Amanda Seyfried Spent An Insane Amount of Time Perfecting Elizabeth Holmes' Voice For 'The Dropout'

Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews and creator Elizabeth Meriwether were filming the Hulu series The Dropout while subject Elizabeth Holmes was on trial. During a Contenders TV panel Sunday at the Paramount Theatre, they recalled following the trial closely as they told Holmes’ story. Meriwether incorporated information from personal texts between Holmes and boyfriend/partner Sunny Balwani that came out as evidence during the trial.

Hulu’s terrific hit mini-series “The Dropout” from showrunner/writer/creator Elizabeth Meriwether (“New Girl”), starring Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”), is easily one of our favorite shows of the year thus far. The mini-series was terrific (read our review here), and Seyfried’s performance is outstanding, and surely Emmy bound.

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Wilson Chapman editorDisgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is recognized by the specific image she sculpted herself in: a deep-voiced, highly-mannered CEO decked out in black turtlenecks to emulate her role model, Steve Jobs. But in the Hulu miniseries “The Dropout,” which follows her trajectory from founding the company that would make her famous to being indicted by the U.S.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticOf all this season’s limited series based on high-profile incidents of chicanery, “The Dropout” stands out. More than Showtime’s Uber show, Apple’s WeWork show, or Netflix’s Anna Delvey show, Hulu’s look at the life and career of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes feels as though it has a certain point-of-view on its subject.

Ziwe has her comedy sights set on a particularly controversial dream guest!The late night talk show queen, host of her self-titled series , walked the carpet at this year's Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills on Sunday evening, and she spoke with ET's Lauren Zima about who she'd interview on her show if she could pick anyone.«I mean, there’s an infinite amount of people [I'd like to have on], but my number one guest is Elizabeth Theranos,» Ziwe said, referring to Elizabeth Holmes, the infamous founder and CEO of Theranos who was later convicted of criminal fraud and is currently out on bond as she awaits sentencing in September.«I don't think she’s coming to this party,» Ziwe added with a smile. «But if she was, I would love to talk to her.»Holmes is also the subject of the biographical miniseries — starring Amanda Seyfried as the disgraced tech entrepreneur — which is streaming on Hulu.«Emily Ratajkowski is someone I’m interviewing this season so you’ll get to see her on the show,» Ziwe continued. «But you’re going to absolutely gag when you find out who I'm interviewing on this season. Some anonymous people, some very famous celebs, it's going to be great!»As for the look she wore to the always-stylish Vanity Fair Oscar Party, Ziwe stunned in a shiny, purple Sergio Hudson dress that she says she chose due to «comfort.»«This is a comfortable slip dress,» Ziwe said of her chic look.

So many celebs stepped out to attend Vanity Fair and Lancome’s celebration of the Future of Hollywood!

Oscars weekend is here and with it comes exclusive events across the city of Los Angeles where the best and brightest of Hollywood come together to celebrate. From the Oscar Wilde Awards to sustainable fashion celebrations, HELLO! takes you inside for a closer look into the most fashionable parties with the A-list guestlist, starting with Vanity Fair's Future of Hollywood bash at the uber trendy Mother Wolf.MORE: The hottest celebrity events in MarchKate Beckinsale was among those were at party where she wore a fabulous cream and gold structured jumpsuit.Hosted by The Dropout's Amanda Seyfried and Vanity Fair editor Radhika Jones, and sponsored by Lancome, guests including Jenna Dewan, Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis, Chrissy Teigen, Riverdale's Cole Sprouse, Jane Levy, Tiffany Haddish, Winnie Harlow, and more joined the event where they sipped on specialty cocktails by Tequila Don Julio.9-1-1 star Corinne was joined by friends Danny Ramirez and Greg Tarzan Davis. The 19-year-old looked fabulous in a red velvet suit with black crop top.Amazon's With Love star and fashion designer Emeraude wowed in a bold Barbie pink dress. Exclusive: Emeraude Toubia reveals inspiration behind new fashion collection Love, EmAmanda hosted the event with editor Radhika JonesTV's 2022 breakout Quinta Brunson looked gorgeous in red as the Abbott Elementary star made the rounds at the party.

Elizabeth Holmes loved to do, which is why it's been incorporated into, Hulu’s true-crime series chronicling the explosive realization that her once groundbreaking biotech startup was built on lies and fraudulent data. While speaking to ET by phone and at the 92Y for their recent Recanati-Kaplan Talks event, Amanda Seyfried and showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether broke down all of Holmes’ awkward dancing and the series’ incredible music cues, from Len’s “Steal My Sunshine” to “Y Control” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. “The music ended up becoming such a big part of the show and it started with the anecdote in the podcast about Elizabeth Holmes dancing in her car alone,” Meriwether says, referring to the ABC News investigative series hosted by Rebecca Jarvis which is adapted from. “That really stuck out to me because I was just really trying to imagine what Elizabeth Holmes is like when nobody’s watching her.”From the very first episode, Holmes is seen dancing by herself at various points throughout the story, whether she’s alone in her room, in the car between investor meetings or lost in her head after a long job.

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NYPD Blue alum Jimmy Smits is returning to the cop drama beat, signing on as the male lead opposite Amanda Warren in the CBS hourlong pilot East New York.

Ruben Santiago Hudson, Richard Kind, Lavel Schley and Olivia Luccardi have been cast as series regulars opposite Amanda Warren has been tapped as the lead in the CBS drama pilot East New York.

Happy in Hudson! Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski have settled into their new normal since relocating their brood to a farm in upstate New York.

Amanda Warren has been tapped as the lead in the CBS drama pilot East New York.

As you hopefully already know, Hulu’s “The Dropout,” is terrific, and Amanda Seyfried is incredible in her layered depiction— something between absolute confidence, desperation, and legitimate imposter syndrome—of Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO of Theranos, the embattled tech/healthcare startup that lied to its investors, employees, and partners creating a major fraud sh*tstorm in 2018 when their grift became exposed (read our review here). READ MORE: ‘The Dropout’: Amanda Seyfried Is Outstanding In A Tremendous Indictment Of Tech Hubris, Desperation & Grift [Review] Seyfried is getting her just flowers for her amazing turn as the manipulative, conniving Theranos CEO, but we shouldn’t also forget the show’s co-lead, Naveen Andrews, aka Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani.