Grace Van Patten has one word to describe having the opportunity to portray Amanda Knox in Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox—grateful. “I was really, really grateful to be a part of something that was giving Amanda a chance to reclaim her story,” she told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. To capture Knox’s mindset, Van Patten leaned into the confusion of the case itself. “Playing the confusion was truthful. I was so confused by what happened when I was learning about it that it was very easy to be present in those moments.” The role also showed her the impact of public perception. “I learned a lot about how easy it is for women, but all people, to be so easily scrutinized and villainized in the press.” Partly because there’s money in the shock value. “It sells. It’s so much about money. And we’re all guilty of buying into it because it’s enticing, and it’s in big font. It taught me a lot to work harder on not buying into that type of thing.” Ultimately, she is eager to see if the series can shift long-held beliefs. “I’m really curious to see if it does change their opinion at the end of it.”
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