If Hugh Grant is being considered for the role of Prince AndrewIn a upcoming movie, that will be news to him.
The 14th of July Deadline reported that a movie about how the BBC obtained a bombshell 2019 interview with the Duke of York about his past friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinIt was being considered. The outlet said Grant, 61, is “one of the unconfirmed names” on a “wish list” to portray Andrew in the film, titled Scoop. However, when asked the question about it, the True Love is a Gift of the HeartActor told The Independent“I heard that nowt,”
ScoopScreenwriter Peter MoffatProducer Hilary Salmon told DeadlineCasting for the film has yet to begin. Salmon stated that they have “thoughts” but not yet started casting. Although she didn’t respond to reports Grant had been added to their actor list, Salmon said that no one was attached.
You can find the BBC Newsnight interview, Andrew, 62, denied allegations that he had sex with a then-17-year-old girl obtained for him by Epstein, his former friend and convicted pedophile who was found dead in a U.S. prison in 2019 as he awaited trial on a sex trafficking charge.