Bombshell Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

A revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Biography Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Bombshell.

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  Charlize Theron

  ... Megyn Kelly

  Hancock 2, Prometheus

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  Margot Robbie

  A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Babylon

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  Nicole Kidman

  ... Gretchen Carlson

  Babygirl, Rabbit Hole

• M
  Malcolm McDowell

  ... Rupert Murdoch

  Cellphone, Easy A

• 
  Kate McKinnon

  Ghostbusters, Barbie

• M
  Mark Duplass

  People Like Us, The Lazarus Effect

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  Alice Eve

  Men in Black III, She's Out of My League

• E
  Elisabeth Rohm

  ... Martha MacCallum

  Starbright, The Royal

• S
  Spencer Garrett

  ... Sean Hannity

  Blonde, No Escape

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  Alanna Ubach

  ... Jeanine Pirro

  Coco, Ted (series)

• C
  Connie Britton

  ... Beth Ailes

  Zero Day (limited series), The Life List

• 
  John Lithgow

  ... Roger Ailes

  Conclave, The Rule of Jenny Pen

Crew Behind the Film

The Bombshell behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jay Roach last directed Trumbo and The Campaign. The film's writer Charles Randolph last wrote The Big Short and Love and Other Drugs.

Director

Jay Roach

Screenwriter

Charles Randolph

Producers

AJ Dix
Beth Kono
Jay Roach

Production Details

What we know about the Bombshell movie production.

Key Facts

• The film was two weeks from starting production when the film was dropped by production company Annapurna Pictures. The film is now expected to land with Focus Features with co-financing from Bron Studios (Variety, 10/10/2018).
• Nicole Kidman will play Gretchen Carlson, the Fox News anchor who sued Roger Ailes (to be played by Malcolm McDowell) for harassment in July 2016, and Charlize Theron will portray Megyn Kelly (Variety, 10/11/2018).
• Margot Robbie’s character is said to be a fictional Fox News associate producer (10/11/2018).

Production Updates for Bombshell

Oct 2019

Completed

Changed Bombshell movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2018

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Now shooting in LA.

Aug 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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