Kayla, too, falls victim to Ailes. It's hard to see them as champions fighting the good fight. In part due to Theron's incredible acting, Megyn Kelly becomes a foil for the audience, caught between knowing what's right and uncertainty about what to do. She wasn’t the only woman at the company to experience this kind of awful treatment, either. Elizabeth tried to have the company’s media department release racy photoshoot images of Kelly to shame her. The next day, Ailes begins sexually harassing Pospisil. Following her decision, another famous Fox News face, Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) comes forward with her own story, as well as other women. ‘Bombshell’ Cast vs. Real People They Play: WHOA, This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. According to the Intelligencer report, Ailes handled his nefarious business in a 14th-floor office known as “The Black Room,” which was set up in 2011. [9] On October 9, 2018, it was announced that Annapurna Pictures had dropped out of producing the film, reportedly due to concerns over the film's growing budget. After working there for twenty years, Ailes resigned in 2016 following a slew of sexual harassment allegations made against him. John Lithgow portrays Ailes himself, and Connie Britton makes an appearances as Beth Ailes, Roger’s wife. [24][25][26][27][28][29] In December 2018, it was announced that Rob Delaney had joined the cast of the film in an undisclosed role and that Ahna O'Reilly had been cast as Julie Roginsky. He also loves the movie Varsity Blues. Theron herself addressed her discomfort, telling the New York Times that it "was hard" for her to film the white Santa segment. After the news of Carlson’s lawsuit broke, Kelly came forward with her own allegations that Ailes had committed nonconsensual sexual advances toward her in 2006. The project was first announced in May 2017 following Ailes's death, with Roach confirmed as director the following year. The story of Bombshell is based on the true story of the sexual-assault scandal at Fox News, where founder Roger Ailes systematically preyed on his women employees. She accepted Carlson’s case, but first they had to get around a clause in her Fox contract which mandated that employee disputes be handled internally. Behind the scenes, Ailes (portrayed by Lithgow in Bombshell) was a creep. She also defended the use of blackface. The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr. She developed a loyal audience and was a daily source of information for many Americans.”, “We are proud that she was part of the Fox News team,” the statement continued, “We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve.”. Bombshell brings the focus back to his female victims and their battle to bring the media titan to justice. Foremost of them was her inventive genius that a world blinded by her beauty could not recognize as far back as her youth in Austria with her homemade gadgets. The film also received two nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards (for Theron and Robbie), four at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards (Theron, Robbie, and Kidman, as well as Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture) and three at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards (Theron, Robbie, and Best Makeup and Hair).

At one point [he] actually said to me, 'No more female empowerment stuff'. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Yes. The most damning allegation that Carlson made against Ailes related to a meeting in September 2015, in which she “sought to bring an end to the retaliatory and discriminatory treatment she had endured”. Bombshell had its first limited theatrical release on December 13, 2019, and is now playing all across the country as of December 20. Pospisil begins to tell Carr about what happened, but Carr interrupts, saying she cannot get involved. Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter accounts. Afterward, they pushed their case forward and even went as far as installing special software on their devices to prevent Ailes and Fox from hacking into their IT systems. After a year of taping his inappropriate behavior, she had enough evidence to expose him — but it wasn’t that simple. [3][4], In its limited opening weekend the film made $312,100 from four theaters for a per-venue average of $78,025, the fifth best of 2019.

In the following weeks, despite a number of other women voicing their public support of Ailes, Kelly conspicuously refuses to make a comment on Carlson's accusations. Emma Baker is a freelance writer and a graduate of NYU's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program.

[12] In December 2018, it was reported that Theodore Shapiro would compose the film's score and that Barry Ackroyd would serve as the film's cinematographer. A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network. Caught in the onslaught is newcomer Kayla (Margot Robbie), another victim of Ailes' predatory behaviour. As noted by Intelligencer, he spent millions of network dollars quietly settling these harassment claims while also conducting surveillance and smear campaigns against those who risked exposing him as a monster.

