Joshua Newton director of a new film about the sensational O.J. Simpson case says it will reveal who really killed the star's ex-wife
The director of a new film about the sensational O.J. Simpson case says it will reveal who really killed the star's ex-wife and prove that he was the victim of a conspiracy to convict him of the crime.
Nicole & O.J.'s British writer-director Joshua Newton spent 18 months trawling through court documents, witness interviews and testimonies to piece together what really happened in 1994 when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were found dead at her Los Angeles home.
After sharing an exclusive preview of brilliant scenes from the film with MailOnline, Newton said: 'Nicole & O.J. will reveal the untold circumstances leading up to the murders and why and how Nicole and Ron were killed and the cover up that followed.'
Newton said that his film is all backed up by evidence and also goes into detail about O.J.'s relationship with Nicole as well as shedding new light on the investigation that helped acquit him of the murders.
He was subsequently found liable in a civil lawsuit and ordered to pay the victims' families damages of $33million for 'wrongful death', an amount which to this day remains almost entirely unpaid.
Nicole & O.J.'s British director Joshua Newton spent 18 months trawling through court papers, witness interviews and testimonies to piece together what really happened in 1994 when Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were found dead at her LA home
The film stars emerging British actress Charlotte Kirk, who plays Nicole, and German actor Boris Kodjoe as O.J. (both pictured)
Director Joshua Newton told MailOnline he cast British actress Charlotte Kirk in the movie partly down to her resemblance to Nicole Brown Simpson
The case continues to divide opinion and remains a hot topic of conversation. O.J.'s high profile trial was the most viewed judicial proceeding in the history of American television and the film is due to be released next year to mark the 25th anniversary of its end.
Newton said: 'All these years later, the world is still fascinated by the O.J. case and it still divides America, particularly along racial lines.'
The film shows that Nicole and Goldman's murder was not premeditated while also illustrating how public hatred was whipped up against O.J.
'The media was assisted by prosecutors drawing on unethical means to persuade the public of his guilt because they knew their evidence would fail to persuade the jury,' said Newton.
Newton says the real narrative throughout the trial is somewhat different to what was told to the press by the prosecutors. 'It's very worrying' he added. 'O.J. was fortunate that he could afford a brilliant defence team to challenge a prosecutorial system more concerned with winning than with justice. But what about countless defendants who are innocent and don't have any money? Justice for them isn't an
