Billy Evans Speaks on Amanda Seyfried's Elizabeth Holmes

Billy Evans has spoken publicly about Amanda Seyfried's portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes, and it is his first interview since the A24 documentary You Can See Everything came out last month. The conversation with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman was released on Sunday morning, according to Variety.

Evans told Gutman he was really glad the film included Seyfried. He said her presence shows the difference between the real Holmes and how eager Seyfried was to play a character. Asked whether she had played Holmes well, he said he was glad Nathan Fielder had been there to help her.

Seyfried plays two roles in the film. She appears as herself, and she also reprises her Emmy-winning turn as Holmes from The Dropout, the television series about the founder of the blood-testing company Theranos. Holmes's company collapsed in a fraud case against her.

You Can See Everything hit cinemas on 16 October. Fielder and Lance Oppenheim spent more than three years developing it. The film is eligible for best documentary feature at the 99th Academy Awards. Seyfried will be campaigned in the supporting actress category.

Evans also said he would try not to speak poorly of other people. He noted that many people had said unkind things about him recently, and he knows how that feels.

For readers following awards season, the rules are the key detail here. A documentary and an acting performance can sit in the same film, but they compete in different categories, and the studio decides where each one is pushed. Seyfried's campaign in supporting actress is the first public step in that process. The Academy's nominations will follow the usual calendar.