[47][48][16] Kelly took particular issue with the scene where Robbie's character blames Kelly for not speaking up, calling the scene victim blaming and noting that the scene was "written by a man"; however, she also noted that the scene belongs in the film as a reminder to herself that she could have done more to help other victims. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. If we are all honest nobody really knew about the story of Hedy Lamarr, and that's not even because she's not from our generation.

Megyn Kelly (played by Charlize Theron) who would also go on to accuse Ailes of similar behaviour in 2016, is also a prominent figure in the film. As we walked into the theatre, our 6-year-old stopped…, "Margot Robbie Joins Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron in Fox News Movie (Exclusive)", "John Lithgow to Play Roger Ailes in Fox News Movie (EXCLUSIVE)", "Allison Janney To Play Attorney Susan Estrich In Annapurna's Movie About The Roger Ailes Fox News Harassment Scandal", "Kate McKinnon Joins Annapurna's Fox News Sexual Harassment Drama", "Malcolm McDowell to Play Rupert Murdoch in Fox News Movie (EXCLUSIVE)", "Jay Roach's Roger Ailes-Fox News Movie Adds Brigette Lundy-Paine & Liv Hewson", "Alanna Ubach To Play Fox News' Jeanine Pirro In Jay Roach's Untitled Roger Ailes Feature", "Elisabeth Röhm To Play Fox News Host Martha MacCallum; Spencer Garrett Is Sean Hannity: Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Movie", "Connie Britton to Play Roger Ailes' Wife in Fox News Drama (Exclusive)", "Ashley Greene To Play Former 'Fox & Friends' Host Abby Huntsman In Roger Ailes Film", "Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Project Adds Brooke Smith & Michael Buie", "Jay Roach's Untitled Roger Ailes Movie: Nazanin Boniadi To Play Former Fox News Reporter Rudi Bakhtiar", "Bree Condon To Play Kimberly Guilfoyle In Jay Roach Fox News Film; Chelsea Harris Books 'Top Gun: Maverick, "Rob Delaney, Co-Creator Of 'Catastrophe' & Star Of 'Deadpool 2', Joins Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Film", "Ahna O'Reilly To Play Fox News Correspondent Julie Roginsky In Jay Roach's Roger Ailes Movie", "Exclusive: Robin Weigert, Jeffrey Nordling, Crystal Fox & P. J. Byrne Talk 'Big Little Lies' Season 2 [Video]", "See Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly in First Look at Roger Ailes Movie", "Showtime's Megyn Kelly Character "Has Yet to Be Cast" in Roger Ailes Series", "Lionsgate Sets Holiday Release Date for Charlize Theron's Roger Ailes Scandal Film", "Film News Roundup: Patrick Schwarzenegger Joins Amy Poehler's Drama 'Moxie, "How Sony Took 'Jumanji' To 'The Next Level' With A $60M+ Opening; 'Richard Jewell' & 'Black Christmas' Earn Lumps Of Coal", "Box Office: Grumpy 'Cats' Earns Just $6.5M As 'Bombshell' Implodes", "Megyn Kelly, Other Fox News Accusers Dissect 'Bombshell' In New Video", "Megyn Kelly reveals what she thinks Bombshell got right — and wrong", "2019 Movies for Grownups Awards Nominees", "The 92nd Oscar Nominations: The Complete List", "BAFTA Film Awards 2020: Full Winners List", "Best Actress - Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 14 Nominations", "DFW FILM CRITICS PICK "1917" AS BEST FILM OF 2019", "The 2019 Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) Winners", "The 2019 Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Nominations", "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Booksmart,' 'Bombshell,' 'Rocketman' Among Nominees", "Golden Globes 2020: Who got nominated? Then, on July 21, 2016, Rupert Murdoch summoned Ailes to a meeting in which they agreed to a $40 million severance package. Separating fact from fiction when it comes to the explosive new film … While we have full confidence in Mr. Ailes and Mr. Doocy, who have served the company brilliantly for over two decades, we have commenced an internal review of the matter.”. With pressure from the network, and after receiving death threats and unwanted paparazzi attention, Kelly and Trump eventually reconcile.