Theres a lot of blood in the inventor, which makes sense since its a documentary about blood, but yeah, things get pretty bloody. With theranos and elizabeth holmes in the news, a podcast about the scandal, a documentary coming out on hbo, and a movie in the works starring jennifer lawrence, bad blood. The movie does a very good job of laying out the facts and the time line, but a central question remains unanswered. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a new book about theranos and its founder, elizabeth holmes. Hbo theranos documentary goes inside the secretive, failed. All about the elizabeth holmes movie starring jennifer. Inside the hollywood frenzy around jennifer lawrences. The decline and fall of elizabeth holmes and theranos. Apr 12, 2018 as with much of the flood of bad news for theranos, word of the layoffs came from john carreyrou, the investigative reporter at the wall street journal who was the first to break the story of the. Theranos, what seemed like one of the most ground breaking companies of the 21st century ended up being one of silicon valleys greatest failures. From academy awardwinning director alex gibney comes a documentary about the rise and fall of theranos, the onetime multibilliondollar healthcare company founded by elizabeth holmes. Heres a sneak peek at hbos elizabeth holmes documentary. Based on carreyrous bad blood, the movie adaptation of bad blood is likely to be the highest profile project about the theranos fraud. After blowing the whistle on theranos, tyler shultz.
As theranos trial, documentary and movie near, elizabeth. Theranos silicon valleys greatest disaster youtube. Legendary entertainment has engaged vanessa taylor to write bad blood, which. Jan 24, 2019 a blood splattered theranos machine nearly pricks an employee struggling to fix it. Before any of the above options came out and a week before the book dropped in may 2018 a studio movie about elizabeth holmes and theranos was announced via deadline.
Elizabeth holmes the inventor vs bad blood vs dropout. That film, bad blood, is based on the bestselling book of the same name by wall street journal reporter john carreyrou, whose dogged work brought to light the false promises at theranos. Jun 24, 2016 this months bad blood bakeoff is a peculiar case of life imitating art imitating life, providing a nifty parallel to the privateequity pile on that once made theranos into silicon valleys. The blond schemer behind bogus blood testing firm theranos reportedly married a hotel heir in a hail mary to avoid 20 years in prison.
The story of elizabeth holmes and theranos has inspired quite a bit of content, including a nyt best seller, an abc podcast, a movie starring jennifer lawrence and now an hbo documentary directed. Bad blood boasts movie scene detail theranos, carreyrou writes, was a revolving door, as holmes and balwani fired anyone who voiced even tentative doubts whats frightening is how easy it is to imagine a different outcome, one in which the companys blood testing devices continued to proliferate. But if she talked the talk, there were hints that theranos did not quite walk the walk. Wall street journal reporter john carreyrou, who would go on to write a tellall about holmes and theranos in his book bad blood.
What the theranos documentary misses the new republic. The company soared in valuation after she and others claimed the company had revolutionized blood testing by developing testing methods that could use surprisingly small volumes of blood, such as from a fingerprick, and also claimed. From the beginning of the inventor, hbos upcoming documentary about the failed blood testing startup theranos, director alex gibney ties the story of founder elizabeth holmes to another notable. What happened to the theranos movie bad blood, supposedly. Vanessa taylor theranos pic bad blood adam mckay jennifer. Mar 08, 2019 the story of elizabeth holmes and theranos has inspired quite a bit of content, including a nyt best seller, an abc podcast, a movie starring jennifer lawrence and now an hbo documentary directed. In addition to the dropout and the inventor, the story of holmes and theranos is being developed into a movie starring jennifer lawrence called bad blood, based on carreyrous book of the. Oct 08, 2016 elizabeth holmes and her company, theranos, promised to change the way people got blood tests. Here, gibney imagines what itd look like if a theranos. Vanessa taylor will write the script as well as some other highly anticipated movies. Nearly every studio demonstrated themselves to be in a gigantic hurry to throw money at the project. Feb 10, 2019 last year, blood testing startup theranos dramatically shut down after the company and its founder elizabeth holmes were charged by the sec for defrauding investors.
