. Here is everything to know about the Duke of York, aka “Randy Andy.”
Royal Family News – Andrew’s Sex Assault Lawsuit
Andrew’s legacy will forever be linked to his friendship with dead convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
One of Epstein’s sex trafficking victims, Virginia Giuffre, sued Prince Andrew in August 2021 to hold him “accountable” for his alleged sexual abuse of her.
Giuffre told People “my attorney filed suit against Prince Andrew for sexual abuse under the Child Victims Act. As the suit lays out in detail, I was trafficked to him and sexually abused by him.
- 4/11/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
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
He might be the King of England, but can he really just make someone go away? Well, it all depends on who you ask. There’s a new report that says King Charles is being urged to make Prince Andrew disappear.
That’s because everyone seems to be embarrassed about the drama surrounding Prince Andrew and his association with Jeffrey Epstein, thanks to the new Netflix series, Scoop. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – King Charles Urged To Make Prince Andrew ‘Disappear’ For This Reason
It looks like the royals just want Prince Andrew to go away, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon.
Royal author Tom Bower thinks that the Duke of York is an even bigger problem and threat to the monarchy than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been over the years, which is definitely saying a lot.
Now...
That’s because everyone seems to be embarrassed about the drama surrounding Prince Andrew and his association with Jeffrey Epstein, thanks to the new Netflix series, Scoop. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – King Charles Urged To Make Prince Andrew ‘Disappear’ For This Reason
It looks like the royals just want Prince Andrew to go away, but that’s not going to happen anytime soon.
Royal author Tom Bower thinks that the Duke of York is an even bigger problem and threat to the monarchy than Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been over the years, which is definitely saying a lot.
Now...
- 4/11/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
A podcast special episode, as director Philip Martin tells us his story, and about the making of the Netflix hit movie, Scoop.
In this special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Philip Martin, chatting days after the release of his latest film.
That movie is Scoop, the dramatisation of the infamous BBC interview with Prince Andrew. The pair chat about Philip’s early work, his time in Canada trying to break into the film industry, then jetting to Los Angeles at one point to pitch to John Travolta.
Then there’s Scoop, and the challenges of making a film where everybody pretty much knows the ending…
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In this special episode of the Film Stories podcast, Simon is joined by director Philip Martin, chatting days after the release of his latest film.
That movie is Scoop, the dramatisation of the infamous BBC interview with Prince Andrew. The pair chat about Philip’s early work, his time in Canada trying to break into the film industry, then jetting to Los Angeles at one point to pitch to John Travolta.
Then there’s Scoop, and the challenges of making a film where everybody pretty much knows the ending…
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- 4/11/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
When it was announced that then-Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles were engaged to be married, much of the public wasn’t totally on board with the idea, and neither was Queen Elizabeth II. The late monarch had to make a decision about whether she was even going to attend her son’s second wedding.
As the head of the Church of England, the queen ultimately decided that it was not appropriate for her to be present at the civil wedding of two people who had been divorced. She did, however, attend a religious blessing held at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle along with the other members of the royal family. And now a video from that day is going viral showing the unexpected reactions during that ceremony from Queen Elizabeth and others in attendance.
Viral clip of other royals’ reactions during the ceremony
On April 9, 2005, King Charles...
As the head of the Church of England, the queen ultimately decided that it was not appropriate for her to be present at the civil wedding of two people who had been divorced. She did, however, attend a religious blessing held at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle along with the other members of the royal family. And now a video from that day is going viral showing the unexpected reactions during that ceremony from Queen Elizabeth and others in attendance.
Viral clip of other royals’ reactions during the ceremony
On April 9, 2005, King Charles...
- 4/10/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
To understand why is the industry so conflicted over how to release movies, check out the contradictory paths of two Amazon films, “The Beekeeper” and “Road House.”
The first, which stars Jason Statham as a righteous avenger, is a $40 million production acquired by Amazon MGM for the US. It grossed $66 million in its domestic theatrical release and went on to become a hit as a $19.99 PVOD. Currently, it’s $5.99 to rent and is #1 at iTunes (which ranks by transactions) as well as Fandango (which tracks by revenue).
