In mid May 2017, after Ailes' death, it was announced that Annapurna Pictures was in the early stages of developing a film centred on the Fox News Scandal with Randolph penning the script. In late May, it was announced that Roach had been hired to direct, and that Charlize Theron had entered negotiations to portray Kelly. The project was originally brought to Theron's production company, with the intention of her producing and possibly starring in the film. Once Theron decided to star as Kelly, Margot Robbie and Nicole Kidman were her top picks for the roles of Kayla Pospisil and Carlson, respectively. In early August 2018, it was reported that Kidman had begun negotiations to star as Carlson and that Robbie was in talks to play Pospisil, with Theron confirmed to star. Later that month, it was announced that John Lithgow had been cast as Ailes. In early October, it was announced that Annapurna had dropped out of producing the film, reportedly due to concerns over the film's growing budget. At the time of the announcement, it was confirmed that Bron Studios was staying on board the film and that producers were reportedly looking at Focus Features, Participant Media, and Amblin Entertainment to potentially help finance the film. Additionally, Lionsgate began negotiating to join the production after Focus Features and Amblin Entertainment passed on the project. By the end of the month, Lionsgate was reported to be closing a deal to distribute the film. At the same time, Connie Britton, Rob Delaney, Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon, Nazanin Boniadi, Andy Buckley, Michael Buie, P. J. Byrne, D'Arcy Carden, Alice Eve, Spencer Garrett, Ashley Greene, Tricia Helfer, Marc Evan Jackson, Richard Kind, Amy Landecker, Ben Lawson, Josh Lawson, Jennifer Morrison, Mark Moses, Ahna O'Reilly, Tony Plana, Elisabeth Röhm, Stephen Root, Brooke Smith, Holland Taylor, Alanna Ubach, Robin Weigert, and Madeline Zima rounded out the film's cast. Additionally, principal photography commenced, and took place in Los Angeles, California under the working title Fair and Balanced.
Bombshell serves as an honourable and well-acted examination to the insane sexual allegations against Roger Alies and Fox News, even if it doesn't quite achieve the historical accuracy that we had hoped.
The film features an ensemble cast that includes Theron, Kidman, Robbie, Lithgow, Britton, Delaney, Duplass, Janney, McDowell, McKinnon, Boniadi, Buckley, Buie, Byrne, Carden, Eve, Garrett, Greene, Helfer, Jackson, Kind, Landecker, Lawson, Lawson, Morrison, Moses, O'Reilly, Plana, Röhm, Root, Smith, Taylor, Ubach, Weigert, and Zima. The cast, especially Theron, Kidman, Robbie, and Lithgow, gave incredible performances that gave us fascinating insights into the real-life figures and the situation.
Bombshell serves as an honourable and well-acted examination to the insane sexual allegations against Roger Alies and Fox News, even if it doesn't quite achieve the historical accuracy that we had hoped.
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