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Dec 13, 2019 · Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie aren’t pulling any punches in Bombshell, the new biographical film about the women at FOX News who exposed the Roger Ailes sexual...
- Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
- Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson
- Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil
- John Lithgow as Roger Ailes
- Malcolm Mcdowell as Rupert Murdoch
- Supporting Cast
During her time at Fox News, Megyn Kelly was one of the network's top anchors. Kelly was the host of her own nightly show, The Kelly File, which was often the #1 program in its time slot. After some women had already come forward against Ailes, Kelly spoke out as well, and claimed that Ailes made a number of unwanted sexual advances toward her. Tha...
The Roger Ailes scandal kicked off in the summer of 2016 when Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who was fired from the network, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes and alleged that she lost her job as the result of her refusal of his sexual advances. Gretchen Carlson worked as a co-host of the popular morning show, Fox and Friends while...
Margot Robbie, star of Suicide Squad, Mary Queen of Scots, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, plays one of the three leading roles in Bombshell. Robbie's character is Kayla Pospisil, a young woman with strong, conservative views who gets a job at Fox News. Kayla is loyal to Ailes and Fox News, but this loyalty is tested when she gets to know Ailes....
Celebrated actor John Lithgow, who had an award-winning performance in The Crown as Winston Churchill, takes on the role of Roger Ailes himself in Bombshell. To play Ailes, Lithgow had to wear a fat suit and a great deal of facial prosthetics in order to capture the physical appearance of the mogul.
Rupert Murdoch is the founder of 20th Century Fox, and the owner of Fox News. It was he who hired Ailes to become its CEO in 1996. While the women portrayed in the film are credited with taking down Ailes, it was Murdoch and his sons who had him ousted and forced out of his position. After Ailes' resignation, Murdoch took his place as the CEO of Fo...
Mark Duplass as Douglas Brunt: Douglas Brunt is a novelist and the husband of Megyn Kelly. Brunt is played by Mark Duplass, who starred as Pete Eckhart in FX's The League. Connie Britton as Beth Ailes: Connie Britton (Spin City, Nashville, and Friday Night Lights) plays Beth Ailes, the wife of Roger Ailes. During the controversy, Beth vehemently de...
Dec 20, 2019 · After playing Winston Churchill in The Crown, Lithgow takes the very different real-life role of disgraced ex-Fox News boss Roger Ailes in Bombshell (as played by Russell Crowe in The Loudest...
Dec 13, 2019 · See the Cast of Bombshell Vs. the People They Play In Real-Life. Dec 13, 2019. Visual makeup artist Kazuhiro Tsuji turned Charlize Theron into Megyn Kelly and Nicole Kidman into Gretchen...
Dec 20, 2019 · 'Bombshell' Casting Director Allison Jones tells MarieClaire.com how she and her team created an epic cast based on real-life Fox News execs. Find out more here.
Oct 26, 2019 · The story will be told through the perspectives of three women who took him down: Megyn Kelly (Theron), Gretchen Carlson ( Nicole Kidman ), and the fictional Kayla Pospisil (Margot Robbie),...
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Dec 13, 2019 · Watch the first trailer for the film 'Bombshell' starring Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly and Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson.