That’s nearly unheard of at Fandango, which sometimes see its entire top 10 comprised of $19.99 titles. It is also unusual for a mid-level success like “The Beekeeper” to be so dominant on VOD.
Meantime, “Road House” skipped theaters and leads Reelgood’s list of most-streamed movies for the week ending last Wednesday.
At Netflix, another random theatrical release dominates its most-watched movie chart.
The first, which stars Jason Statham as a righteous avenger, is a $40 million production acquired by Amazon MGM for the US. It grossed $66 million in its domestic theatrical release and went on to become a hit as a $19.99 PVOD. Currently, it’s $5.99 to rent and is #1 at iTunes (which ranks by transactions) as well as Fandango (which tracks by revenue).
That’s nearly unheard of at Fandango, which sometimes see its entire top 10 comprised of $19.99 titles. It is also unusual for a mid-level success like “The Beekeeper” to be so dominant on VOD.
Meantime, “Road House” skipped theaters and leads Reelgood’s list of most-streamed movies for the week ending last Wednesday.
At Netflix, another random theatrical release dominates its most-watched movie chart.
- 4/9/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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
Well, at least there’s one person that King Charles can count on now during these turbulent times, even though Prince Andrew might not be the most ideal.
There’s a new report that says Prince Andrew has been regularly visiting his cancer-stricken brother King Charles, as he’s doing everything in his power to boost him.
This, despite the fact that the King of England has been doing everything he can to try to keep Prince Andrew out of the public eye because of his Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – Prince Andrew Is Trying To Be King Charles’ Rock
According to a new report, Prince Andrew is one family member who has been there for King Charles as he continues to struggle with his cancer battle.
While the two men have certainly had their differences in the past, Prince...
There’s a new report that says Prince Andrew has been regularly visiting his cancer-stricken brother King Charles, as he’s doing everything in his power to boost him.
This, despite the fact that the King of England has been doing everything he can to try to keep Prince Andrew out of the public eye because of his Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Royal Family News – Prince Andrew Is Trying To Be King Charles’ Rock
According to a new report, Prince Andrew is one family member who has been there for King Charles as he continues to struggle with his cancer battle.
While the two men have certainly had their differences in the past, Prince...
- 4/8/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
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
Vivian Oparah wants to play The Joker.The 27-year-old star – who was nominated for the Leading Actress BAFTA for her work on ‘Rye Lane’ – has always been “obsessed” with the late Heath Ledger’s depiction of the DC villain in ‘The Dark Knight’ and thinks she’d enjoy the “challenge” of taking on the iconic role.She told Rolling Stone UK: “I’m obsessed with Heath Ledger’s performance.“But I feel like playing a heightened comic book villain who somehow still feels normal, but has the weirdest physicality, would be a real challenge.“I’m often described as ‘the Trickster’, like, that’s my archetype. So, I think I could slip into it really well.”And the ‘Dead Hot’ actress is also keen to take on more “fantastical” roles or a sci-fi project.She said: “I can definitely see myself stepping into more fantastical worlds like the ones Yorgo Lanthimos creates.
- 4/6/2024
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
Gillian Anderson had trouble making up her mind about her role in Scoop.
The 55-year-old actress plays British journalist Emily Maitlis in the Netflix film about Prince Andrew‘s infamous 2019 BBC interview, in which he was questioned about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Gillian recently revealed that she first rejected the part.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I said no initially,” she said during a screening and Q&a on Wednesday (April 3) in New York City. “It felt 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, and she’s kind of known as a superwoman about town. There’s a comment or an off-the-cuff comment in the film about how she swims and she jogs and she interviews world leaders and all that. And all of that is very true, and she is quite a formidable presence,...
