Search results
- Some of Bombshell 's characters, such as Theron's Kelly, have direct real-life inspirations – though the film remains a dramatisation of actual events. Others, such as Robbie's Pospisil and the Fox News employee portrayed by Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon, were created specifically for the movie and are fictional.
People also ask
Who plays a real person in 'Bombshell'?
Is Bombshell a real movie?
Is 'bombshell' based on a true story?
Who plays Megyn Kelly in 'bombshell' movie?
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...
- 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 13, 2019 · The film’s other real-life characters include Oscar winner Allison Janney (I, Tonya) as Ailes’ lawyer Susan Estrich, Jennifer Morrison (This Is Us) as Juliet Huddy, Elisabeth Röhm (Law ...
Feb 10, 2020 · Bombshell, Jay Roach's movie documenting the Roger Ailes sexual harassment allegations scandal, is led by a star-studded ensemble including Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie....
- 2 min
Dec 20, 2019 · Director Jay Roach secured Bombshell's stars—Theron as Kelly, Kidman as Carlson, and Margot Robbie as the fictional Kayla Pospisil, an amalgamation of a number of women who experienced Ailes's ...
Dec 13, 2019 · 1 / 13. 'Bombshell': A Visual Guide to the Cast and Their Real-Life FOX Counterparts. Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie star in the new film about the women at at FOX News who...
Feb 7, 2020 · Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson. Photo credit: Jon Kopaloff - Getty Images. Photo credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez - Getty Images. A wig and an accent (that’s nothing like Kidman’s Big Little Lies...
