Billy Evans and Filmmakers Estranged Ahead of Documentary Release
- "I’m pretty strategic and well-resourced," Billy Evans tells Nathan Fielder at one point in the documentary You Can See Everything.
- It is somewhat easier to pin down Evans, who gradually emerges as the movie’s true antagonist.
- As of the Telluride Film Festival, Evans had not seen the movie, and that remained true as of the New York Film Festival.
“I’m pretty strategic and well-resourced,” Billy Evans tells Nathan Fielder at one point in the documentary You Can See Everything. This underlying relationship drives a documentary centered on Elizabeth Holmes, forcing audiences to ponder if the fallen Theranos leader is an unrepentant swindler, a quixotic fanatic, an extraterrestrial, or an even more startling fourth option.
Billy Evans Emerges as the Film Real Villain
It is somewhat easier to pin down Evans, who gradually emerges as the movie’s true antagonist. Portraying a smug and self-assured Svengali character, he visibly sniffs while casually boasting about his talents across multiple fields.
Perhaps it comes as no surprise to hear that in the time since they finished shooting, the filmmakers and Evans have become estranged. “Near the end of filming, Billy was trying to exert a level of control over the project that made us uncomfortable, and communication with him sort of broke down because of that,” said Fielder.
Evans Avoids Screenings as Fielder Celebrates New York Premiere
As of the Telluride Film Festival, Evans had not seen the movie, and that remained true as of the New York Film Festival.
Concluding after 11:30 p.m., the post-screening Q&A ran roughly an hour and a half past Fielder’s standard bedtime, as he quipped from the stage. A bleary but charged-up audience spilled into the street, with some heading straight to the post-premiere party at the Waverly Inn. At the venue, Fielder partied with novelist Emma Cline, his rumored girlfriend, with whom he also attended the recent opening of the Lucas Museum. Representatives for Fielder and Cline have not responded to requests for comment.
Connections to Past Legal Battles
The gathering highlights a bizarre intersecting history between Fielder and Cline. Ten-ish years ago, Cline’s ex-boyfriend accused her of plagiarism, retaining Harvey Weinstein defense lawyer David Boies as counsel. According to The New Yorker, Boies proceeded to turn Cline’s sexual past against her in early drafts of a lawsuit. Boies also represented Theranos at one point and served on its board of directors.
Maybe that will change October 16, when it is released in theaters.