The 55-year-old actress plays British journalist Emily Maitlis in the Netflix film about Prince Andrew‘s infamous 2019 BBC interview, in which he was questioned about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Gillian recently revealed that she first rejected the part.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I said no initially,” she said during a screening and Q&a on Wednesday (April 3) in New York City. “It felt 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, and she’s kind of known as a superwoman about town. There’s a comment or an off-the-cuff comment in the film about how she swims and she jogs and she interviews world leaders and all that. And all of that is very true, and she is quite a formidable presence,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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
This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies. First, producer Jordan Peele tells Chris why he was so taken by Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, that he came on board to help it get a theatrical release. Plus, they also talk why Peele is no longer acting. [15:40 - 30:56 approx] Then, Rufus Sewell — who plays Prince Andrew in Scoop, a film based on the infamous 2019 Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis — and director Philip Martin talk about the task of playing one of the most famous men on the planet. [44:28 - 59:38 approx] And finally, while The First Omen — the prequel to The Omen, which shall henceforth be known as The Second Omen — is a terrifying tour de force, Chris' interview with its stars, Nell Tiger Free and Bill Nighy, is anything but as they talk about being dressed by the Vatican, being hit by lightning,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
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
Rufus Sewell was determined to portray Prince Andrew "fairly" in 'Scoop'.The 56-year-old actor plays the scandal-hit Duke of York in the Netflix movie about his 'Newsnight' interview regarding his connection to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and set out to give a balanced depiction of the royal.Speaking to the Metro newspaper, Rufus said: "It was resisting the temptation to slant one way or another."In the middle of it is a human being and humans are a strange mixture. People who do good things can be unpleasant, people who are nice can be evil, people who do terrible things can do good things. And people who do great things can occasionally do bad. It's mixed up."(I endeavoured to) put everything, as I saw it, in there, including uncomfortable levels of positivity as well as negativity."Andrew's disastrous 2019 interview with Emily Maitlis is a familiar...
- 4/5/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Scoop is a 2024 Netflix movie starring Gillian Anderson, Billie Piper, Rufus Sewell and Keeley Hawes. It is directed by Philip Martin and written by Peter Moffat.
Are you a fan of journalism? The film might not be an exact representation, it could all be a little romanticized, and perhaps more Hollywood than realistic. However, if you’re fascinated by the world of journalism, “Scoop” knows how to maintain a great cinematic pace and weave a story that captivates and thrills.
Yes, it’s idealized, but it’s also passionate and well-told.
Scoop Plot
Jeffrey Epstein was accused in New York of child prostitution. Epstein committed suicide in prison, but his story didn’t end there. Across the Atlantic, the scandal touched the British Crown and one its highest representatives: Prince Andrew.
This is the story of how an interview with Prince Andrew was obtained, but above all, it’s the...
Are you a fan of journalism? The film might not be an exact representation, it could all be a little romanticized, and perhaps more Hollywood than realistic. However, if you’re fascinated by the world of journalism, “Scoop” knows how to maintain a great cinematic pace and weave a story that captivates and thrills.
Yes, it’s idealized, but it’s also passionate and well-told.
Scoop Plot
Jeffrey Epstein was accused in New York of child prostitution. Epstein committed suicide in prison, but his story didn’t end there. Across the Atlantic, the scandal touched the British Crown and one its highest representatives: Prince Andrew.
This is the story of how an interview with Prince Andrew was obtained, but above all, it’s the...
- 4/5/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
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
Emily Maitlis’s interview was unmissable limo-crash television, but Gillian Anderson’s Maggie Thatcher-lite performance and an underused Rufus Sewell add little
Here is a laboriously acted and distinctly self-admiring, self-mythologising drama about the media, the royals and the media royals. It is all about Emily Maitlis’s 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew, challenging him about being friends with sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The prince’s performance was so grotesquely embarrassing that he had to forgo his royal titles and “step back” from public duties, an achievement much emphasised over the closing credits, but about which audiences may now have mixed feelings, given that he is still, after all, known as Prince Andrew and still unrepentantly prominent on royal occasions.
Rufus Sewell in heavy prosthetic makeup plays the pompous Hrh, a puffy-faced babyish poltroon whose smug smile is that of someone accustomed to having his every lame...
