Amanda Seyfried can't believe the latest development in Elizabeth Holmes' life.
The disgraced Theranos founder, who is three years into an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding investors with her failed blood-testing start-up, is scheduled to be transferred to a halfway house next year, according to a letter sent to victims of her crime, obtained by The New York Times. And the actress who played her in The Dropout had a one-word response to the news.
Indeed, under Good Morning America anchor Rebecca Jarvis' Sept. 23 Instagram post sharing Holmes' update, Seyfried commented, "Woah!!!!"
Holmes is being moved from F.P.C. Bryan, a minimum-security federal prison approximately 100 miles northeast of Austin, Texas, to Austin Transitional Center on Aug. 23, 2027, according to the letter.
E! News has reached out to F.P.C. Bryan, Austin Transitional Center and Holmes' attorney for comment and has not yet heard back.
Bureau of Prisons spokesperson Scott Taylor told NBC News his department could not provide information on Holmes' confinement, including release plans, citing safety, security and a Bureau of Prisons policy.
The biotech entrepreneur was found guilty in 2022 of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire fraud for allegedly deceiving Theranos investors out of millions of dollars. (Holmes was also found not guilty of the second count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and the jury reached no verdict on three more counts of wire fraud.)
She and business partner and ex Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani were ordered to pay 12 victims a total of $452 million in restitution. (For his part, Balwani is serving a 12-year sentence at FCI Terminal Island in San Pedro, Calif.)
For Seyfried—who won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 2022 Emmys for the Hulu show—the guilty verdict left her with mixed feelings since Holmes had to leave behind her and Billy Evans' two young children.
"I feel for those kids," the Mamma Mia actress said on Good Morning America in May 2023. "There's two kids that are hanging in the balance here, as a parent I'm just like—as a mom—I don't know."
But when it comes to Holmes herself, she added, "Life's not fair, but in a lot of ways, it's fair, for her in particular."
In addition to Seyfried, read on to see other celebs who played real people onscreen.
Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
The Mean Girls alum took on the role of the controversial Theranos founder in Hulu's The Dropout. Seyfried's performance won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2022.
Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan
The Wonka star was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 2015 for his performance as the legendary folk singer-songwriter in the biopic A Complete Unknown.
Lily James as Pamela Anderson
The English actress transformed into the Baywatch icon in the Hulu series Pam & Tommy.
Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee
The actor dropped jaws after showing off his epic makeover as the Mötley Crüe rocker for the Hulu series Pam & Tommy.
Christian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla
The actress portrayed the late Tejano star for the Netflix show Selena: The Series.
Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
The Oscar winner had fans doing a double-take in Bombshell, in which she played the Fox News alum who helped take down Roger Ailes' career after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
Andra Day as Billie Holiday
The actress earned her first Golden Globe win in 2021 for her role as the iconic singer in the biopic The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.
Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding
The Australia native produced and starred in I, Tonya, a 2017 movie based on the disgraced figure skater's life.
Taron Egerton as Elton John
In 2019's Rocketman, the British actor played one of the most iconic musicians in the history of rock 'n' roll.
Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford
The Oscar winner stepped into the shoes of the late movie legend in Feud, Ryan Murphy's FX series about the making of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?.
Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis
The Thelma & Louise alum played the acting legend in Feud.
Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
The singer took on the Queen of Soul in 2021's Respect.
Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
After Natalie Portman dropped out, the English actress stepped in to play the late Supreme Court Justice in On the Basis of Sex, a biopic directed by Mimi Leder.
Anthony Mackie as Martin Luther King Jr.
The actor played the civil rights leader opposite Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon B. Johnson in HBO's All the Way.
Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison
The Oscar-nominated actor portrayed the famed inventor of the light bulb in Current War.
Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
The British actor starred as the late country singer in the 2015 film I Saw the Light.
Johnny Flynn as David Bowie
The Lovesick star played the late rock legend in the 2020 biopic Stardust.
Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama
The actor played the former president in Southside With You, a romantic dramedy loosely based on Barack's first date with Michelle Obama back in 1989.
Tika Sumpter as Michelle Obama
The actress starred as the former First Lady in Southside With You.
Odette Annable as Trudy Cooper
"She was a groundbreaking woman, so ahead of her time," Annable told E! News of her Astronaut Wives Club character, who was an extremely skilled pilot in her own right. "It's such an honor to play her."
Kerry Washington as Anita Hill
The Scandal star took on the role of the aide who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual assault in 1991 in HBO's biopic Confirmation.
Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc
The Oscar nominee starred in The Founder, a biopic about the founder of the McDonald's empire.
YaYa DaCosta as Whitney Houston
The actress and model played the late legendary singer in a Lifetime biopic.
Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking
The Les Misérables heartthrob won the Oscar after portraying Hawking in Theory of Everything.
Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy
In The Kennedys miniseries, the Dawson's Creek alum channeled the former First Lady and one of America's most fashionable public figures.
Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly
The Oscar-winning actress stepped into the regal shoes of the Hollywood legend turned princess for Grace of Monaco.
Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh
The Marvel star played Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mom in Hitchcock, which focused on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Agnes Bruckner as Anna Nicole Smith
The former Private Pactice starlet portrayed the late Playboy model in the Lifetime biopic The Anna Nicole Story.
Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs
The That '70s Show alum played the late Apple co-founder in the indie flick Jobs.
Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt
The Aussie actor portrayed the Formula 1 race car driver in Ron Howard's biopic Rush.