Bombshell hits cinemas this December 13, bringing with it a whole lot of, well, bombshells.
As directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, the Austin Powers series) and written by Charles Randolph (The Big Short), the movie recounts the toxic work environment at Fox News in the leadup to the 2016 Presidential Election. Anchors Gretchen Carlson (Nicole Kidman) and Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) fight to survive in the male-dominated environment overseen by media mogul Roger Ailes (John Lithgow). Ailes has an agenda to push right-wing outrage, rumors and political talking points…and to take advantage of ambitious young women like Kayla (Margot Robbie) who’s career goals allow Ailes to thrive as a sexual predator. The film also stars Kate McKinnon in a dramatic role as Jess, a closeted lesbian trying to survive at Fox.
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We caught up with Roach & Randolph just ahead of the Bombshell release to chat about the film’s virtues, its observations and combining fact with fiction. Bombshell arrives in theaters December 13.
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Rock-N-RollHS
Please, Gretchen Carlson as victim is laughable. Totally benefited and milked (pun intended) a system until turning against it was to her benefit. I guess it’s appropriate that they had a comedy director take this on.
maleficent
using the skills you have in the situation you are in
nitejonboy
Jay Roach is not just a comedy director, he directed the acclaimed film TRUMBO about Dalton TRUMBO and the Hollywood Blacklist . And he directed RECOUNT and GAME CHANGE about the 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns as well as the Lyndon Johnson bio ALL THE WAY, so he’s more than capable of telling this story.
Tombear
Gretchen was a former Miss America. Now doesn’t that give her street cred?
nitejonboy
I shot the movie THE CAMPAIGN with Jay Roach, he is one of the coolest directors I’ve ever worked with. I also had a scene with Charlize Theron in DARK PLACES so I’m excited to see the two of them team up for BOMBSHELL.
OzJosh
Would somebody please show this dim interviewer what a script looks like, and explain that the BIG PRINT covers everything that is unspoken, so the actors and directors know what is happening. It’s called SUBTEXT, but that might be too complex a concept for him to grasp,