Here is a laboriously acted and distinctly self-admiring, self-mythologising drama about the media, the royals and the media royals. It is all about Emily Maitlis’s 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew, challenging him about being friends with sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The prince’s performance was so grotesquely embarrassing that he had to forgo his royal titles and “step back” from public duties, an achievement much emphasised over the closing credits, but about which audiences may now have mixed feelings, given that he is still, after all, known as Prince Andrew and still unrepentantly prominent on royal occasions.
Rufus Sewell in heavy prosthetic makeup plays the pompous Hrh, a puffy-faced babyish poltroon whose smug smile is that of someone accustomed to having his every lame...
- 4/4/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news with the release of the sex trafficker’s private files earlier this year, so it’s good timing that Netflix is releasing its thriller on the exposé. Unfortunately, the would-be prestige drama Scoop feels like all bark and no bite, lacking the insight or audacity to make it a meaningful entry to the genre.
Scoop tells the story of the BBC journalists who obtained the Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Although this story is undeniably interesting, the film’s fundamental flaw is treating it as a nail-biting thriller when the situation’s results are so well-known. Had the movie taken a more satirical, perhaps even farcical, approach, it would have been far more compelling.
The film also struggles to straddle the line between technical and accessible. At some points, it seems like the filmmakers...
Scoop tells the story of the BBC journalists who obtained the Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Although this story is undeniably interesting, the film’s fundamental flaw is treating it as a nail-biting thriller when the situation’s results are so well-known. Had the movie taken a more satirical, perhaps even farcical, approach, it would have been far more compelling.
The film also struggles to straddle the line between technical and accessible. At some points, it seems like the filmmakers...
- 4/4/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Do yourself a favor and, whether you’ve only seen snippets or have never set eyes on it, watch the full 2019 Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew. You can find it on YouTube. The conversation is just as fascinating, revealing, and horrifying as you’ve heard it is. For journalists, it’s a masterclass to observe the show’s host/interrogator Emily Maitlis calmly ask questions about the nature of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and firmly hold her ground. For aspiring actors, we advise you to keep your eyes on...
- 4/4/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
It makes sense that Netflix leapt at the chance to adapt Sam McAllister’s “Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC’s Most Shocking Interviews,” as the story that screenwriter Peter Moffat has pulled from it feels like nothing so much as an episode from season eight or nine of “The Crown” — the most compelling thing about this film might be the case it makes in support of the streamer’s decision to end that series after season six.
A thin but propulsive journalistic thriller about the making of the November 2019 “Newsnight” segment in which Prince Andrew self-immolated on national television while being grilled about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, “Scoop” fleetly dramatizes how a small team at the BBC’s most prestigious current affairs program convinced the Duke of York to hoist himself on the petard of his own alleged sex crimes. It’s a juicy, well-acted slice of...
A thin but propulsive journalistic thriller about the making of the November 2019 “Newsnight” segment in which Prince Andrew self-immolated on national television while being grilled about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, “Scoop” fleetly dramatizes how a small team at the BBC’s most prestigious current affairs program convinced the Duke of York to hoist himself on the petard of his own alleged sex crimes. It’s a juicy, well-acted slice of...
- 4/4/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In many ways, “Scoop” is not the movie you think it is. Sure, it’s a behind-the-scenes look at how the BBC television program, er, “programme” “Newsnight” landed a hotly sought-after interview with Prince Andrew in 2019. At the time, the Duke of York was embroiled in longstanding controversy over his past association with Jeffrey Epstein. A convicted sex offender who had just been arrested again on new charges by the FBI.
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- 4/4/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
What To Watch This Weekend List. (Photo Credit – IMDb/Instagram)
It’s that time of the week when one wonders what to watch this weekend. The last week of March had some good releases due to a long weekend. But do not worry. April 2024 also comes with some entertaining surprises and quality content. From Manjummel Boys (Telugu version) to The Family Star, South Indian movie lovers have interesting options. There are some Hollywood releases, too.
