Hugh Grant swipes at upcoming Prince Andrew movie as he's tipped for lead role
dailystar.co.ukDeadline, the 61 year-old actor could play the new disgraced Duke Of York in a new movie, that's set to tell the tale of how the BBC obtained the now famous Newsnight interview.
Prince Andrew made headlines around the world when the bomnbshell interview aired on television screen which saw His Royal Highness speak about his alleged friendship with deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as well as his friendship with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine MaxwellREAD MORE: Prince Andrew all smiles after bombshell BBC Newsnight interview, claims producerIt's been reported the former Bridget Jones Diary star is allegedly on the wish-list of unconfirmed names for the project whilst acclaimed screenwriter Peter Moffatt is reported to write the 'Scoop' screenplay for Lighthouse Film & Television, a production company.
However the British Actor has since poured cold water on the prospect, taking to twitter writing: “No I’m not. Never heard of it.”The story comes amid the release of the new book 'Scoops: Behind The Scenes Of The BBC's Most Shocking Interviews' written by esteemed producer Sam McAlister.
Whilst the former criminal barrister turned television producer shared an insight into the famous car-crash interview.She wrote: "I couldn't look at anyone, I could barely believe his people hadn't stopped the interview.
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