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Amanda Seyfried is relishing all the awards season love for her performance in — and looking back at the role that started it all!The actress spoke with ET's Denny Directo on the red carpet at the 2023 SAG Awards on Sunday, where she opened up about how she and her co-stars are «100% into» making a cameo in the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical.«It's been a long legacy for and I think we all kinda just need to hang,» Seyfried said of co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert.While nothing's confirmed yet, Seyfried said she's «still hoping for a miracle» when it comes to an appearance in the upcoming Paramount+ film, which will also be written by Tina Fey and feature Reneé Rapp reprising her Broadway role as Regina George alongside Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey and more.«It's not it's not really up to us, is it?» she said of the film, but added, «All four of us are 100% into it.»As for ideas about who they could play? «Maybe the mothers of our characters?» she mused. «That's what I was thinking, but listen, I have not even seen the script.»It's been 20 years since changed everything for Seyfried, who told ET she was planning to go to college in the fall of 2003 before getting the role of ditzy Karen.

Elizabeth Holmes is weighing in on the hoarse, baritone voice and unique persona she's become so famous for in media portrayals and the public consciousness.In an in-depth new profile of the embattled tech entrepreneur published by the  on Sunday, Holmes addressed the public persona she's become famous for — including her black turtleneck sweaters, bright red lipstick and husky, throaty idiosyncratic voice.According to Holmes, the very things she's now famous for were actually all an affectation she was putting on in an effort to be taken more seriously when looking for startup capital to fund her now-infamous tech company, Theranos.Because of this — and her effort to cast off the shackles of her past before putting on actual shackles in her impending prison sentence — Holmes says that she's not really bothered by several high-profile recent portrayals of her in the media.This apparently includes Amanda Seyfried's Emmy-winning portrayal in the Hulu series , based on Holmes' rise and fall. As well as a project in the works from director Adam McKay in which Jennifer Lawrence was in talks to star as Holmes, although she has since dropped out.«They’re not playing me,» Holmes said of all the portrayals she's seen of herself, without directly naming any particular actors.

Amanda Seyfried is glamorous at the Emmys! The 36-year-old actress wowed on the red carpet for the 2022 Emmy Awards at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Monday.Seyfried stunned in a strapless light pink Giorgio Armani gown as she smiled for the cameras, before heading inside for the ceremony where she took home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for playing Elizabeth Holmes in . The dress was hand-beaded and figure-hugging and had Seyfried feeling like was wearing a suit of armor for the big night.

It seems like Elizabeth Holmes is still a little stuck in Amanda Seyfried‘s head. During a conversation about her Emmy nominated performance as the convicted Theranos founder, Seyfriend said she’s had moments during her current gig, the Apple TV+ limited series “The Crowded Room,” where she’s felt Holmes “poking through.” Considering how long Seyfriend played the role for the eight-episode series, that’s not a surprise.

Elizabeth Holmes’ ex-boyfriend, was found guilty in the criminal fraud case surrounding the downfall of the biotech startup. The verdict comes after a lengthy trial, which first started in March, the same month, a true-crime series depicting the rise and fall of Theranos, premiered on Hulu.After four full days of deliberation, the jury determined that Balwani was guilty of all 12 criminal fraud charges brought against him.

Amanda Seyfried is opening up about Elizabeth Holmes after playing her in Hulu's . The  actress sat down with Jared Leto for  «Actors on Actors» discussion, where they spoke about the controversial characters they played and how they approached playing these very layered humans.While Seyfried said she did not speak to Holmes before filming the series, she would be open to it now that the show has aired.«Hi. Wow.

Amanda Seyfried is getting a lot of praise for her performance as real-life tech entrepreneur-turned-convicted-fraud Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu series. However, the actress says she doesn't think she'll likely hear Holmes' take on her or the series.Seyfried covers ’s forthcoming «Beauty Changemakers» issue, and the celebrated actress got candid about fame, Hollywood, and her transformative performance in the acclaimed drama series.According to Seyfried, when it came to playing the ex-Theranos CEO, «The look was as essential as knowing how to do the voice.»«I get it, [Holmes didn’t] want to waste time on how she looks. There’s a certain appreciation or acceptance of how she looks.

Elizabeth Holmes allegedly wasn’t the only one behind the decisions made and the fraud committed at the biotech startup hoping to revolutionize the healthcare industry with its groundbreaking blood-sampling machine. That other person is Sunny Balwani, a wealthy businessman who eventually became the president and COO of his then-girlfriend’s company and was later portrayed by Naveen Andrews in Hulu’s true-crime series, . Following the fallout that surrounded Theranos, Holmes was charged and convicted on multiple charges of fraud.

Sam Waterston returned to TV in a big way. He’s not only reprising his role as District Attorney Jack McCoy on season 21 of, but he’s also portraying former U.S.

Amanda Seyfried has garnered attention for her award-worthy portrayal of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Hulu’s true-crime drama, , she’s not the only one to alter her likeness onscreen. William H. Macy makes a shocking transformation as Richard Fuisz, an entrepreneur and former neighbor of Holmes' who gets sued by her health technology startup and later helps expose the company’s fraudulent claims.“I thought the way Richard looked was important,” Macy tells ET’s Lauren Zima about wanting to make sure he looked as close to Fuisz as possible.    In order to achieve the look, Macy spent hours with the hair and makeup team as they went to work on transforming him into the entrepreneur.