If you do not want to step out and want to watch something sitting on your favourite couch, even the Ott platforms have good options for you. In this article, we have listed some titles that can make it to your what to watch this weekend list.
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It’s that time of the week when one wonders what to watch this weekend. The last week of March had some good releases due to a long weekend. But do not worry. April 2024 also comes with some entertaining surprises and quality content. From Manjummel Boys (Telugu version) to The Family Star, South Indian movie lovers have interesting options. There are some Hollywood releases, too.
If you do not want to step out and want to watch something sitting on your favourite couch, even the Ott platforms have good options for you. In this article, we have listed some titles that can make it to your what to watch this weekend list.
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- 4/4/2024
- by Pooja Darade
- KoiMoi
British royal family news reveals that Prince Harry has been named in the salacious sex trafficking lawsuit brought against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
The headlines are an unwelcome reminder of Prince Andrew’s troublesome involvement with dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
According to MailOnline “Harry’s name appears in US court documents related to a $30million lawsuit claiming that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a sexual abuser of men and women.”
Royal News – Harry Named in Sex Trafficking Lawsuit
“Record producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones’ filed the bombshell lawsuit against Diddy and claims that his ‘affiliation’ to the Duke of Sussex and other stars gave him and his associates ‘legitimacy.’”
The court documents filed in February do not suggest wrongdoing on Prince Harry’s part: “He is not a defendant.” But the mere fact that Harry has been dragged into a sex trafficking lawsuit is yet another example of how his conduct and...
The headlines are an unwelcome reminder of Prince Andrew’s troublesome involvement with dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
According to MailOnline “Harry’s name appears in US court documents related to a $30million lawsuit claiming that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a sexual abuser of men and women.”
Royal News – Harry Named in Sex Trafficking Lawsuit
“Record producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones’ filed the bombshell lawsuit against Diddy and claims that his ‘affiliation’ to the Duke of Sussex and other stars gave him and his associates ‘legitimacy.’”
The court documents filed in February do not suggest wrongdoing on Prince Harry’s part: “He is not a defendant.” But the mere fact that Harry has been dragged into a sex trafficking lawsuit is yet another example of how his conduct and...
- 4/3/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, appeared together at the Easter Matins Service at Windsor Castle on Easter Sunday in Windsor, England.
The couple divorced in 1996 but have been seen together frequently since Andrew was forced to step back from his royal duties due to his association with the late convicted sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein.
Ferguson and Princess Ann both dressed up in green to match the spring holiday spirit. Ferguson, also known as “Fergie,” was seen holding her brown leather purse while shaking hands with Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence. Princess Ann kept her hair in a black hairband with diamonds on top.
Lawrence sported a red robe and necklace while shaking hands with the Duchess of York.
The British royal family has had an avalanche of news in recent weeks.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer in a video. King Charles...
The couple divorced in 1996 but have been seen together frequently since Andrew was forced to step back from his royal duties due to his association with the late convicted sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein.
Ferguson and Princess Ann both dressed up in green to match the spring holiday spirit. Ferguson, also known as “Fergie,” was seen holding her brown leather purse while shaking hands with Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence. Princess Ann kept her hair in a black hairband with diamonds on top.
Lawrence sported a red robe and necklace while shaking hands with the Duchess of York.
The British royal family has had an avalanche of news in recent weeks.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer in a video. King Charles...
- 4/3/2024
- by Gianna Stephens
- Uinterview
British royal family news shows that a royal insider is spilling juice about King Charles’ real view of his wayward son Prince Harry, and it’s fire.
As the youngest son, Prince Harry, was referred to as the spare while Prince William was destined for the throne.
According to Ingrid Seward, she believes that the monarch is carrying to this day a huge regret about Harry. Read on to find out the burden Charles has been living with.
Royal Family News – Charles’ One Regret
Seward told Fox News “Prince Harry and King Charles were very, very close. They got on incredibly well. I think Charles probably regrets that he wasn’t strict with Harry and [Prince] William.”