This months bad blood bakeoff is a peculiar case of life imitating art imitating life, providing a nifty parallel to the privateequity pile on that once made theranos into silicon valleys hotness du jour. Theranos founder elizabeth holmes shimmying into a room filled with her employees to the tune of cant touch this is one of the more memorable, ironic scenes in an upcoming documentary about her. Theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer. Jun 23, 2018 reporter john carreyrou on the bad blood of theranos elizabeth holmes, founder of the supposedly revolutionary blood testing company theranos, has been indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy. The inventor, a documentary about theranos and the. Mar 18, 2019 the rise and collapse of theranos has been breathlessly chronicled, from the book that first revealed the breadth of the scam, john carreyrous bad blood. Legendary entertainment has engaged vanessa taylor to write bad blood, which will be. All about the elizabeth holmes movie starring jennifer lawrence. And while carreyrous virtuosic bad blood will surely serve as the definitive account of theranos s rise, its fundamentally a book of reportage and does not aim to present indepth analysis. May 21, 2018 in bad blood, john carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing. Entrepreneur elizabeth holmes creates a biotech company that skyrockets her to fame with. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and barely wanted to put it down. Out for blood in silicon valley 2019 the story of theranos, a multibillion dollar tech company, its founder elizabeth holmes, the youngest selfmade female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a nonfiction book by journalist john carreyrou, released may 21, 2018.
May 22, 2018 theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer lawrence. May 21, 2018 wsjs john carreyrou says theranos is a cautionary tale for the healthtech industry. This gruesome graphical rendering is what youll walk away with from hbos the inventor. Mar 18, 2019 bad blood is the real beall endall of theranos information, and some of the other material on this list draws heavily from it. The boomtobust story of elizabeth holmes theranos inc. Out for blood in silicon valley 2019 official trailer hbo. According to the new york post, elizabeth holmes, 35, married b. The wall street journal reporter john carreyrou first broke.
Mar 01, 2019 theranos, what seemed like one of the most ground breaking companies of the 21st century ended up being one of silicon valleys greatest failures. Elizabeth holmes, a former silicon valley darling whose rapid rise and fall as the founder of the life sciences company theranos that inspired the upcoming jennifer lawrence film bad blood, was. Reporter john carreyrou on the bad blood of theranos. Watch the hbo documentary investigating the rise and fall of theranos, the onetime multibilliondollar healthcare company founded by elizabeth holmes. In bad blood, john carreyrou tells of the rise and incredible fall of theranos, the biotech company that was going to revolutionize blood testing. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup is a nonfiction book by. Alex gibney comes a documentary about the rise and fall of theranos, the.
Elizabeth holmes, founder of theranos, didnt change the world with a finger pricking device that could run hundreds of blood tests, as she promised during. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, focuses on understanding the culture at theranos and the tyrannic leadership that steered the startup to its onetime valuation. John carreyrou talks bad blood book and theranos ceo. Elizabeth anne holmes born february 3, 1984 is an american businesswoman who founded and was the ceo of theranos, a nowdefunct health technology company. Out for blood in silicon valley, plus more shows, documentaries and movies. It covers the rise and fall of the firm theranos, the multibilliondollar biotech startup headed by elizabeth holmes. When will bad blood movie come out and whos in it refinery29.
The unraveling of theranos and elizabeth holmes its also just one of two documentaries about holmes and theranos arriving in the. Hbos the inventor explores how theranos happened, but. Legendary wins bidding war for jennifer lawrence movie bad blood. The movie screened at the sundance film festival in january and premieres on hbo. Reporter john carreyrou on the bad blood of theranos elizabeth holmes, founder of the supposedly revolutionary blood testing company theranos, has been indicted for wire fraud and conspiracy. Though its been in the works since 2016 and gained oscar buzz from the start due to lawrence and. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup wikipedia. Jun 15, 2018 elizabeth holmes, a former silicon valley darling whose rapid rise and fall as the founder of the life sciences company theranos that inspired the upcoming jennifer lawrence film bad blood. Mar 18, 2019 the movie screened at the sundance film festival in january and premieres on hbo.
Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup, was the first to. Though its been in the works since 2016 and gained oscar buzz from the start due to lawrence and mckays involvement, fans of the theranos and holmes story will have to stick rewatch the inventor and give abc radios the dropout podcast another listen until bad blood. Theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer lawrence theranos ceo elizabeth holmes charged with fraud by sec theranos founder and ceo elizabeth holmes is being charged with massive. Secrets and lies in a silicon valley startup by john carreyrou makes an excellent book club choice. New hbo documentary seeks to explain how theranos founder. Elizabeth holmes and her company, theranos, promised to change the way people got blood tests. Hbos elizabeth holmestheranos documentary is deeply creepy. The rise and collapse of theranos has been breathlessly chronicled, from the book that first revealed the breadth of the scam, john carreyrous bad blood. Theranos movie based on bad blood book to star jennifer lawrence theranos ceo elizabeth holmes charged with fraud by sec theranos founder and ceo elizabeth holmes is being charged with. Bad blood is the real beall endall of theranos information, and some of the other material on this list draws heavily from it. Jennifer lawrence is going to be the star, and elizabeth holmes should be the central character of the movie, as i made her in the book. Bad blood explores the culture inside disgraced startup.
Bad blood is a film directed by adam mckay with jennifer lawrence, mike gassaway. Inside bad blood, the new theranos book from john carreyrou. What happened to the theranos movie bad blood, supposedly starring jennifer lawrence and directed by adam mckay. How john carreyrou exposed the theranos scam the ringer. All of the elizabeth holmes and theranos projects in the works. Legendary entertainment has set oscarnominated the shape of water cowriter vanessa taylor to write bad blood, the eagerly awaited silicon valley scandal movie that adam mckay will. Bad blood the movie is expected to star jennifer lawrence as holmes.
Mar 18, 2019 thats more like what theranos was like. The rise and fall of theranos and elizabeth holmes. Watch the hbo documentary investigating the rise and fall of theranos, the. The author of bad blood says theranos is a cautionary tale for silicon valley health tech. The story of elizabeth holmes and her company, theranos, has lent itself. Entrepreneur elizabeth holmes creates a biotech company that skyrockets her to fame with an estimated value in the billions. Young entrepreneur elizabeth holmes creates a biotech company that skyrockets her to fame with an estimated value in the billions, but when federal agencies begin investigating the company, her integrity is called into doubt. A feature film for his account is in the works, too, which means we may get two theranos movies in 2019. There was even talk of making a movie based on her, tentatively titled bad blood. Last year, blood testing startup theranos dramatically shut down after the company and its founder elizabeth holmes were charged by the sec for defrauding investors. When federal agencies begin investigating the company, her integrity is called into doubt. Before any of the above options came out and a week before the book dropped in may 2018 a studio movie about elizabeth holmes and theranos was announced via. May 16, 2018 the boomtobust story of elizabeth holmes theranos inc. Bad blood, theranos and elizabeth holmes nonfiction book.
Npr, san francisco chronicle, time, esquire, fortune, marie claire, gq, mental floss, science friday, bloomberg, popular mechanics, bookriot, the seattle times, the oregonian, publishers weekly, library journal. Apr 09, 2019 in addition to the dropout and the inventor, the story of holmes and theranos is being developed into a movie starring jennifer lawrence called bad blood, based on carreyrous book of the. From jennifer lawrence in adam mckays bad blood to abcs the dropout, heres every project on the demise of exceo of theranos elizabeth holmes. The unraveling of theranos and elizabeth holmes its also just one of two documentaries about holmes and theranos arriving in the next few days. It was initially touted as a breakthrough technology company, with claims of having devised blood tests that needed only very small amounts of blood and could be performed very rapidly using small automated devices the company had developed. Where is theranos founder elizabeth holmes today what. Wsjs john carreyrou says theranos is a cautionary tale for the healthtech industry. Out for blood in silicon valley 2019 official trailer. Vanessa taylor set to write theranos movie bad blood.
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