When Alan Rusbridger stepped down as the editor of the Guardian last month, there were emotional scenes at Guardian HQ as he handed his crown to his successor Katharine Viner. In fact so emotional, that some bright spark thought the storyline was perfect for a film:
The video – which Mr S titles ‘Alan Rusbridger and the Sword of the Truth‘ – runs through Rusbridger’s achievements while at the paper, and offers startling insight into the man behind the legend as he reveals what he eats for breakfast. ‘It’s true Guardian editors really do eat muesli,’ he tells the camera on the day of the Murdoch hearing.
Other highlights include Rusbridger showing off his ‘sword of truth’. He was gifted the weapon by colleagues after Jonathan Aitken was found guilty of perjury for lying over the Guardian‘s story about his links to the Saudi royal family. The video also looks into the work that went into the paper’s Edward Snowden scoop as well as the war on Murdoch.
While Mr S is unsure whether the video of Rusbridger – who was once described as a ‘Harry Potter look-a-like’ journalist‘ – is meant as a pilot for a new Potter spin-off, he is certain the short film will pique the interest of Hollywood.
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