The royal pundit went on to say that back in the day, before Diana’s tragic 1997 death, Charles agreed with her “freestyle of bringing up children.”
She stated “Diana allowed them to do, more or less,...
As the youngest son, Prince Harry, was referred to as the spare while Prince William was destined for the throne.
According to Ingrid Seward, she believes that the monarch is carrying to this day a huge regret about Harry. Read on to find out the burden Charles has been living with.
Royal Family News – Charles’ One Regret
Seward told Fox News “Prince Harry and King Charles were very, very close. They got on incredibly well. I think Charles probably regrets that he wasn’t strict with Harry and [Prince] William.”
The royal pundit went on to say that back in the day, before Diana’s tragic 1997 death, Charles agreed with her “freestyle of bringing up children.”
She stated “Diana allowed them to do, more or less,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
British royal family news divulges that Kate Middleton’s uncle Gary Goldsmith is definitely not a fan of Meghan Markle.
One day after Princess Kate announced to the world that she is receiving cancer treatment, her uncle’s interview was published and in it he went off on the woman he calls “Laughing Girl.”
He told London’s The Times “Let’s face it, Laughing Girl isn’t going to be around forever, is she? I think she’s fickle. And I think she’s so bad for Harry and for our country.” Keep reading to find out what Funcle Gary Really thinks about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.
Royal Family News – Gary Goldsmith Is Kate’s Uncle
Goldsmith recently competed on Celebrity Big Brother and his interview took place days before Kate’s somber announcement.
He said “That’s why it makes me so angry about what Meghan...
One day after Princess Kate announced to the world that she is receiving cancer treatment, her uncle’s interview was published and in it he went off on the woman he calls “Laughing Girl.”
He told London’s The Times “Let’s face it, Laughing Girl isn’t going to be around forever, is she? I think she’s fickle. And I think she’s so bad for Harry and for our country.” Keep reading to find out what Funcle Gary Really thinks about Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex.
Royal Family News – Gary Goldsmith Is Kate’s Uncle
Goldsmith recently competed on Celebrity Big Brother and his interview took place days before Kate’s somber announcement.
He said “That’s why it makes me so angry about what Meghan...
- 4/2/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Rufus Sewell wore a massive prosthetic bottom for a nude scene in 'Scoop'.The 56-year-old actor stars as Prince Andrew in the Netflix film about the royal's calamitous 'Newsnight' interview and revealed that a bum double was required for a scene in which the Duke of York flashes his bare backside after climbing out of the bath.Rufus told the Radio Times: "It's not that I'm ashamed of my own. I get it out whenever I get the chance – but this bum was specially shipped in."The 'Victoria' actor revealed that he underwent a lengthy process to be transformed into the disgraced prince and explained that he needed to perfect the "Windsor clenched jaw" for Andrew's voice in interview scenes with Gillian Anderson – who portrays former BBC journalist Emily Maitlis.Sewell said: "Andrew actually has this blokey quality. If you listen to him, as opposed to King Charles,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Members of the royal family stepped out for the annual Easter Sunday service at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. King Charles made the appearance with his wife (formerly Camilla Parker Bowles) as well as his siblings, marking the monarch’s first public return to royal duties while undergoing cancer treatment.
In the absence of Prince William, who remained at home with the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) and their children while the princess continues her recovery and her own cancer treatment, King Charles being there was a significant move. As a royal expert explained in doing so the family didn’t have a repeat of the last royal event in which the king and his oldest son were not there and the monarchy garnered some unwanted headlines.
Here’s more on that and what King Charles did to reaffirm he’s still the head of the family.
In the absence of Prince William, who remained at home with the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) and their children while the princess continues her recovery and her own cancer treatment, King Charles being there was a significant move. As a royal expert explained in doing so the family didn’t have a repeat of the last royal event in which the king and his oldest son were not there and the monarchy garnered some unwanted headlines.
Here’s more on that and what King Charles did to reaffirm he’s still the head of the family.
- 4/2/2024
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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- 4/1/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
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