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- Bombshell is a 2019 American drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, and is based on the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
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Aug 1, 2022 · Though ‘Bombshell’ is based on the real-life Fox News scandal, it has, like all movies do, taken a few liberties with the story. Here’s everything you need to know about the actual scandal and the people behind it.
- 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...
Bombshell is a 2019 American drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph. The film stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, and is based on the accounts of the women at Fox News who set out to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
- $61.4 million
- December 13, 2019 (United States)
- $32 million
- Theodore Shapiro
Dec 20, 2019 · The film also stars John Lithgow as the head of Fox News, Roger Ailes, as well as Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Connie Britton, and Kate McKinnon in supporting roles.
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 misconduct ...
Feb 4, 2020 · Short answer: Yes. Bombshell is based on the true events of a recent Fox News scandal. In 2016, news anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network’s then-CEO and...
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...
