Gillian Anderson Says Sony Exited ‘The Salt Path’ Distribution Deal After Authors’ ‘Fabrications’ Exposed: ‘It Felt Like Such a Betrayal’
Gillian Anderson has said that Sony ditched a deal to distribute “The Salt Path,” in which she starred alongside Jason Isaacs, after a scandal broke last summer over alleged fabrications in the supposedly true story. Based on a memoir of the same name by Ray and Moth Winn, the book and film tell the story of a down-on-their-luck couple who walk the south coast of England after their home is repossessed and Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness, emerging stronger and with a newfound sense of purpose.
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Gillian Anderson has said that Sony ditched a deal to distribute “The Salt Path,” in which she starred alongside Jason Isaacs, after a scandal broke last summer over alleged fabrications in the supposedly true story. Based on a memoir of the same name by Ray and Moth Winn, the book and film tell the story of a down-on-their-luck couple who walk the south coast of England after their home is repossessed and Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness, emerging stronger and with a newfound sense of purpose. Anderson played Ray while “Harry Potter” and “White Lotus” star Isaacs played Moth. Both the book and the screen adaptation were billed as a true story.
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- Gillian Anderson has said that Sony ditched a deal to distribute “The Salt Path,” in which she starred alongside Jason Isaacs, after a scandal broke last summer over alleged fabrications in the supposedly true story. Based on a memoir of the same name by Ray and Moth Winn, the book and film tell the story of a down-on-their-luck couple who walk the south coast of England after their home is repossessed and Moth is diagnosed with a terminal illness, emerging stronger and with a newfound sense of purpose.
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Gillian Anderson Says Sony Exited ‘The Salt Path’ Distribution Deal After Authors’ ‘Fabrications’ Exposed: ‘It Felt Like Such a Betrayal’
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