What’s he smiling about? Is he feeling joy–or is it schadenfreude? We talked with Stuhlbarg on Zoom about his research process and how it informed his interpretation of the guy known throughout Purdue Pharma as “Doctor Richard,” as well as what he thinks about the recent $4.5 billion settlement that dissolved Purdue while largely absolving the Sacklers of liability.ĮSQ: Let’s talk about that moment in the museum, when Richard orchestrates this boardroom coup. But in this case, meeting Richard Sackler wasn’t going to be an option: his lawyers went so far as to send Stuhlbarg’s attorneys a letter before filming began last year. Under normal circumstances, Stuhlbarg embraces any opportunity to meet the person he’s about to portray on stage or screen. The ravages of addiction in Appalachian towns is juxtaposed with the opulence of the Sackler family’s day-to-day existence, high above all the damage their wonder drug has unleashed on the world.įor Stuhlbarg, who has played many real-life characters in his long career–including Apple’s Andy Hertzfeld in Steve Jobs and Arnold Rothstein in Boardwalk Empire–embodying a person who is not only still alive but extremely in the news was a unique experience. Attorney’s Office as well as personal stories of a fictitious Applachian doctor (Michael Keaton) and one of his young pain patients (Kaitlyn Dever). There are Congressional hearings featuring Sackler family members in the 1960s and then again in the 2000s, investigations at the DEA and the U.S. The Sacklers and America's Opioid CrisisĪdapted by showrunner Danny Strong from journalist Beth Macy’s 2018 book by the same name, “Dopesick” tells a sprawling story that unfolds over the course of decades, involving dozens of characters in far-flung locations.
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